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November 2009, issue 9
Mary Faulkner, author of Easy Does It Relationship Guide -- Best-selling author Melody Beattie writes of the importance of dealing with your feelings when recovering from codependency. -- Dan Griffin, author of A Man's Way through the Twelve Steps, talks of the challenge for men to relinquish control when working Step Three.
October 2009, Issue 8
Mark McGovern, Ph.D., author of Living with Co-occurring Addiction and Mental Health Disorders, helps a woman understand her niece's co-occurring disorder. Psychological, medical, and spiritual counselor Abraham J. Twerski offers those of us dealing with these tough economic times words of inspiration and support. Karen Casey, best-selling author of Each Day a New Beginning and her new book, Cultivating Hope, writes of finding hope in the presence of your Higher Power.
September 2009, Issue 7
Stephen Roos, author of A Boomer's Guide to the 12 Steps, offers those aging in recovery a fresh approach to the Step Ten--taking a personal inventory. Additional articles by Carla Wills-Brandon and William G. Borchert.
August 2009, Issue 6
Diane Rae Davis, Ph.D., author of Taking Back Your Life, offers assessment tools for women who think they might have a gambling problem. Debra Jay and Carol Colleran relay the story of Laurie who approached her father, Tom, about his alcohol addiction.
July 2009, Issue 5
Beverly Conyers, author of Everything Changes: Help for Families of Newly Recovering Addicts, tells a concerned mother what to expect when her son gets out of treatment. Additional article by Brenda Schaeffer and an excerpt from Finding God When You Don't Believe in God.
June 2009, Issue 4
Sally Palaian, Ph.D., author of Spent helps a woman identify and understand where her "shopaholic" tendencies place her on the continuum of dysfunctional financial behavior. Additional articles by Jennifer Storm and Stephen Roos.
May 2009, Issue 3
A.J. Adams, author of Undrunk, offers a hilarious account of his first meeting. Additional articles by Earnie Larsen and Judith M. Knowlton and Rebecca D. Chaitin.
April 2009, Issue 2
Judith E. Turian, author of God: A Relationship Guide, writes of looking for her Higher Power in all the wrong places. Additional articles by Claudia Black and William Alexander.
March 2009, Issue 1
William Cope Moyers, author of A New Day, A New Life talks of how journaling heightened his recovery. Additional Articles by Tom Smith and Geno W. with William G. Borchert.
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November 2009, issue 8
Drinking by Young Teens may set the Stage for Addiction -- CASA Report: Teens Who Have Infrequent Family Dinners Are More Likely to Drink, Smoke, and Use Drugs -- Hazelden Publishing Announces a Strategic Alliance with the National Association of Elementary School Principals Foundation
October 2009, Issue 7
Back to School Shouldn't Mean Back to Bullying, New National Survey Reveals Significant Decline in the Misuse of Prescription Drugs, Nominate Someone for the RWJF Community Health Leaders Award, International Bullying Prevention Conference: Best Practices for Bully Prevention and School Violence
September 2009, Issue 6
Sally Black, RN, Ph.D., -- Seeking New Solutions to Youth Violence, New Resource Available to Help Decision-Makers Choose Cost Effective Substance Abuse Prevention Programs, "Is Your School Ready to Prevent Suicide?" A Webinar with Lifelines author, Maureen Underwood, plus aditional articles.
August 2009, Issue 5
A study by NIDA shows that school-based prevention programs begun in elementary school can significantly reduce problem behaviors in students. Researchers see drop in rates of substance abuse, violence, and early sexual activity.
July 2009, Issue 4
Special needs children left out more, bullied more than other kids -- More than 1 in 10 children live with a substance-abusing parent
May 2009, Issue 3
Binge Drinking May Hamper Information Relay System in Teen Brain
April 2009, Issue 2
Prevention news and information
March 2009, Issue 1
Evidence-based Prevention Programs
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November 2009, issue 8
Screening for Alcohol Abuse in the Emergency Room
There are an estimated 7.6 million alcohol-related emergency room (ER) visits each year in the country. A first step in identifying an alcohol problem is screening all ER patients utilizing two well-researched screening tests. Once identified, one technique that has proven successful is motivationally-based brief interviews focused on reducing alcohol use. The research to date, however, has been focused on an academic medical environment and not within the more common environment of the community hospital ER, where 56 percent of all ER visits occur.
October 2009, Issue 7
Notes on Understanding and Healing Shame by Dr. Brené Brown, author of Connections, National Survey Reveals Binge Drinking in Older Americans, Women Healing Conference -- White Plains, New York, Hazelden and the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center announce partnership
September 2009, Issue 6
A Searching and Fearless Moral Inventory, William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Foundation Relations for Hazelden is the author of A New Day, A New Life, CASA Report Finds Federal, State and Local Governments Spend Almost Half a Trillion Dollars a Year on Substance Abuse and Addiction, Roadside Survey Shows Steady Decline in Alcohol Levels, while Driver Drug Use is Detected and more..
August 2009, Issue 5
Help individuals change their actions by changing their thinking patterns.
The Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) Learning Program, a cornerstone of psychotherapy since the 1950s, is based on the principle that individuals can change their actions by changing their thinking patterns. Hazelden's Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Program (REBT) guides treatment clients in developing the capacity to identify and choose positive alternatives to negative patterns.
July 2009, Issue 4
Renowned psychiatric ethicists Cynthia Geppert and Laura Weiss Roberts discuss spirituality and the Twelve Steps in The Book of Ethics.
May 2009, Issue 3
Hazelden's new president and CEO plans on growing the organization even in a troubled economy
April 2009, Issue 2
Read Stephanie Coningtons' personal reflections on the Lotus Flower
March 2009, Issue 1
Introducing the Professional Update
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