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Addiction Medicine Made Easy | Fighting back against addictionAuthor: Casey Grover, MD, FACEP, FASAM
Addiction is killing us. Over 100,000 Americans died of drug overdose in the last year, and over 100,000 Americans died from alcohol use in the last year. We need to include addiction medicine as a part of everyone's practice! We take topics in addiction medicine and break them down into digestible nuggets and clinical pearls that you can use at the bedside. We are trying to create an army of health care providers all over the world who want to fight back against addiction - and we hope you will join us. *This podcast was previously the Addiction in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care podcast* Language: en Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Mental Health Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Sober Living Explained
Monday, 31 August, 2026
Walking out of treatment can feel like being dropped right back into the fire: the bills are higher, relationships are still strained, triggers are everywhere, and the old “solution” of numbing out is suddenly right there again. We wanted a clearer answer to a common question from patients, families, and clinicians: what is sober living, and how does it actually help?I sit down with Gerald Lott, host of the Seeds of Recovery podcast, author, and executive director of Sauk Valley Voices of Recovery in Illinois. Gerald breaks down sober living as real-life practice with guardrails: peer-led structure, house rules, curfews, chores, and meeting requirements that taper over time. We also talk about the differences between a recovery home (treatment without walls), sober living, Oxford House style models, and why it’s essential to vet programmes carefully because predatory sober homes do exist.A huge thread running through our conversation is connection. Gerald explains why recovery built only on shared trauma can fade as you stabilise, and how “tribe” and affinity groups like sports, music, fishing, running, art, and service can keep connection growing in long-term recovery. We get practical about life skills too: budgeting, work routines, repairing relationships, and how recovery coaching turns big goals into weekly steps.If you care about addiction recovery, relapse prevention, sober living programmes, or how peer recovery specialists support lasting change, this one is for you. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a next step after treatment, and leave a review so more people can find the show.* Note * - there is some adult language in this episodeTo contact Dr. Grover: ammadeeasy@fastmail.com
