By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G You’ve been sober for a while now Maybe a year. Maybe ten. The crisis that brought you to your knees is no longer the center of your day. You go to work. You make it to your kid’s recital. You don’t pick up. And yet. Something is still off. […]
By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G You’re graduating Thursday. Or next week. Or next month. And while everyone around you is asking what’s next? with bright voices, something quieter is happening inside you. You don’t know what you want. Somewhere in the picture is a substance. Maybe alcohol. Maybe weed. Maybe pills. Maybe sports betting, […]
By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G You go to work. You meet your deadlines. You pay your bills on time. A guy told me yesterday in session that his definition of “fine” was Venmo’ing people on their birthday. He looks back now in disdain. From the outside, your life looks exactly the way it’s supposed […]
By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G You have seen the ads. During the game, between plays, on your phone before you even open the app. “Bet $5, get $200.” “No sweat bet.” “Risk free.” You have watched friends disappear into it, or maybe you have felt the pull yourself. And at some point you started […]
By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G Have you ever looked around at a pattern in your life and thought: why does this keep happening? Why do I keep ending up with people who make me feel like I am too much, and never enough all at once? And worse, why does some part of myself […]
By Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-G Maybe you’ve been here before. You know something needs to change. You can feel it. But every time you get close to taking the step, a voice inside says: not yet. Wait until you feel more sure. Wait until the timing is better. Wait until you’re ready. So you […]
by Andrew John Tucker, LCSW, CASAC-GResearched by Corina Evi Tucker y de la Huertawww.addictiontherapynyc.com There’s something important happening right now that clinicians, clients, and families can’t afford to miss. A recent poll conducted by Ipsos and reported by the Association of Internet Betting & Markets (AIBM) in the article “Most Americans See Prediction Markets as […]
by Andrew John Tucker, LCSWResearched by Corina Evi Tucker y de la Huertawww.addictiontherapynyc.com What many clinicians are beginning to notice is that online gambling is resembling the early stages of the opioid crisis…rapid expansion, easy access, and public awareness lagging behind the clinical reality. Did you get your OxyContin hat at the in-service when we […]
by Andrew John Tucker, LCSWResearched by Corina Evi Tucker y de la Huertawww.addictiontherapynyc.com March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month – it is also March Madness (a fitting title). Every March, millions of Americans fill out basketball brackets, talk about underdogs, and enjoy one of the most exciting tournaments in sports. But alongside the excitement of […]
by Andrew John Tucker, LCSWResearched by Corina Evi Tucker y de la Huertawww.addictiontherapynyc.com One of the most common things I hear from people struggling (and their families) with gambling is this: “I don’t even know what treatment is supposed to look like.” That uncertainty feeds shame. And shame keeps people quiet. That’s why I was […]