Trauma is rightly and increasingly in “fashion” in the addiction treatment industry.
“Trauma”:
Trauma is the Greek word for wound….. a sizeable “shoe-box”
One misleading terminology fitting all sizes
“Rightly”:
Addicts present Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) scores of 6.8/10 vs. 1.7/10 control standard population
Individuals with PTSD were 2 to 4 times more likely than individuals without PTSD to meet criteria for an SUD
“Fashion”:
Many caretaker talk about it before having thought about it, and learned about it, mostly with best intentions in the world, incurring potential risks for both client and practitioner…
