by Geoff Kane | Jun 30, 2014 | NCADD Articles
People who are close to individuals with active addiction sometimes have to make high-stakes decisions. Desperate situations compel them to act, and then leave them hoping and praying for a positive outcome. Parents’ decisions may be the toughest, regardless of the...
by Geoff Kane | Apr 30, 2014 | NCADD Articles
In addition to their literal definitions, the words we use can invoke powerful ideas and feelings. The extended cognitive and emotional meanings of words are their connotations. Words, particularly their connotations, help shape sense of self and expectations, which...
by Geoff Kane | Mar 4, 2014 | NCADD Articles
Ever wonder why so many of us lose our voice precisely at the moment we need to ask for help? Credit shame, the pivotal emotion that drives self-defeating behavior, together with all-or-nothing thinking, our most common cognitive distortion. “Shame,” much like...
by Geoff Kane | Jan 5, 2014 | Addiction Medicine Updates
Educators and clinicians have long recognized that children and youth with social, emotional, and learning problems often experience neglect and abuse in earlier years. Research now shows that harm associated with traumatic childhood experiences does not end when...
by Geoff Kane | Dec 13, 2013 | NCADD Articles
After alcohol and marijuana, what mood altering substance is the next most popular among U.S. high school students? You might reasonably suspect prescription pain relievers or prescription stimulants. But in a 2012 survey of drug use in the past year by 9th to...
