FREE Video Series
Several years ago, CMC spent some time making videos explaining concepts about treatment and behavior change that we felt would be helpful and beneficial for family members to have. We began this as an online CRAFT class, going over specific CRAFT concepts and referring back to the 20 Minute Guide, a guide for families about […]
Too Much Help!!
If you have kids, you might remember a time when s/he was young and you felt really worried about how best to take care of your vulnerable child. When you were making so many important decisions – like when you introduce solid foods, or how to handle their first fight with a friend – you […]
Helping Others Help You
If you are a parent or partner worried about a loved one’s substance use, you are very likely stressed out! Not just by the horrors of substance use itself, but also from the questions and comments you get from others: “Boy, I saw your husband last night… Yikes!” “I’ve been meaning to ask you… At […]
Can We Let the Myth of Codependency Go Away?
Let’s talk about relationships. Human beings are pack animals. We have been since the beginning of our evolution. We thrive by being in a community, we actually can’t survive unless we are in one! It was the key to our survival as a species, without strong relationships with others, we would have died out long […]
The Opioid Crisis in New York State
New York State is witnessing an epidemic of opioid-related medical emergencies and opioid overdose deaths, stemming from the use of both prescribed and illicit opioids and heroin. It is critical that New York State uses the full range of medical, psychological, social, and harm reduction methods and treatments to curb this epidemic, reduce harm to […]
4 Steps to Improve Your Communication
One of the things we humans are really good at is language. We’re pretty unique among creatures in communicating incredible amounts of information to each other through our words. Language has helped us survive and thrive as a species, as it has brought us together and helped us work as a team to do things […]
A Swift Kick in the Pants
If you read our newsletter you hear us talking all the time about the science behind behavior change. And the science shows that working with motivation and using reinforcement strategies are two of the most effect ways to help a person abusing substances decide to change while direct confrontation is often experienced as aggressive and […]
How a Sandwich can Help You Connect
If you care about someone struggling with with their use of alcohol or other substances (or even behaviors like overeating or spending), odds are you have lots you wish you could say about the problem you are observing. Have you wanted to say to your husband, “you know, drinking this often is probably adding to […]
Treatment Getting You Down? Us Too (and Here’s Why!)
For readers of our newsletter, this post might feel “different” from the others. Usually we like to talk about what you can do to help yourself or your loved one when it comes to addressing substance issues and finding support or treatment that will help changes last. In this post we are going to do […]
Announcing CMC:Foundation For Change
We are inspired! We are hopeful! We are happy to announce a new non-profit venture, the CMC: Foundation for Change, the latest step in our passionate commitment to providing help and hope to people who are struggling with substance use problems, and to those who love them. We feel incredibly lucky to have spent […]
