If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.—Isaac Newton, 1675One legacy of living a long life is that you experience the progressive loss of people who have influenced your life. These losses in the face of such sustained survival engender a mix of grief, survival guilt, and a renewed(……)

In 2013, I penned a tribute in Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly honoring recently deceased leaders who had exerted great influence on the history of addiction treatment and recovery in America. As 2015 comes to a close, it seems a fitting time to add to this list of pioneers we have recently lost. Here is a sampling(……)

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants. –Isaac Newton, 1675In a recent blog, I noted the sudden death of Dr. David Powell, a pioneer who spent more than four decades elevating the quality of addiction treatment in the United States and helping other countries develop recovery mutual aid(……)