January 2021:
Veterans in Recovery (A Landmark Study)
December 2020:
A.A. to Zoom, Substance Abuse Treatment Goes Online
November 2020:
The Paradox of Power in 12-Step Recovery
October 2020:
The Power of Virtual Group Therapy During a Time of Quarantine
September 2020:
The Illuminating Recovery of Dr. Oliver Sachs
August 2020:
How Online Rehab and Virtual Recovery Works
July 2020:
AA Proven Effective for Abstinence
Lama Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightment
June 2020:
The Patriarchy of Alcoholics Anonymous
12 Steps of Recovery from White Conditioning
May 2020:
For Those Struggling to Stay Sober, Coronavirus Shutdowns Offer Hope as Well as Temptation
April 2020:
Ben Affleck Tried to Drink Away the Pain, Now He’s Trying Honesty
The Digitalization of Recovery: Supporting Those Left Behind
March 2020:
Recovery Needs More Spirituality
A Review of the Evidence found that A A works – for Some
January/February 2020:
Research Study: Is Level of 12-Step Facilitation Associated with Treatment Outcomes?
What Does It Mean to Have a Serious Drinking Problem?
November/December 2019:
Why Long-term Monitoring Means Succes for Licensed Professionals and General Recovery
The Creation of AA and Its Ionic Text
October 2019:
Medication Assisted Treatment – Q & A
September 2019:
What is Family Therapy for Addiction & How Can it Help my Family?
August 2019:
Why AA Works – Response to article by Gabrielle Glaser in April The Atlantic
July 2019:
Radical Hope and Recovery Initiation
June 2019:
May 2019:
April, 2019:
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Addiction
March 2019:
Women and Alcohol – Butler Center for Research
Februay 2019:
Y12SR Yoga – 12 Step Yoga and Recovery
January 2019:
My Relationships with White Bison Founder Don Coyhis
December 2018:
Book Review: If You Love Me – A Mother’s Journey Through Her Daughter’s Addiction
November 2018:
October 2018:Applications of Positive Psychology to Substance Use Disorder
September 2018:
August, 2018:The Twelve Steps of Forgiveness
July 2018:
Book Review: The Great Way of All Beings (Renderings of Lao Tzu)
April 2018:
A Story to Get Sober In – (Does Recovery Kill Great Writing?)March 2018:
Book Extract: Recovery. By Russell Brand (Comedian & Actor)
February 2018:
Book Review: Why Buddhism is True
January 2018:
How Iceland Kicked Teen Drinking
December, 2017
He Wanted to Stay Sober. So He Surrounded Himself with Drinkers
November, 2017Let’s Open Up About Addiction and Recovery
October, 2017:
Fishing for Hope in the Face of Addiction
September, 2017:
Trump, Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood and the 12 Steps
August, 2017:
The Long Slow Road: A Recovery Reflection
June, 2017:
May, 2017:Book Review: The Steps of My Life
April 2017:The Impact of Meditation on the Brain during Addiction Treatment
March 2017:
Zen Path Through Depression – Book Review
February 2017:
January 2017:
Transcript of NPR Interview with Authors: Out of the Wreck I Rise
November 2016:
Categorical 12-Step Involvement and Continuous Abstinence – a 2-year Study
September 2016:
Book Review: Out of the Wreck I Rise; A Literary Companion to Recovery
August 2016:
If You Work It, It Works: The Science Behind 12 Step Recovery
Steps to the Great Perfection:The Mind Training Tradition of the Dzogchen Masters
July 2016:The Risk of Addiction in the Transgender Community
June 2016:
Initial fMRI Study on Neural Correlates of Prayer in Members of AA
May 2016:
Doctors Should Pause before Dismissing the 12 Steps Approach to Addiction
April 2016:
Book Review: The Essence of 12 Step Recovery
Mindfulness Meditation Could Replace Opioid-Based Pain Relief, Lower Addiction Rates
March 2016:AA and the Atlantic: A Call for Better Science
February 2016:
AA: Science vs. Sensationalism
January 2016:
Recovery Schools Save Teen Addicts – So Why Aren’t There More of Them?
December 2015:
AA Agnostica Reviews: A Woman’s Way through the 12 Steps
Stephanie Covington: Pioneering a Woman’s Way to Recovery
November 2015:
The Future of Secular Alternatives to 12 Step Groups
October 2015:
The Way of Recovery is Not Alone- Part II – Spirituality
September 2015:
A Social Network App for those Battling Addiction
Online Support Groups not as Effective as Meetings
August 2015:
Stepping Stones Designated as National Historic Landmark
Through Yoga, A Path Beyond 12 Steps
July 2015:
How to Find the Courage to Change
How to Create Resilient Mindfulness
June 2015:
AA and the Challenge of Evidenced-based Medicine
The Value of the 12 Steps in Treatment Today
May 2015:
Restored to Sanity: Book Review of A Collection of Essays
April 2015:The Tree of Contemplative Practices
March 2015:
75 Amazing Addiction Recovery Blogs 2015
Commentary: The Power of Support Groups
Not the Usual College Party (This One’s Sober)
February 2015:
Expanding the Anonymity DebateBook Review – Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
January 2015:
A Circle of Healing for Native Children Endangered by Drugs
Spirituality and Addiction Recovery: An Interview with Ernie Kurtz, PhD
December 2014:
NIH/NIAAA Treatment for Alcohol Problems: A Guide to Finding and Getting Help
November 2014:
Letting Go of God: How 12-Step Programs are Losing Their Religion
10 Studies that Shook the Addiction World
October 2014:
Book Review: Her Best-Kept Secret (Is AA Suited for Women?)
