Q. What Are The Common Problems Addicts Face During The Process of Recovery? A. Their own denial. So we’re going to start with minimizing. People come to me and they are down and out and they keep saying I need help, I need help, I need help and once help is offered to them they …
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Michael Herbert
The process of grief is not only about losing a loved one to death. You can grieve any perceived loss in your life. A job, a relationship, and opportunity, a house……an addiction. Yes, it is true alcoholics can and many do, go through the grieving process when it comes time to say goodbye to the …
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Michael Herbert
Q. WHY DO STIGMAS AROUND ADDICTION EXIST? A.Well when it comes to men, you see, men have been socialized to be able to handle their drinking and to be able to handle their problems. So when a man can’t handle his problems he is viewed as weak. So alcoholics are viewed as weak people who …
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Michael Herbert
This series of articles is based on my interview conducted on Atlantic Avenue surrounding the stigmas of addiction. Q. HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE ADDICTION: A. Well, I don’t really know how to answer that question. I can tell you what I’ve learned. I have learned that addiction is a brain disease, once you put a substance …
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Michael Herbert
This series of articles is based on my interview conducted on Atlantic Avenue surrounding the stigmas of addiction. Q. WHAT ARE THE STIGMAS SURROUNDING ADDICTION? A. Michael Herbert: Society has a lot of stigmas around addiction. Some of those being that drug addicts and alcoholics are bums, thieves, liars, prostitutes, criminals and just generally bad and …
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Michael Herbert
Does inpatient chemical dependency treatment really work? My thoughts are not scientific, but they are based upon years of experience. It is my opinion that out of 100 clients coming to inpatient treatment, between 2 and 4 will be converted and move into recovery after completion of treatment. This means that the treatment was effective and these …
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Michael Herbert
