Category : Member Blogs

Counseling for Alcoholics

When someone is struggling with alcohol dependency it is difficult to remember how they ended up like that. At some...

Johanna O'Flaherty,...
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25 Jul, 2017

AAC Holdings, Inc. Issues Statement...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – (July 29, 2015) AAC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AAC)offered the following comments in response to...

Dave Green
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19 Aug, 2015

An Excerpt from The Karma Queens...

Reprinted from THE KARMA QUEENS\' GUIDE TO RELATIONSHIPS by Carmen Harra, PhD, and Alexandra Harra, by...

Carmen Harra, PhD
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19 Aug, 2015

Your Immune System is at Risk with...

Most people don\'t realize that their fillings can be highly dangerous to their overall health. We have decapitated...

Dr. David Villarreal
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18 Aug, 2015

A Fatal Disease

The disease of alcoholism and addiction is fatal and characterized by dependence, obsession, compulsion, and loss of...

Dr. Harry Haroutunian
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05 May, 2015

World Peace Caravan

The journey toward peace in the Middle East has been a long, arduous, frustrating and unfruitful one. Recovering from...

Samira Noorali, J.D.
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10 Oct, 2014

Alcohol/Drug Counselor Training at...

I was very fortunate last week to spend 20 hours in prison.  Not to worry I was not incarcerated but rather there to...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Chronic Pain Management Needs a...

Anyone in recovery from an addictive disorder is at risk for a potential relapse episode but people who are also living...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Reasons for Prescription Drug Abuse...

One of the most frequent questions I get at my trainings is “what are the major reasons people abuse their pain...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Coping with Anxiety in Chronic Pain...

We just posted my new article on Anxiety and Chronic Pain to our website for March 2009. You’ll see a link below...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Anticipatory Pain can Lead to...

I believe it is important for people living with chronic pain to understand that sometimes what you most fear you...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Appropriate Medication Management...

If you’re living with chronic pain and want to improve your quality of life you need to have good pain management. ...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Denial Management for Effective...

In my early pain management recovery I often set myself up for setbacks.  I have the personality type of “more is...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

War on Drugs – War on Chronic...

I’ve been teaching healthcare providers since 1996 that there is no such thing as a bad prescription drug; it’s how...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

War on Drugs – War on Chronic...

I’ve been teaching healthcare providers since 1996 that there is no such thing as a bad prescription drug; it’s how...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Some Chronic Pain Conditions...

When you are living with chronic pain like I am you want to explore all possible ways to manage your pain and improve...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Improve Your Chronic Pain...

Some patients with chronic pain who use addictive medication for pain management never experience negative...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

It’s Crucial to Develop a Healthy...

To truly deal with the complex issue of eating addiction/compulsion, you must approach it with a personalized...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

An Attitude of Gratitude Beats...

Many years ago I learned the value of being in the solution rather than the problem. When life gets rough many of us...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Lingering Chronic Pain can Lead to...

A surprising number of people — more than 60 percent — still suffer significant pain a year after a traumatic...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Negative and Biased Attitudes...

People living with chronic pain often receive negative messages from their healthcare providers.  They have been told...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

TV Comercials and Increased Rx...

If you watched any amount of TV the past few years you may have noticed a significant increase in commercials hyping...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Effective Chronic Pain Management...

Stress is a blessing and a curse. We need stress to motivate us and help us deal with life on life’s terms. Stress...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

Chronic Pain Management and Smoking...

Over the years I have been very outspoken about the need for people in recovery, who have an addictive disorder, to...

Dr. Stephen F....
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19 Sep, 2013

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