Episode 8 Navigating Harm Reduction Watch Now https://youtu.be/Wo0_e_vgpx8 Listen Now Episode 8 We dive deeper into what the Harm Reduction Principal may look like in a real life example, as well as why this new emerging model can a hard topic to navigate.  **And for our viewers, plus note, that as Peaks Recovery continues to endeavor down sensitive subjects, we want to caution our viewers that our goal for these conversations is to only bring deeper insights into addiction treatment topics that may seem new, complex, misunderstood, or even frustrating. But we believe that as our industry grows to understand how to better treat addiction, not only do we want to provide better understanding around it, but it is also our duty to appropriately grow along aside it in order to arrive at better outcomes for the individual, and for the family systems that are suffering through this process.  Topics: Brandon asks what their thoughts are on The Big Book and what contrasts can we take from it as we move towards a better understanding of what addiction is.How we believe the addiction industry is still in its infancy and early on in the process of truly understanding addiction. Responsibility and sustainability concepts within Harm Reduction Select Quotes There are no two addictions that are the same, so there is no one equation that you can just plug an addict into and expect only positive outcomes. So we get into this more open and understanding world where different intervention strategies are geared towards improving the overall wellness and quality of life for the individual rather than focusing on these hard definitions of what it means to be in recovery or what it means to be sober.Clinton Nicholson, MA, LPC, NCC - Chief Operations Officer Episode Transcripts Episode 8 Transcript[Music]all right welcome back to anotherepisode of finding peaks excited to behere again today with ourchief clinical officer jason friesma andour chief operating officerclinton nicholson welcome back fellasto another episode i've been talking alot about what episode we're on andapparently the feedback is that i'velost countsignificantly so i'm no longer going tostate what episode we're in becausei actually don't know maybe just a signin thetitle just like episode chair episodeyeah we're a work in progress bear withusthat's pretty clear yeah super clearyeah so today i want tothat this industry you know going allthe way back what tointroducedfrom there forward started with a strongabstinence approach to careand this industry at least that in theway that i'm experiencing certainly i'msure you guys are experiencing the sameis softening around the edges ofabstinence and moving towards aharm reduction modelto determine outcomes and a storycomes to mind about a past patient whowas in our care several years agothe mom continues to reach out to us ona yearly basis justexcited and ecstatic about how well herson's doingbut she talks in a way thatisn't really engaging with theabstinence-based concepts andso just introducing this story namelythe individual came into our programabusing heroin intravenouslyleft our program has since not usedinterventionsin our uh how do i be iv i'm gonnalet's go to iv there to make this moremore uh convenient for the conversationnot using iv heroin but is holding downhis relationships has a baby in his lifeyou know holding down a job showing upas a family membernot stealing from mom or anything likethis anymorebut is drinking actively drinking andshestates it's not an issue that you knowat parties or whatever the situation isfamily gatherings thathe's accountable showing up in all theways that she seesyou know um positively in the adultingsense of thingsum but has removed the heroine and so inthis regardthis story is revealing a harm reductionprinciplenamely the major problem has gone awaybutuse in some way continues andso i guess with my what feels like apoor introdu...