Where is the Antabuse?
While we are all facing the limitations of our health care system during this pandemic, some people suffering from alcohol use disorder have been struggling unnecessarily for months due to a sudden and unexplained shortage of a life saving medication, disulfiram. Alcohol use disorder is a medical condition that kills thousands of people every month […]
Medication Talk: Alcohol Medications with Dr. Alex Horowitz
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Why Are We So Afraid of Choice When It Comes to Substance Use Problems?
Stigma and judgment continue to persist when it comes to substance problems and it’s time the conversation changed in this country from moralistic judgment and pessimism to compassion and understanding. For a variety of complicated reasons, our culture does not have a track record of treating people with substance problems and the families around them […]
NY Times Advocates for Evidence Based Treatments
It’s great to see the New York Times bringing to light a phenomenon CMC psychologists know all too well: there are many types of psychotherapy that have demonstrated effectiveness, however, these are typically NOT the treatments clients receive. Some of the barriers are lack of therapist training, therapist belief systems (therapy as art, therapy as […]
