We were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Joe Nowinski, Ph.D., on March 24, 2026. Dr. Joe was one of the truly good men in our field: modest, generous, and wise. He carried his accomplishments lightly, but the impact of his work has been profound.
John Driscoll, senior VP of Recovery Services at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, began his career working with homeless addicted women and their children at St. Martin de Porres House of Hope, in Chicago. Listen to his fascinating story.
Search engines offer little help for families who want to help their addicted loved one. Where can you turn?
Dear Jeff and Debra, I’m feeling overwhelmed. I finally got my wife into a residential treatment program for her alcoholism, but I’m being asked to go to Al-Anon and begin something called Structured Family Recovery. In addition, I’m supposed to work a program of some kind myself, and stop enabling. It seems like too much. […]
