Last week the University of North Carolina, Duke, and Appalachian State scandal brought into sharp relief the inherent dishonesty of drug policy in one of our most important institutions, the university. Article by Joe Schrank – READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE >>
White People Go to Rehab, Black People Go to Jail – Workit Health
Amy Dresner and Joe Schrank explore the systemic racism of the treatment industry and the recovery community. The death of George Floyd ignited another fever spike of the endlessly unhealed race issues in America. These issues long preceded the drug war, but made the racial disparities in rates of incarceration and who pays the price for drug use abundantly clear. … Read More
Why Civic Activities are Important to Recovery, Happiness and The World – Workit Health
Alcoholics and addicts are notoriously self-obsessed. In some ways, we’ve had to be in order to survive. But that selfishness is also a symptom of our illness. During most of my active addiction, I was concerned with staying alive, trying to get clean, and managing my raging mental illness. But then I got sober. A big tenet of being in … Read More
Rehab Confidential Interview with Amy Dresner and Joe Schrank – Workit Health
Get to know Amy Dresner and Joe Schrank from the podcast Rehab Confidential and find out what inspired them to be advocates in the recovery space. 1. For those who may not know you, can you intro yourselves and give us a little background about yourselves? Joe Schrank: I’m a clinical social worker and recovery advocate. I’ve done a bunch … Read More