My name is Vaughn Callison and I am a case manager at Cornerstone of Southern California. I have been in the field of Addiction counseling since 1978 when I started working at the Naval Station Great Lakes ILL., Alcohol and Drug abuse program. as the Drug and Alcohol Program Adviser. I [...]
According to a recent study published in the ASAM News Magazine (Volume 25, Number 1, Winter 2009-2010, pg. 3) most people who enter into drug and alcohol treatment programs suffer from a mental health problem as well as an addiction problem. This is referred to in the recovery field as ‘Dual Diagnosis’ or ‘Co-occurring disorders’, [...]