By: Imam Arthur L. Farahkhan

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Dear Honored Guest,

Thank you for reading these few words about gang violence. It seems that we are hearing a lot in the media recently about gang violence, and that is why we are writing this newsletter. We have asked a question of gang members for many years. This question is, “ why don’t you get along with each other”? The overwhelming answer is, “yall don’t get along “. (more…)

By: Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D.

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Effective help with alcohol abuse and dependence is hard to come by, despite large numbers of treatment programs. The problem is that a majority of these programs have grown from a single - and ineffective – male model whose business success has long overridden client needs despite dismal outcomes. The result, for women, is that most options omit a number of the research based components that include: (more…)

By: Edward W. Wilson, Ph.D., MAC

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As the treatment of alcohol related conditions has become more sophisticated, the use of medications has too. Until recently the only commonly prescribed adjunct was disulfiram (Antabuse), an aversive drug whose use resulted in violent illness when combined with even trace amounts of alcohol. That worked for those willing to risk the results and fit well with the frequently punitive nature of many treatment regimens. (more…)

By: Edward W. Wilson, Ph.D., MAC

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It is difficult to make a decision to seek treatment for alcohol abuse, dependency, or addiction. But having made that choice it becomes even more confusing when seeking an appropriate type of program. Essentially the first decision comes down to opting for either Inpatient or Out-Patient. (more…)

By: Mary Ellen Barnes, Ph.D.

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Whether as drinkers or not, or as wives, mothers, sisters or friends, employers or employees, all of us have experienced alcohol’s destructive intrusion into our lives or the lives of those around us. Perhaps we have felt our own use slipping out of control, or been affected by others, or tried to figure out what we might do to help others. Regardless of our involvement, most of us have felt confused and uncertain about how to help ourselves or anyone else. (more…)

By: Edward W. Wilson, Ph.D., MAC

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Generally we tend to think about treatment for alcohol abuse, dependence, or addition as falling into one of two categories: inpatient or outpatient. However, just as there is enormous variation in inpatient or residential treatment styles, so too are there differences in outpatient offerings. Most of these differences - beyond the obvious 12-Step or Alternative orientations and frameworks - boil down to intensity, duration, and communication preferences. (more…)

By: Edward W. Wilson, Ph.D., MAC

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It’s not unusual for people to know that they need some help in getting over their alcohol abuse and dependence, but not know how to start. They look at residential and long for the escape – isn’t that what really fuels the alcohol abuse anyway? – but shudder at the cost and disruption. Then they look at outpatient and that seems like too little help for so pervasive a problem. So they do what we all do, sit back, sigh, and wait until the next crisis to go through the whole non-decision process all over again. (more…)

By Jeanine Austin, Ph.D.

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“A little more matriarchy is what the world needs, and I know it. Period. Paragraph.”
~Dorothy Thompson

Before last year’s New Year, many people asked me what my New Year’s resolutions might be. I’ve always liked the idea of starting anew and consciously developing aspects of one’s life in order to live more fully. However, much of the well intended query made me uncomfortable. As soon as I told my friends what I wanted to create, they immediately started in with, “How are you going to make it happen” and “What steps are you going to commit to in doing this”. As I coach, I know as well as anyone that if you want to create something that has eluded you, you do want some kind of action plan. But, the intent of their questions, which felt more like a police interrogation, had a somewhat desperate, intense and frankly unappealing energy about it. (more…)

By  Jeanine Austin, Ph.D.

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Recently, I did a several favors for a woman in my community. Because she is in a similar line of work as I am, I also offered to help her when she expressed frustration about her success. Seemingly abruptly she mentioned a recent accomplishment I had and said curtly, “You attributed ____ to the wrong person. There was a person that said it before.” Shocked, I changed the subject. (more…)