How do we define success in the recovery industry? What does it mean to be the #1 treatment provider? There are as many definitions as there are people. My personal belief is that success can be funneled into two main categories: Profit Motive Service Motive I believe the latter speaks to longevity. I understand that […]
- March 20, 2019
Relapse. A slip. The event has many names that all carry the same weight. It is perhaps one of the most troubling incidents to occur in the quest for sustainable recovery and typically leaves many affected. Relapse, though disheartening, is sadly too common in recovery and too often happens after an episode of treatment. “Studies […]
- February 27, 2019
I founded Catalyst Recovery because addiction treatment, especially residential treatment, isn’t built for real life. Let’s get down to basics. Recovery is much like cell service… It needs to work where and when we need it most: home, office, emergency situations, out & about, elevators (kidding) etc. Before we get to the point of this […]
- December 14, 2018
What is Medication-Assisted Treatment and What You Should Know
It seems that the new “hot commodity” in the addiction treatment industry is Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT.) For the past month, as I have scrolled through various addiction treatment related social media groups and conversed with colleagues it seems that everyone is opening a new MAT clinic in the near future or have done so already. […]
- August 8, 2018
Involuntary Commitment to Drug Treatment
I write this post not as a clinician, but as an individual who has personally experienced this interesting topic in my own life from both ends of the personal/professional spectrum. I came across this article and it brought up some interesting thoughts within myself. I know for a fact that others face the same question(s) […]
- July 11, 2018
Been Taken For A Ride? Ask About Your Treatment Provider
“Do you know what the Joint Commission is?” Usually the first question I have to ask an individual that doesn’t work in the addiction treatment or healthcare industry when explaining what Catalyst Recovery is. And, quite honestly, why should an individual know what the Joint Commission and their Gold Seal of Approval is? Call it […]
- June 29, 2018
Sober: Coach, Companion, Mentor, Advisor or What?
Having found my own recovery in Los Angeles, I had always heard the whispers of sober companions and the work they did. At the time of my early recovery there weren’t as many companies providing the care and to become a companion was highly coveted. What usually came before the talk of a companion present […]
- June 25, 2018
Eliminate the Middle Man
The field of alcohol and substance abuse treatment can be likened to that of the electric vehicle. The first electric car was built in 1828. Yes, you read that correctly, 1828. The evolution of the EV that has occurred over the almost 200 years since has been a rollercoaster. Gas-powered vehicles have always outsold their […]
- June 5, 2018
Progressive Disease: Anonymity in Medication-Assisted Recovery
I just spent a fantastic weekend at the West Coast Symposium on Addiction Disorders where we, at Catalyst Recovery, spent our time socializing with some wonderful colleagues and catching up on the latest in the industry. I will admit that I mainly go to these events to socialize, market and connect with other professionals in […]
It does not come as news to anyone that the drug epidemic in the United States continues to prove resilient. Sadly, as communities are ravaged by the overdose deaths and tormented families are left to pick up the pieces of their loved one’s destruction, the current structure of today’s residential programs makes it difficult to […]