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02 Jan 2019
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The Future of Addiction

Yeshaia Blakeney
Addiction, Recovery Blog, Rehabilitation Process, The Field of Treatment, The Future of Addiction, Video, Yeshaia Blakeney

What to expect in this episode:   The drug and alcohol treatment industry tends to be very reactive How addiction works in relation to social phenomenon and social systems; increased anxiety and depression Prediction: Vaping, vaporizers & increasingly complex designer drugs.   The Future of Addiction   The question of what drug addiction looks like in the future is massively important. What I am experiencing working in drug and alcohol treatment is that we are very reactive. We're in the midst...

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01 Jan 2019
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Interventions: A Series | Part 1 of 3

Ben Goodman
Adam Mindel, Addiction, Recovery Blog, Rehabilitation Process
Interventionist Adam Mindel

[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" text_align="left" box_shadow_on_row="no"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Interventions:  A Three-Part Series by Adam Mindel and Ben Goodman [vc_separator type="normal" position="center" color="" border_style="solid" width="" thickness="" up="" down=""]   Intervention on account of its ubiquity is a term ingrained in the consciousness of modern culture   and has been for quite some time. Part of this has to do with the success of the reality TV show bearing the title, but more importantly, it reflects the prevalence of substance abuse permeating modern life.   Common...

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30 Oct 2018
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Moment of Surrender

Yeshaia Blakeney
Addiction, Recovery Blog, Video, Yeshaia Blakeney

What to expect in this episode:   Yeshaia Blakeney hit bottom on Pico in Los Angeles  He was pulled over an arrested for selling marijuana That was the moment of surrender for him, where he said ok. I give up. I lose. Show me the way out...

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22 Oct 2018
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My Favorite Questions

Yeshaia Blakeney
Addiction, Recovery Blog, Video, Yeshaia Blakeney

What to expect in this episode:   If you’re in a real situation that is making your life difficult I would say go inside of yourself and say, where are you stuck?  If there’s a favorite question, it's those that the answers have a real impact on somebody’s life I’m trying to get off heroin, what do you think about Suboxone Maintenance? That’s a common question, but important question...

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15 Oct 2018
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Moment of Grace

Yeshaia Blakeney
Addiction, Recovery Blog, Video, Yeshaia Blakeney

What to expect in this episode:   When I first came into recovery it was like a giant mountain I didn't know how to climb People were giving me info, love, encouragement, support, so I began The Climb You begin to plateau, but then you are granted a moment of grace - when all those burdens flip off your shoulders and become a foundation...

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09 Oct 2018
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My Regrets

Yeshaia Blakeney
Addiction, Recovery Blog, Video, Yeshaia Blakeney

What to expect in this episode:   My life turned out ok - do I have regrets about my path in addiction? I do not regret the path, but I regret every person I bumped into and harmed along the way. I didn't have values, I was not a good dude. I regret that.   My Regrets I was speaking to a group of high schoolers and somebody asked me the question, "well for you this all worked out, for...

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