Methadone Treatment

A Guide to Safe Harbor

A Beacon for Recovery- photo by Glen Bowman

Since the days of Alexandria, lighthouses have been used as navigation aids for passing ships steering them home to safe harbor and clear of perilous seas. I know it may sound a little corny, but I think of our recovery meeting at the methadone clinic much in the same way. All too often patients in medically assisted recovery are isolated from the recovery communities of NA and AA tending to keep to themselves, sometimes hiding treatment from friends and family… even spouses!

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Greasing the Wheels of Recovery?

“What if addiction treatment programs gave out prizes to patients just for showing up to treatment? Some might call this a waste of money, or bribery, or counter-productive to addressing the underlying issues of addiction. Others say it actually helps patients succeed. Brandywine Counseling is studying this very question as part of the Advancing Recovery project.~ BCI Blog

 

The good people over at Brandywine Counseling in Delaware have started a very interesting program that rewards continued attendance to treatment with small prizes.

Does bribing help in a recovery effort?

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