All Things Substance Podcast
Full List of Podcast Episodes
Psychology podcast interview with Dr. Dave
Episode 27 I'm on a break from the podcast, but will be back with new content next week. For today, I'm posting an interview I did with the creator of Shrink Rap Radio, a psychology podcast. I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Dave Nuys. He's been podcasting for...
An Interview with All In: An Addicted Gambler’s Podcast
Episode 26I'm taking a 2 week break on the podcast. I am reposting an interview I did with a fellow podcaster. In December 2020, I had the privilege of talking with Brian, the host of a gambling podcast called All In: An Addicted Gambler's Podcast in December of...
Medication Assisted Treatment Explained
Episode 25 What treatment options are there for opiate addiction? What is medication assisted treatment? What’s the difference between agonist, partial-agonist and antagonist options? What is the therapist role in treating opiate addiction? The opiate epidemic is all...
A Recovering Opiate Addict’s Perspective
Episode 24 How does opiate addiction start? What does progression look like in opiate addiction? What keeps people stuck in a cycle of opiate addiction The opiate epidemic is all around us. We hear about the deaths and the dangers. Most of us know a bit about it, but...
Opiates and Heroin Introduction
Episode 23 Where do opiates and heroin come from? What’s the difference between the prescription painkillers? How did opiate addiction get so bad? The opiate epidemic is all around us. We hear about the deaths and the dangers. Most of us know a bit about it, but we...
Legalization of Marijuana
Episode 22 Why is marijuana illegal anyway? What’s the difference between legalization and decriminalization? What implication does this have for therapists? The debate over legalization of marijuana is all around us. It’s a complex issue and there are a lot of terms...
Common Claims About Marijuana
Episode 21 What are common things people say about the effects of marijuana? What are the facts about those common claims? What implication does this have in therapy? Conversations about the effects of marijuana give rise to really interesting information being...
Marijuana Basics for Therapists
Episode 20 What is marijuana and how is it used? Why is THC potency important? What does this have to do with therapy? Marijuana is here to stay and it looks like we’re heading towards legalization. We need to know the facts about marijuana. It comes up in therapy...
Sex and Addiction: An Interview
Episode 18 Why the phrase "addiction to porn" doesn't fit with the current scientific findings What does the research say about problematic sexual behaviors? What does research say about pornography? I see requests online all the time in therapist FB groups about...
Sex and Addiction: Interview with Dr. Coleman
Episode 17 Why the word "addiction" doesn't fit when talking about sex Is sex an addiction? What does the research say about problematic sexual behaviors? How can we evaluate potential issues with sexual behavior? The word addiction and the word sex shouldn’t be put...
Is Food Addiction Real? Part 2-Episode 16
Episode 16 Can you be addicted to food? Is it possible to find recovery from food addiction? What should therapists know about food addiction? Food addiction is a real thing, even if the DSM doesn’t say it yet. Food addiction is not an addiction to eating, it's an...
All Things Substance Episode 15-Interview with Kelly Coffey
Episode 15 Can you be addicted to food? Is it possible to find recovery from the self sabotage around food? What should therapists know about food addiction? Food addiction is a real thing, even if the DSM doesn’t say it yet. Food addiction is not an addiction to...
Why We Need to be Asking Clients About Gambling
Episode 14 What do mental health therapists need to know about gambling addiction? What types of gambling are there? What’s the connection to mental health? Gambling addiction is a pretty specialized topic. Mental health therapists are a logical place for problem...
Video Game Addiction and Internet Gaming Disorder
Episode 13 What does the DSM V have to say about video game addiction? What types of games are part of this proposed disorder? Is video game addiction a real issue? Video games are often seen as sucking away people’s time and the popularity of games is at an all time...
The Harm Reduction Model and Abstinence
Episode 12 What does abstinence mean in the context of addiction? What is the difference between harm reduction model and abstinence? Is the harm reduction model and abstinence mutually exclusive? In the addiction treatment world, abstinence and harm reduction can...
Effects of Substance Abuse-Progression
Episode 11 What are effects of substance abuse? What does progression mean when talking about addiction? How does progression relate to the DSM criteria? What addiction criteria shows up most often? Progression is the key to addiction. It’s not about choice or...
Addiction: Stages of Addiction and Use
Episode 10 What stages of addiction and use are there? How do I know which level of use my client is in? Do people bounce around in use stages or move in a linear fashion? Stages of use are helpful in assessing your client’s use and determining when you should be...
Addiction: Protective Factors
Episode 9 What reduces the risk of addiction? Will changing environmental factors help or is it just up to genetics? Is prevention only for kids? This episode looks at the protective factors for addiction. Genetics isn’t the only factor and much can be done to help...
Risk Factors, Genetics and Addiction
Episode 8 What role is played by genetics in addiction? What makes one person become addicted to drugs and alcohol and another person doesn’t? Is environment more important than genetics? There are many factors that influence the development of an addiction. There...
Brain Science of Addiction
Episode 7 What role does the brain play in addiction? Is addiction a matter of willpower and choice or is it about biology? Addiction is a hard thing for many people to talk about. Either their own addiction or their loved one’s addiction. This is because addiction...
Addiction Defined
Episode 6 What is the definition of addiction Is addiction a choice or are addicted people victims of circumstance? Episode 6 is the first part of a series about addiction. This episode looks at the definition of addiction and the components of addiction according to...
We Can Evolve
Episode 5 Can addiction and mental health work together? What do I need to be able to work with addiction? What role do specialized addiction treatment programs do and how can we work together? This last episode of the five-part discussion about why addiction...
It’s Up To Us
Episode 4 Why is addiction treatment training important for mental health therapists? How will addiction treatment training help you better serve your clients? This is part 4 of the five-part discussion about why addiction is absolutely the business of mental health...
The Reality We Face
Episode 3 What is generalist therapy? What is being a licensed mental health therapist like? What challenges exist that we didn’t anticipate? This is part 3 of a five-part discussion about why addiction is absolutely the business of mental health therapists...
The Message We Get
Episode 2 Did mental health therapist training really give us all we needed? What happens once we graduate and become mental health therapists? This is part 2 of 5 part discussion about why addiction is absolutely the business of mental health therapists and why we...
Why We’re Here
Episode 1 What do addiction and therapy have to do with each other? What role should we play in treating addiction? Part one of a five-part discussion why addiction is absolutely the business of mental health therapists and why we all need to know how to assess and...