by Stuart Haines | Feb 11, 2025 | Essays
How Beliefs Shape Our Perceptions of Drugs The use of psychoactive drugs is perhaps a universal human experience dating back to prehistoric times.1 We use psychoactive drugs for a variety of reasons. Some use drugs to “get high” and to “feel good.” Many...
by Brenda Foster | Dec 3, 2024 | Essays, Video Tutorial
Brenda Foster, RN talks about her journey and how her attitudes toward substance use disorder have evolved. These are people. They’re not dogs. They’re not animals. They’re people. Your job as a health provider is to take care of people. Brenda Foster, RN...
by Jeff Parker | Nov 6, 2024 | Essays, Video Tutorial
We need to see people as people first, patients second. Dr. Jefferson Parker explains his journey as a clinical psychologist working with people with substance use disorders. All too often, people with a substance use disorder (SUD) get reduced to a “label.”...
by Brynn Knox | Oct 10, 2024 | Essays, Video Tutorial
Shame contributes to low self-esteem, social isolation, and reluctance to seek help. Brynn Knox is a Certified Peer Support Specialist who talks about her recovery and a setback. I’ll always remember it … I wish he hadn’t said that. -Brynn, Peer...
by Chloe Bergman | Sep 10, 2024 | Essays
by Chloe Bergman. PharmD/ MPH 2026 CandidateAPhA-ASP UMSOP Chapter Operation Substance Use Disorder Chair When we hear the terms ‘substance use disorder’ and ‘healthcare providers’ in the same conversation, we tend to assume the conversation is about how health...
by Brynn Knox | Jul 9, 2024 | Essays
When I left residential treatment for my substance use disorder (SUD) and entered back into “the real world,” I needed someone to walk beside me for a while. It was important for me to have another person to lean on. Someone to be honest with about what I was...
