This blog addresses the third factor "spirituality," which is integral to anyone's addiction recovery. Whether your goal is abstinence or moderation and harm reduction, these five factors (structure, supervision, spirituality, social support and substitution) are essential components of successful and healthy drug and alcohol and other addiction recovery. What follows is Teddy Kradzinski's personal account through [...]
The Five S’s of Addiction Recovery: Structure, Supervision, Spirituality, Social Support, and Substitution Ted Kradzinski BA and Jeremy Frank PhD., CADC Note: I encourage people in recovery to commit their experiences to paper—doing so not only documents the process but helps the individual, and me, to identify what aspects of recovery prove most helpful. The following [...]
While there are similarities to people’s drug and alcohol use all roads into drug and alcohol use and recovery are unique and as different as the many people who use drugs and alcohol recreationally or abusively. As addiction counselors in private practice in Philadelphia and Montgomery county we work with individuals to support their efforts at [...]
