When Happy Hour Isn’t Always So Happy: One Clinician’s Point of View

• By: Jose Cotto, LCSW Institute for Community Living (ICL)
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, addiction treatment, counseling, Fall 2023 Issue, happy hour, harm reduction services, hope for recovery, human connection, integrated services, medication-assisted treatment, overdose crisis, stigma, substance use, substance use disorder clinic, trauma-informed care, trauma-informed interventions, whole health model
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I’m sure many of us reading the words “Happy Hour” get a little excited: as a time to socialize, network, and let loose. For some, it’s a chance to be an extrovert - while an invisible cloak helps suppress insecurities, fears, and worries. For many, in fact, happy hour is not really very...

Harm Reduction: A Bridge Back to Life

• By: Rebecca Linn-Walton, PhD, LCSW Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• October 23rd, 2023
• compassionate interactions, Fall 2023 Issue, harm reduction, harm reduction practices, medication-assisted treatment, Narcan, opioid epidemic, overdose crisis, person-centered care, substance use, supportive housing, wellness coaches
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Harm reduction is a decades-long, well-established, effective tool in reducing illnesses, deaths, and other negative consequences of problematic substance use (Jones et al., 2022). This approach has never been more important as in the current overdose crisis (Perera et al., 2022). Harm reduction...