September 2014:
Secular Alcoholics Anonymous: Nonreligious Treatment for Nonreligious People
Robin Williams’ Life was Punctuated by Struggles with Alcohol, Cocaine
August 2014:
Mandated AA Attendance and the Law
Naikan: Gratitude, Grace and the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection
July 2014:
5 Summer Must-Reads that are Actually about Addiction
June 2014:
Understanding 12-Step Involvement from a Research Perspective
A Guide to Alcohol Abuse and Recovery
May 2014:
In Defense of the 12 Steps: What Science Really Tells Us about Addiction
Book Review: Out of the Woods (Women New to Recovery)
April 2014:
Mindfulness Therapy Helps Prevent Drug and Alcohol Relapse
March 2014:
Alcoholics Anonymous without the Religion
The Mindful Practices of Alcoholics Anonymous
February 2014:
Book Review: The Second Book of the Tao
January 2014:
Addiction Treatment and Your Health Care Coverage
Mindfulness: A Neural Basis for Benefits of Meditation
December 2013:Could ADHD Meds Promote Future Cocaine Use?
November 2013:
“Life in Recovery”: Report on Faces & Voices of Recovery Survey Findings
October 2013:Book Review: Christ the Eternal Tao
September 2013:The Pagnano Lab: Adolescent Addiction Recovery Research
A Power Greater than Ourselves
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Why I Changed my Mind on Weed
August 2013:
The Little Book, A Collection of Alternative 12 Steps (A book review)
Taking the First Step into Petrolholics Anonymous
July 2013:
Addiction, Public Policy & the Role of Anonymity
Why She Drinks: Women and Alcohol Abuse
June 2013:
Sigmund Freud’s Cocaine Problem
Commentary: DSM-5- New Addiction Terminology, Same Disease
May 2013:
Access to Health Care Services for Addiction Will Dramatically Improve
April 2013:
Remembering the People who Shaped Addiction Treatment
Marty Mann’s Speech at the 25th Anniversary of High Watch
March 2013:
Interview with David Sheff, Author of Clean
Research Shows Free Addiction Treatment is Available
February 2013:
A New Approach to Jews with Addictions
Armstrong Broke World Records in Cycling, then Shattered them with Performance Enhancing Drugs
January 2013:
Anonymity of Addiction Hurts more than it Helps
December 2012:
Men and Women Appear to Benefit in Different Ways from AA Participation
Former Patriot Shares Story of Addiction
November 2012:
A Hopeful Sign for Our Most Neglected Disease
October 2012:
Enablng Whitney Houston to Death
Drug Czar Says: Addiction is a Disease, Not a Moral Failure
September 2012:
Tribal “Wellness Court” Uses Native American Culture to Assist Addiction Recovery
August 2012:
Web-based Recovery Study Seeks Participants
The Comeback: Bill Clegg’s Ninety Days
July 2012:
12-Step Support Groups and the Dual-Diagnosed: A Perspective
June 2012:
Adapting 12-Step Programs for Teenagers
Narcotics Anonymous: New Beginnings
May 2012:
12-Step Meetings May Help Teens Beat Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Cultural Points of Resistance to the 12-Step Recovery Process
April 2012:
Commentary: Research-Informed Solutions to Substance Use Problems
March 2012:
Unleashing Your Inner Power to Heal Addictions
The 12-Step Process in a New Light: Spirituality, Service & Reinforcement Theory
February 2012:
Your Brain May be “Wired” for Addiction…But You do Not have to Surrender
Unraveling the Mysteries of Addiction Treatment and Recovery; An Interview with Rudolf Moos, PhD
January 2012:
Kate Middleton’s New Cause: Addiction and Recovery
Unifying Truths of the World’s Religions – About the Book
December 2011:
Circles of Recovery: An Interview with Keith Humphreys, PhD (Recovery Research)
November 2011:
Background of Formal Religious Practice Helps Teens Get More Out of 12-Step Programs
Helping Others Helps Teens Stay On The Road To Addiction Recovery
October 2011:
How Much Can the Brain Recover from Years of Excessive Alcohol Consumption?
Reframing Alcoholism: Researcher Argues Against ‘Disease’ Label
September 2011:
Study Explores How Alcoholics Anonymous Helps Members Stay Sober
Does Anonymity Fit into Recovery in the Social Media Era?
August 2011:
Buzz Aldrin – Man on a Mission
July 2011:
Buddha, Meditation & the 12 Steps
June 2011:
Waiting: A Nonbeliever’s Higher Power
Narcotics Anonymous: Its History and Culture
May 2011:
Challenging the Second “A” in A.A.
Book Review: “In The Rooms” by Tom Shone
April 2011:
The Future of AA, NA and Other Mutual Aid Organizations
Alcoholics Anonymous Membership Survey
March 2011:
Native American 12 Steps – Online Skins Meeting
Book Review: “Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life” by Karen Armstrong
February 2011:
Depression, Psychotherapy and Divine Therapy
How Meditation May Change the Brain
January 2011:
Book Review: Centering Prayer and the Twelve Steps by Thomas Keating
Bestselling Books on World Wisdom
On-line 11th Step Meditation Meeting
Study Suggests Spirituality is Key to A.A
Inspirational Gifts for your Spiritual Journey
December 2010:
AA Original Manuscript Shows Debate Over Religion
AA’s Effectiveness Still a Mystery
When Love is Not Enough, the Lois Wilson Story (order DVD)
The Original Working Manuscript of AA is Now Available to Readers Everywhere