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This Addiction Treatment Works. Why Is It So Underused?

By Abby Goodnough — 2020

Steven Kelty had been addicted to crack cocaine for 32 years when he tried a different kind of treatment last year, one so basic in concept that he was skeptical. He would come to a clinic twice a week to provide a urine sample, and if it was free of drugs, he would get to draw a slip of paper out of a fishbowl. Half contained encouraging messages — typically, “Good job!” — but the other half were vouchers for prizes worth between $1 and $100.

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The Improvisational Oncologist

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The Bernie S. Siegel interview on ‘The Art of Healing’

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Mind, Body and Sport: How Being Injured Affects Mental Health

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How to Overcome Depression After a Sports Injury

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Mindfulness for Relapse Prevention

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Sober, remarried and a stepmom, Wambach reflects on eventful post-playing life

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How Painkillers Are Turning Young Athletes Into Heroin Addicts

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For N.F.L. Retirees, Opioids Bring More Pain

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Can Extreme Sports Become Addictive?

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Surprising Link Between Athletics and Addiction

While investigating the idealized benefits between sport and addiction, researchers found that the prevalence of substance abuse in some sports communities, in fact, creates a greater risk of addictions for people already vulnerable to them.

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