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Changing Your Mind with Mindfulness Meditation, Part 2
Neuronal Plasticity, Mindfulness Meditation, and Addiction Recovery by Nicholas A. Nelson, Ph.D. Part 2 of 2 In Part 1, we...
Read MoreAnnual SMART Recovery Conference RECAP for 2025
The SMART Recovery 2025 Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC, April 2-4 By Tom Horvath, PhD In summary: SMART is thriving, and...
Read MoreSubstance Use Monitoring Plans
by Tom Horvath, PhD There are many occupations considered to be safety-sensitive. The industries from which they are drawn include...
Read MoreUsing SMART Recovery as a Free Alternative to Residential Treatment
By Tom Horvath, PhD In the state of California, a licensed residential substance use treatment facility (a “rehab”) needs to...
Read MoreSyringe Services: Helping Drug Injectors Use More Safely is Beneficial
By Tom Horvath, PhD This blog will publicize a recent blog post on syringe services from Nora Volkow, MD, the...
Read MoreCoping with Thanksgiving
By Tom Horvath, PhD, ABPP Although many of us have warm memories about Thanksgiving spent with family and friends, there...
Read MoreIf We Have Our Own Why
By Tom Horvath, PhD “If we have our own why, we shall get along with almost any how.” –Friedrich Nietzsche,...
Read MoreWe Are Disturbed Not By Events
By Tom Horvath, PhD “We are disturbed not by events, but by our views about them.” – Epictetus, 60-138 CE...
Read MoreGaining Strength from Our Successes
By Tom Horvath, PhD Although occasionally we hear someone say “I’m addicted to everything,” it appears that most of us...
Read MoreSources of Pleasure
What are your sources of pleasure? By Tom Horvath, PhD If you’ve had addictive problems, you may easily recall experiences...
Read MoreWhat is “Recovery?”
By Tom Horvath, PhD A recent scientific paper analyzed the responses from nearly 10K individuals who identify themselves as “in...
Read MoreMindful Breathing for Reduced Stress
By Tom Horvath, PhD, ABPP One of the simplest but most powerful ways to reduce stress is to focus on...
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