Helpful Links

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James Finch MD: www.jwfinchmd.com

Jane B. Finch LCSW: www.janebfinch.com

Eugene Mindel MD: www.trustanddistrust.com

Article by Dr. Finch, "Two-year Experience with Buprenorphine-naloxone (Suboxone) for Maintenance Treatment of Opioid Dependence Within a Private Practice Setting," Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2007

Video of Dr. Finch discussing opioid prescribing standards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obW_9Gnqpvk

Article co-authored by Jane Finch, "Motivational Interviewing to Encourage Self-Help Participation Following Alcohol Detoxification," Research on Social Work Practice, 2002

National Institute on Drug Abuse  -- http://www.nida.nih.gov/:  A division of the National Institutes of

Health, NIDA funds and promulgates research on the physiological precursors and effects of substance use and abuse as well as behavioral and pharmacological treatments. 

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism -- http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/ has a mission similar to NIDA's but focuses on alcohol use disorders.

Alcoholics Anonymous, Durham, Vance, Granville and Person County meetings -- http://www.aanc32.org/; Orange County -- http://www.aanc33.org/.

Narcotics Anonymous, Carolina Region -- www.crna.org/

Marijuana Anonymous -- www.marijuana-anonymous.org/

Al-Anon and Alateen, http://www.alanonalateen6nc.org/: A 12-step, supportive fellowship of relatives

and friends of alcoholics. District 6 serves the following counties:  Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Franklin, Orange, Person, Vance, Wake, and Warren.

Nar-Anon -- https://www.nar-anon.org/: Like Al-anon, a 12-step fellowship for family and friends of individuals addicted to drugs. 

SMART Recovery (Self-Management and Recovery Training), www.smartrecovery.org. Non-spiritual,

abstinence-based self-help drawing from cognitive-behavioral change strategies.

EMDR Institute -- http://www.emdr.com/: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a type of trauma therapy for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that includes alternating bilateral stimulation in the form of guided eye movements or hand tapping to help clients move safely through emotional processing and on to more integrated, adaptive, and less distressing ways of thinking about their experience.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy -- http://www.behavioraltech.com/:  DBT is a treatment approach that

blends cognitive behavioral strategies with the practice of mindfulness acceptance to help individuals tolerate distress, regulate their emotions and deal more effectively with interpersonal relationships. It helps ease problems associated with depression, anxiety, social phobia, and addictions, among others.