Mike Loverde

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM), or Stages of Change Model, in addiction recovery, breaks down the journey of behaviors from denial to maintaining sobriety and abstinence. The model has a 6th...

Is addiction considered a mental illness? Drug addiction and alcoholism are listed as “substance use disorder” in the Diagnostical Statistical Manual, also known as the DSM V, published by the...

Many families, friends, spouses, children, and just about anyone who cares about someone with a substance use or mental disorder wonder whether or not the intended patient can love someone....

In this blog, we’ll look at the following: What is an Intervention? It is not uncommon to believe that an intervention is merely a speech of coercion or negotiation between...

Performing an intervention to address drug and alcohol addiction or mental health disorders can be an emotional experience for family, friends, and the intended patient. The emotional connection the intervention...

Being in a relationship takes work no matter what the circumstances, and loving an alcoholic adds an entirely different set of challenges to the equation. There are mental health risks...

Many husbands, wives, significant others, children, and other family members consider the possibility of alcohol or drug addiction problems to be their fault. There are family-of-origin issues to consider with...

Some intended patients will inevitably refuse treatment, and all patients in treatment will act out behaviorally and become angry and non-compliant at some point. The thought of leaving treatment will...

Treatment Centers Today vs. Treatment Centers in the Past: What Has Changed and Why I have contemplated writing this article for the past seven years. The primary purpose of this...