Substance Abuse
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The Cut and Daily Beast on the Pandemic's Impact on Divorce and Sobriety
The isolation of the pandemic caused many people to reflect on their choices and relationships and as the world opens up, many are now making changes in how they organize their lives. Our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently quoted in The Cut and Daily Beast about how COVID-19 led people to reconsider their marriages and drinking habits. The Cut’s “Divorce is Down, But Will…
Aug 05, 2021
Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist Featured in The New York Times on the Rise in Smoking During COVID-19
We’re excited to share that our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist was recently quoted in The New York Times. In the article “Smokers Might Be Lighting Up More,” Matt explains how people tend to revert to familiar habits like smoking during periods of stress and anxiety such as the pandemic. Beginning with interviews with several people who have started smoking more during quarantine,…
Feb 18, 2021
You Don't Hit Rock Bottom: You Declare It
Hitting Rock Bottom Is Too Passive. Rock bottom is often used in the context of alcoholism or drug abuse. However, it can be true with regard to staying in a bad relationship or abusive work environment, avoiding getting more childcare or tolerating painful emotions without help.The most common phrase concerning rock bottom is “hitting rock bottom.” This language, though, can be unhelpful because…
Feb 13, 2020
Matt Lundquist and Kelly Scott Quoted In Two Relationship Advice Columns In Business Insider
This past month, both our Founder and Clinical Director Matt Lundquist and Senior Therapist Kelly Scott were quoted in two Business Insider advice columns on relationships and dating. The articles are a part of Insider’s resident sex and relationships reporter Julia Naftulin’s ongoing column that answers readers’ questions by consulting with a panel of experts including relationship therapists…
Jan 23, 2020
13 Ways "13 Reasons Why" Expands The Conversation On Teens And Mental Health
"13 Reasons Why" Can Be A Jumping-Off Point To Discuss Real Issues Facing Teens. As an NYC therapist who works with teens, I couldn’t ignore the polarized response to the depiction of teens, mental health and suicide in Netflix’s show 13 Reasons Why. The show centers around high school junior Hannah Baker who leaves thirteen tapes to thirteen people, explaining what led up to the day she killed…
Aug 14, 2017
More on drug and alcohol counseling and criticism of AA
The Atlantic takes a turn at criticizing the approach drug and alcohol counseling of Alcoholics Anonymous. Last week I wrote about a Salon.com piece on drug and alcohol counseling and the ineffectiveness of AA (the article cited a 5-10% effectiveness rate for AA drug and alcohol counseling). This week the Atlantic weighs in with its own critique of the drug and alcohol counseling…
Mar 18, 2015
Drug and alcohol counseling: Salon on the success of AA
Salon.com lands a harsh critique of Alcoholics Anonymous as the prevailing model of drug and alcohol counseling, referring to the 80-year old, peer-led program as a "monopoly" that has "made it impossible to have real debate about addiction." The article, which is worth a read, is long on empirics: Salon points out that "Peer-reviewed studies peg the success rate of AA somewhere between 5 and 10…
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