Recovery Insights:Politicians, Police, Parents and PossibilitiesSCOTT J. WATSON, MA, LCAC, SAP, CADAC-IV, NCCHEARTLAND INTERVENTION, LLC

Objectives

Gain a greater understanding of the scope of Indiana’s addiction “epidemic”.

Develop a personal/professional strategy for addressing addiction/recovery in your sphere of influence.

Become familiar with several useful coping skills that are useful to clients and therapists alike.

Tell a story, laugh, general frivolity and questionable behavior

Addiction in Indiana: How Big is it?

Your thoughts and comments…

Do we really have an epidemic? Nature of an “epidemic” 2500 year history of waxing and waning # infected…severity…vulnerability…prevention/avoidance

“Family Disease”

Reactions/Results

Office of the Indiana Attorney General Rx task force and yearly conference Business Licensure

Indiana Legislature Lifeline Law, Look-alike Drug Law More coming quickly?

Law Enforcement Large-scale busts, resources, training

Others Doctors, ER’s, Therapists and Clergy

Addiction: Seven Headed Monster

Issues of Mood Issues of Thinking (clinical and maladaptive) Trauma and trauma Issues of Fear Issues of Shame Issues of Grief Substance Use

And all that this impacts…..

Professional and Personal Strategies

• Assessment• Problem informs the solution• Independent is better• ALL therapists need to be competent

Focus, Focus, Focus

Problem Solution 80/20 Rule

Drama + Fishing=Disaster

Role of Drama

Don’t Take the Bait

Crystal Ball and Rear View Mirrors

Lessons from the parking lot

Ever have a kidney stone?

What’d You Learn Today?Lessons for the Journey $10