Stress, Relapse, and Healthy Coping Stressed. Photo courtesy of Sander van der Wel(CC ShareALike) This presentation reports on the trend of increasing stress levels among teens, especially college students. It examines the stress response...
teen. This chapter, from Scott Swartzwelder and Aaron White’s book What Are They Thinking?!, begins by recognizing that digital social media, and its associated demands on adolescent cognitive capacities, is changing the way adolescents...
The Straight Facts About The Social-Networking, Risk-Taking, Still-Developing Teens Brain Teens. To an extent teenage rebellion is a normal part of the development of individual personalities on the path to adulthood. Teens undergo rapid...
Addiction Explained Photo courtesy of Marrinc Dr. Marvin Seppala, chief medical officer of Hazelden, wrote this article for CNN Health in the wake of Glee star Cory Monteith’s death. Dr. Seppala explains that addiction...
Shame Feeds Addiction Photo courtesy of ndanger(CC ShareALike) This presentation begins with the model of addiction as a product of biological, psychological, social, spiritual, and experiential influences. It examines the chemical differences in the...
Finding Spirituality In A Material World Photo courtesy of Jamal Ashiqain This article defines spirituality for clinical audiences seeking to reconcile a plurality of voices that make up current recovery discourse. A four-pillar model...
Grief. Photo courtesy of eflon(CC Attribution) What Is Grief? This instructional presentation highlights the parallels between grief and addiction. Jeff Georgi provides insight and resources for practitioners and relatives in dealing with the potential...
Trauma. Trauma This presentation, by Bluefield founder Jeff Georgi, begins by emphasizing two major points about trauma: 1) That it is complicated by addiction, especially when it develops into post-traumatic stress disorder AND 2)...
Trauma Synapses. This article focuses on how trauma, particularly when manifested as PTSD, increases the likelihood of addictive disorder. Trauma alters the brain, causing biological impacts in addition to psychological ones. Accordingly, the article adopts a...
