I still ran a treatment center, I might seriously consider targeting a group specifically to the needs of seniors, especially those with co-occurring disorders. It’s an underserved population that often doesn’t feel comfortable interacting with younger SUD patients.
...it can certainly make a young child sick. In some cases, it may even trigger a seizure.
“When you put a name to something, you gain a certain degree of power over it,” a psychologist told me, during a workshop on addictions.
If 70% or more of a jail population has been identified as having a drug or alcohol problem – that does happen – then what you’re really operating is a treatment center that happens to have bars on the windows and guards at the entrance.
