Wishful thinking, empty promises and empty threats, and shaming don't work to treat addiction. People have been trying to strategize ways to overcome addiction for centuries. Have we finally gotten it right? We are certainly doing a lot better now. We unpack that long history and current research around treating addiction.

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May 9th is:

• Composting Day
• End of the Middle Ages Day
• International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
• National Biscuit Day
• National Senior Health & Fitness Day
• Paperclip Day
• Pink Flamingo Day
• Put a Pillow on your Fridge Day
• World Digestive Health Day
• World Otter Day
• Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non Self-Governing Territories

Links and References: 

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944776/pdf/nihms-1545896.pdf
2. https://recovery.org/drug-treatment/history/
3. https://www.avenuesrecovery.com/blog/historical-figures-in-addiction-treatment-benjamin-rush/#:~:text=A%20Founding%20Father%20Fighting%20Addiction,-As%20one%20of&text=He%20said%2C%20%E2%80%9CA%20nation%20corrupted,of%20the%20dangers%20of%20alcohol.
4. White, W. L. (2002). Addiction treatment in the United States: Early pioneers and institutions. Addiction, 97(9), 1087-1092.
5. https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673604176186.pdf
6. https://aa-semi.org/archive/the-evolution-of-the-dark-world-of-alcoholism-early-cures-of-alcoholism/
7. https://www.addictioncenter.com/community/evolution-history-of-rehab/
8. Higgins, S. T., & Petry, N. M. (1999). Contingency management. Incentives for sobriety. Alcohol research & health : the journal of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 23(2), 122–127.
9. Petry N. M. (2011). Contingency management: what it is and why psychiatrists should want to use it. The psychiatrist, 35(5), 161–163. https://doi.org/10.1192/pb.bp.110.031831
10. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0806889105

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