What is Substance Use Disorder? And Why Should You Care?
Substance use disorder (SUD), despite the many misperceptions about it, is an illness. Per the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), “substance use disorders occur when the recurrent use of alcohol and/or drugs causes clinically significant impairment, including health problems, disability, and failure…
How To Talk With Your Employer About SUD
If you are struggling with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and wondering how to talk you’re your employer about it, read on. First, know that you are not alone. Somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders (SUDs). Second, know…
From the Podcast: Debbie Hickey – A Minisode on Dealing with Feeling Overwhelmed in Recovery
In this first minisode of The Courage to Change: A Recovery Podcast, host Ashley Loeb Blassingame and producer Christiana Kimmich are joined by author and life coach Debbie Hickey. Debbie candidly discusses the feeling of overwhelm, and how being overwhelmed can affect a person’s journey….
Your Employee Just Told You They Have SUD: What Now?
So your employee just told you they have a substance abuse problem. Now what do you do? It’s a scenario all managers and HR departments should prepare for, given the fact somewhere between 5 and 17 percent of your employees suffer from substance abuse disorders…
Breaking the Stigma of SUD at Work
While a staggering 20.7 million Americans (roughly 8 percent of the U.S. population) need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, only 4 million people (or 19 percent of those with SUD) receive treatment. Why is that? In large part it has to do with the stigma…
September 22 is National Online Recovery Day
As Lionrock celebrates its 10 year anniversary as the leading telehealth provider of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and recovery services in the United States, we are excited to announce National Online Recovery Day: September 22, 2020. We created National Online Recovery Day to raise…
From the Podcast: Noa Shaw – Alcohol and Drugs Stole His Happiness, and SoulCycle Brought It Back One Class at a Time
Noa Shaw was born in 1963 in The Bronx. He moved with his family multiple times before moving to Connecticut at age 14. By this time, he had been drinking for 4 years and had attended 9 different schools, many of which he was kicked…
From the Podcast: Bambi Brown – Getting Sober at 26, Then Being Brought to Her Knees in Sobriety by Motherhood
Bambi Brown never imagined herself as an alcoholic or drug addict. Dependent on drugs and alcohol while in an abusive relationship, she realized she couldn’t stop. At the age of 18 she was introduced to what a sober life could be. After eight relapses, she…
What You Should Know About Women and SUD
Women, generally speaking, face and deal with substance use differently than men do. The National Institute on Drug Abuse points out: “Women use drugs in smaller amounts than men, but they can experience the effects more strongly. Substance use in women tends to develop into…
From the Podcast: Amanda Hoffman – Living As A High-Functioning Alcoholic
After a very short and severe battle with alcohol, Amanda Hoffman admitted herself to McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts where she underwent a medical detox and then entered the Lionrock Recovery Intensive Outpatient Program. Today, Amanda is a wife and mother of two girls. She’s…