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by Vice President of Clinical Operations, Kerry Coyle, MSW In a shocking news report released yesterday, two staffers were found dead after having overdosed on heroin and fentanyl in an unlicensed Pennsylvania recovery home. The tragic story highlights the critical nature of the opioid epidemic in the United States while drawing attention to systemic concerns about the clinical integrity… Read On »

Origins Behavioral HealthCare of Florida is currently looking for a Staff Physician to oversee the medical care of its patients. Origins’ treatment philosophy represents a rare fusion of contemporary addiction medicine and clinical sciences with a profound immersion in the timeless Twelve Step experience. Origins delivers a highly-individualized, longer-term, gender-specific treatment experience that holistically nurtures… Read On »

By: Kacy Ritter Last night, I listened to a Seattle radio station host hour after hour of Chris Cornell’s music. They featured everything from unforgettable Soundgarden songs to covers from obscure shows and hits from Audioslave. By the end of the evening, I had read nearly a dozen articles about Cornell’s life. Through all of… Read On »

Brad Sylvain, MPA, CAP – Executive Director Brad brings nearly a decade of mental health and substance use disorder treatment experience to his role as Executive Director of Hanley Center. As the former Corporate Director of Admissions, he was responsible for most appropriately placing patients in treatment programs, either within the Origins’ continuum or with… Read On »

by Dr. Frank Lawlis, Director of Psychological and Neurological Plasticity Programs     Since its inception, The PsychoNeuroPlasticity Center (PNP) inside of Origins has focused highly on combating addiction through on cutting-edge research on the brain’s capacity to restructure and renew itself.  Those of us within the PNP Center are very pleased with the direction and potentials… Read On »

Connie Motley – Clinical Director, Hanley Center at Origins In her new role as Clinical Director, Connie will provide clinical leadership and administrative oversight to the substance use disorder treatment programs at Hanley Center. Having previously spent five years at Origins in South Padre Island, Connie is well versed in Origins’ treatment modalities and its… Read On »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (May 9, 2017) – Origins Behavioral HealthCare today announced it has been acquired by TRT Holdings, Inc., a diversified private holding company owned by the Rowling family of Dallas that owns other successful brands, including Omni Hotels & Resorts and Gold’s Gym. This major acquisition in the substance use disorder treatment… Read On »

by Dr. John Dyben, DHSc, MCAP, CMHP – Clinical Fellow William White, renowned author of “Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America”, recently raised valid concerns about the ongoing recycling of patients in an aptly named blog, “The Revolving Door of Addiction Treatment”.  As leaders in the addiction treatment industry, we felt… Read On »

by Myers Raymer, Alumni Support (and 12 Step Cowboy)       In the old days (think cowboys and big ranches), folks use to ride for a particular ranch and all loyalties and efforts were for that ranch. They called it “riding for the brand”, which meant that you sort of lived and died by… Read On »

By Kacy Ritter, MS, Community Outreach & Social Media Strategist If you’ve ever spent any time with me, you have probably learned two things: I am a recovered alcoholic and I love all things geek. For me, May The Fourth is basically a national holiday – Star Wars references run high, and nerds across the… Read On »