Recovery Policies Consistently Fail When They Ignore Human Behavior

• By: Hannah Power Victory Recovery Partners
• July 29th, 2026
• behavioral health, harm reduction, person-centered care, recovery policy, recovery programs, relapse, substance use disorders, Summer 2026 Issue, trauma-informed care
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Recovery policies don't fail because people don't want to change; they fail because they're designed for an idealized version of patients that simply doesn't exist. Policies are built in committee rooms, around rational decision-making, clear consequences, and personal responsibility. However, the...

Addiction, Treatment, and the Evolution of Therapeutic Communities: The Legacy of Dr. David A. Deitch

• By: Liliane Drago, MA, Master CASAC, MAC Outreach Development Corporation
• January 19th, 2026
• addiction treatment, behavioral health, emotional processing, motivational interviewing, recovery programs, substance use disorders, therapeutic communities, trauma-informed care, Winter 2026 Issue
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David A. Deitch, PhD, is one of the most influential figures in the modern history of addiction treatment. A clinical and social psychologist, he currently holds the title of Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego, where he founded the Center for...

A Geriatric Substance Abuse Recovery Program

• By: Orah Burack, MA Verena R. Cimarolli, PhD Gregory Poole-Dayan, MS Irene Liu, MSW Margaret Bondy, MSW Roberto Perez, MSW
• April 1st, 2019
• alcohol misuse, drug addiction, geriatric care, mental health, older adults, post-acute rehabilitation, recovery programs, substance abuse
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Substance abuse among the geriatric population is often overlooked or ignored, despite the finding that almost a fifth of older adults misuse drugs and/or alcohol (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, 2012), and evidence showing the detrimental impact of substance abuse on elders’ quality of...