William Stauffer argues that addiction care systems are becoming increasingly isolated from the people doing the work. He examines broken feedback loops, flawed metrics, shrinking treatment capacity, and the essential role of authentic face-to-face dialogue in long-term recovery outcomes.

Tammy Adler Foeller, founder of OpenDoor Women’s Recovery Alliance, recounts the day she stopped rescuing her daughter Stephanie during her addiction. . It was a desperate, faithful surrender that allowed her daughter to find sobriety, sober living, and eventually community.

Author and founder of Brain Body Recovery, Heather Dale, writes that understanding addiction is important—but insight alone may not be enough when the brain and body are still dysregulated.

Author Camilla Richardson shares a deeply personal reflection on long-term sobriety, learning to live fully, and embracing growth beyond abstinence.

John Makohen, CASAC Advanced, RCP, tells a powerful story about stigma and traditional recovery systems. What happens when the system meant to help you rejects you?

Kratom is often marketed as a natural solution for pain or opioid withdrawal. But as its popularity grows, so do reports of dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

Trauma and addiction can erode self-belief and resilience. But perseverance can be learned.

Rannon Arch reflects on listening sessions with patients who consistently express a desire for belonging — not just symptom reduction.

A raw, reflective recovery essay exploring the seductive pull of substances—the honey—and the inevitable consequences that follow.

This isn’t about fixing one broken part — it’s about seeing the whole human being. Addiction recovery fails when it ignores trauma, housing, relationships, and community. This article challenges the outdated treatment-only model and explores what real, sustainable healing actually looks like.

A vivid memoir of heroin addiction in 1980s–90s NYC—trauma, street culture, near-death experiences, and the seed of hope that led to recovery.

Tim O’Leary exposes misaligned financial incentives inside the SUD treatment industry that reward relapse, extended stays, and insurance cycles rather than patient recovery.