Recovery Resource Library
Since 2001, Faces & Voices of Recovery has been producing position papers, infographics, reports, toolkits and much more. Click on the link below to view our publications:
Recovery Resource Library
Asymptomatic transmission of Addiction: The Recovery Antidote
Bill White
In the midst of the present coronavirus pandemic, one hears regular reports of people who exhibit no symptoms of COVID-19, but who are capable of spreading the coronavirus infection to others. Asymptomatic (presymptomatic) carriers pose a major obstacle to public health responses to COVID-19—an obstacle underscoring the need for mass testing, tracking, isolation of virus…
Quality of Health in Addiction Recovery
Derrick Mobley, M.D & William White
The Good News: More than 22 million Americans have resolved a significant alcohol or other drug problem during their lifetime The Problem: People in recovery from addiction continue to suffer inordinate rates of respiratory disease, kidney failure, heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, stroke, cancer, and premature death. (Eddie et al., 2019; White et al., 2013) The Solution:…
Language Matters: It Is Time We Change How We Talk About Addiction and its Treatment
Aleksandra E. Zgierska, MD, PhD, DFASAM, Michael M. Miller, MD, DFASAM, DLFAPA, David P. Rabago, MD, Florence Hilliard, MSH, Patty McCarthy, MS, Penney Cowan, and Edwin A. Salsitz, MD, DFASAM
The way we communicate about addiction, its treatment, and treatment outcomes matters to individuals affected by addiction, their families, and communities.
Recommended Use of Terminology in Addiction Medicine
Richard Saitz, MD, MPH, Shannon C. Miller, David A. Fiellin, MD, and Richard N. Rosenthal, MD, MA, DFAPA, DFAAAP, FASAM
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)’s Journal of Addiction Medicine and other leading journals have encouraged the use of precise nonstigmatizing terminology. Furthermore, the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE) published a recommendation statement against the use of stigmatizing terms. The ASAM has published policy statements on the issue of terminology. The US…
Disaster Relief and People in Recovery
Michael Galipeau with commentaries from Ryan Hampton and Bill White
Michael Galipeau recently shared with me his experience of being denied access to disaster relief for his business due to past drug offenses during his addiction years. I encouraged Michael to write an essay on his experience as it reflected what I had heard from others in long-term recovery whose businesses have been disrupted by…
We need more Recovery Custodians and fewer Recovery Rock Stars
Bill Stauffer and Bill White
Definition of Custodian – a person who has responsibility for or looks after something. We are in a critical stage of the recovery movement in America, and we need to think carefully on what direction we go as a community and what we do to ensure that we expand recovery opportunities for the next generation….
The Digitalization of Recovery: Supporting Those Left Behind
Bill White & Bill Stauffer
Recent essays in this series predicted the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the future of addiction recovery and celebrated the resilience of communities of recovery as they transitioned from face-to-face to online recovery support meetings. This brief article calls attention to those potentially left behind in this transition to digital support and explores the ethical and effective implementation…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino communities in the U.S.
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has revealed deep-seated inequities in health care for communities of color, and amplifies social and economic factors that contribute to poor health outcomes. Recent news reports indicate that the pandemic disproportionately impacts communities of color, compounding longstanding racial disparities. Learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on Black and Latino communities…
Recovery After the Pandemic
Bill White
We might try to explain the phenomenon of the plague, but, above all, should learn what it had to teach us. –Albert Camus, The Plague (1948) The novel coronavirus pandemic will exert profound effects on the future of addiction treatment and recovery. Based on the pandemic’s anticipated reach, severity, and duration, we will likely witness the following in…
COVID-19 And Addiction Recovery (Bill White, Ken Pomerance & Ronald Tannebaum)
Bill White
People in addiction recovery possess multiple vulnerabilities as they face the personal challenges of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Compared to the general population, they are older and have higher rates of co-occurring health conditions. Those in early recovery may have limited capacities for coping with the emotional, relational, and financial distress imposed by the pandemic….