The Almost Effect

Alcoholism

Recovery After Rehab: Moderation or Abstinence?

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on August 17, 2021

What do you want to bet your chances of recovery on?

What do you want to bet your chances of recovery on?

Adolescence

Preventing Teen Substance Abuse

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on August 3, 2021

Parents do have some leverage in helping to prevent teen substance abuse.

Parents do have some leverage in helping to prevent teen substance abuse.

Addiction

You Are Not Responsible for Your Loved One's Addiction

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on July 14, 2021

Changing the dynamic of addiction.

Changing the dynamic of addiction.

Addiction

Making Recovery from Addiction a Shared Journey

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on June 17, 2021

Loved ones should be more than bystanders in the process of addiction treatment.

Loved ones should be more than bystanders in the process of addiction treatment.

Loneliness

The Slippery COVID Slope to Addiction

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on January 21, 2021

Beware the risks of isolation and loneliness.

Beware the risks of isolation and loneliness.

Depression

Winter Is Coming: Confronting COVID

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on October 19, 2020

Living and surviving in an age of dread.

Living and surviving in an age of dread.

President Donald Trump

Identifying with the Aggressor

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on July 17, 2020

Part 2: Mary Trump's new memoir helps to fill in the inter-generational picture.

Part 2: Mary Trump's new memoir helps to fill in the inter-generational picture.

Is AA worth a try? New evidence worth looking at.

Spirituality

The Role of Spirituality in Addiction Recovery

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on January 13, 2020

Researchers explore the spiritual dimension of recovery .

Researchers explore the spiritual dimension of recovery .

Addiction

The Opaque Rehab Industry

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on September 23, 2019

Have a loved one entering rehab? Know what they (and you) are getting into.

Have a loved one entering rehab? Know what they (and you) are getting into.

Loneliness

Loneliness: A Deadly Form of Poverty for Seniors

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on April 4, 2017

Loneliness: A growing challenge for senior health care.

Loneliness: A growing challenge for senior health care.

Grief

Healing Horses: Equine Therapy for Grieving Children

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on June 18, 2016

Horses can help to heal emotional wounds

Horses can help to heal emotional wounds

Health

Equine Assisted Treatment, Part 2

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on March 14, 2016

How horses can help at-risk youths

How horses can help at-risk youths

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Equine-Assisted Therapy, Part 1

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on February 1, 2016

Enlisting horses to help heal our wounded veterans

Enlisting horses to help heal our wounded veterans

Does sexting pose a public health risk?

Addiction

Family-based Programs for Substance Abusing Teen Girls

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on November 4, 2015

For those who are concerned about substance abuse in young girls

For those who are concerned about substance abuse in young girls

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump and 'Identification With the Aggressor'

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on October 20, 2015

How do we explain Donald Trump?

How do we explain Donald Trump?

Addiction

Web-Based Programs May Help Reduce Teen Substance Abuse

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on October 16, 2015

Can the problem of underage drinking be successfully tackled?

Can the problem of underage drinking be successfully tackled?

Career

AA Following Rehab: Does It Matter?

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on January 7, 2015

AA following rehab enhances recovery

AA following rehab enhances recovery

Alcoholism

Rethinking Rehab

Joseph Nowinski Ph.D. on December 15, 2014

A person's expectations for rehab matter a great deal.

A person's expectations for rehab matter a great deal.