Jun 1, 2018 | #CelebrateRecovery, 10000 Beds, Challenges, Changing Lives, ethics done right, fast-lane leaders, fast-lane leadership, Leader, Leadership, Lemonade, Saving Lives
Oh it’s been a fun week, so much positive has happened, and nothing could dampen my spirits. Even the unexpected. I’m always amazed at the tactics of some…and equally amazed at how their not-so-positive commentary can lead to positive outcomes (thank...
Oct 9, 2016 | Addiction, Changing Lives, Instilling Hope, Jail, Mom, Parental Love, Parenting, Saving Lives, The Gray Mile
I loved the movie The Green Mile. It wrenched my heart, but I still loved it. The same cannot be said for a recent experience that I will ever remember as The Gray Mile: a long, empty, silent, seems-like-it-goes-forever, gray-painted, gray-floored, gray-door-lined...
Oct 4, 2016 | Addiction, Ah Ha Moments, HLOC, Instilling Hope, IOP, Moments of Change, Recovery, Saving Lives, Scholarship, Sober Living, Treatment
So many people have been working in the addiction industry and saving lives for a long time! We’ve only just begun! And with almost $1,000,000 in awarded scholarships, we are just starting. There are so many more lives that can be saved!We hope you will help us ramp...
Jul 12, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Choice, Enablers, Mom, Parental Love, Parental Responsibility, Parenting, Patient Rights, Residential Treatment, Save A Life, Saving Lives, Treatment
Recently I helped a mother and son. The son was in need of addiction treatment. The mother was aware. This young man had OD’d several times and was literally at risk every single day of repeating that behavior, and possibly dying. When it came time to place him, after...
Apr 30, 2016 | Addiction, Addiction Treatment, Ah Ha Moments, Family, Instilling Hope, Life, Miracle, Recovery, Rehab, Residential Treatment, Saving Lives, Scholarship
This is a letter I received exactly one year ago today, following a week of phone and text conversations. We had worked night and day o help this client, and a miracle happened. Here is his story, in his own words – we have not edited the letter at all, except to...
Jul 27, 2015 | Accreditation, Addiction Treatment, Assessment, Behavioral Health, Client Care, Counseling, HIV, Involuntary, Mental Health, Patient Rights, Quality Program, Recovery, Residential Treatment, Saving Lives, Sobriety, Treatment, Voluntary
Today’s HRI blog post is borrowed from the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The principles of effective treatment are quoted directly from their website. Addiction is a complex but treatable disease that affects brain function and behavior. Drugs of abuse alter the...
