Many patients in Portland, Oregon find that Alcoholics Anonymous is a bad fit. Why?

As an addiction medicine doctor, I’ve found that many patients begin their recovery journey with a 12 step program. For some, this works wonders. For others, the 12 steps don’t feel like a good fit.  So, what happens if Alcoholics Anonymous isn’t effective for you? What can you do now?  The answer is: plenty. Here’s […]

What is CBT? How Can it Help with Recovery from Addiction? Is it Available in Portland Oregon?

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps individuals in addiction recovery by reshaping harmful thought patterns and behaviors.

Evidence Based Addiction Treatment: What Do the Statistics Say? 

  For too long, addiction treatment wasn’t treated as a science and failed to meet basic evidence-based criteria for patient care. There simply weren’t many studies being done on the science of getting sober. Now that Addiction Medicine is a moderately funded branch of science, and a formally approved medical specialty, we know quite a […]