How To Treat Men

Greetings: Here you will find information on Griffin Recovery Enterprises. Further down are book, article, and video recommendations for how to improve your services as treatment professionals for men in addiction.

Who we are: Griffin Recovery Enterprises specializes in helping treatment facilities improve their men’s programs. We’re past the time where a one-size-fits-all approach to treating addiction is acceptable, because it misses too much and makes treatment unnecessarily difficult! We recommend specialized treatment for various demographics.

GRE focuses on the demographic most affected by addiction: men.

Up until now, there has been surprisingly few resources and limited content and research in this area. In the three years we’ve been in existence, our products, speeches, and consultations and trainings with treatment centers all over the country have uncovered common areas of improvement to be made for any treatment center looking to improve their challenges treating men.

See the content below to jump start your facility’s or practice’s overhaul when it comes to helping men face their addiction. See the contact info at the bottom of the page to see about working with GRE to help your center reach the new level of men’s treatment.

-Dan Griffin

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Great Books:

A Man’s Way Through the Twelve Steps – offers the tools needed for men to address key issues with which they commonly struggle, including:

• difficulty admitting powerlessness or letting go of control

• finding connection with a Higher Power

• letting go of repressed anger and resentment

• contending with any sexual issues whatever they may be

• overcoming barriers to intimacy and meaningful relationships

“Dan’s book taps into the power of the twelve steps as they relate to men in recovery and offer insight into how men can apply the steps. Without question, a great resource for men in recovery and for the clinician, as a tool to recommend to their clients.” – Bob Lindsey, President and CEO, NCADD

Centerfold Syndrome – “This candid analysis shows how boys are brought up to both depend on and yet fear the perceived power they think women hold over them and, most importantly, how this prevents true emotional intimacy between men and women. Learn from their inspiring and instructive stories.” – Amazon.com

The New Handbook of Psychotherapy and Counseling with Men – “Written by leading clinicians, educators, and researchers with vast experience in the field, this definitive handbook offers practical advice for working with male clients who are often stubbornly resisting therapy.” – Amazon.com

Touchstones: Meditations for Men – “A daily spiritual guide for men grounded in the Twelve Steps.” -DanGriffin.com

Wisdom to Know – “From the author of Touchstones, a daily reader with a quotation, reflection, and action for each day of the year.” -Hazelden

Message in a Bottle: Stories of Men and Addiction – “This series of intimate and penetrating portraits of male addicts provides a unique window on how men relate to drugs and alcohol — and why so many are drawn to these substances.” -Amazon.com

King Baby – “Discusses the King Baby personality – the childish ego traits seen in people who have reached adulthood without acquiring emotional maturity – a self-centeredness common to alcoholics and addicts.” -Hazelden

Men’s Issues In Recovery – “…identifies and addresses the ten most common male stereotypes and helps men begin to confront denied emotions, talk about what hurts, and seek support from other men in recovery.” -Hazelden

Men’s Work – “…author Paul Kivel helps men confront the political, social, and personal forces that generate and reward misogyny, hatred, anger, and violent behavior.” -Hazelden

Trauma and the Twelve Steps – “A culprit not just in causing addiction, trauma affects individuals for as long as it goes untreated and hinders one’s recovery. This book enhances recovery by addressing this trauma as it is related to The Twelve Steps.” – DanGriffin.com

AA Big Book – “Alcoholics Anonymous-The Big Book-has served as a lifeline to millions worldwide. It’s more than a book. It’s a way of life.” -AA publisher, Perseus Distribution Services

Curricula:

Helping Men Recover

Men’s Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Model (M-TREM)

Dan’s Articles:

5 Ways to Improve Men’s Treatment

Men and Trauma: The Missing Link for Men’s Recovery

How Trauma Informs Men’s Identity, Addiction, Recovery

How to get men to live with one another in a sober setting (forthcoming)

How to get a man to open up (forthcoming)

How to identify a man suffering from trauma (forthcoming)

Men and Trauma:

PTSD Affects Men and Women Differently

Men and Trauma: Most of Us Won’t Even Use the Word ‘Fear’

When Trauma Triggers Are Everywhere: The Hidden Impact of the Jerry Sandusky Trial

Emotional Trauma: An Often Overlooked Root of Addiction

The Theory of Men’s Trauma

Working With Men Survivors of Trauma and Abuse (Video)

Links to helpful websites/article–for you or your clients:

Men and Addiction:

Men and Addiction: A Global Problem

How Can Sexual Addiction Become a Real Addiction?

Other Addiction Articles:

The Double Demons of Addiction and Depression

Symptoms of Sexual Addiction

The Helpguide for Gambling Addiction

The Helpguide for Drug Addiction

Men and Alcoholism:

Excessive Alcohol Use and Risks to Men’s Health

Men Are More Likely Than Women To Crave Alcohol When They Feel Negative Emotions

NBC: Alcoholic men can’t feel your pain. Here’s why

Alcoholism as a Men’s Issue

Alcoholism Affects Men’s and Women’s Brains Differently

Why men are twice as likely to become alcoholics – drinking sparks more pleasure in male brains

Time Magazine: Study: Men and Women Benefit in Different Ways From AA

Alcoholic Men Demonstrate a Deficit in Empathy

Just a Sip? Gay Men and Alcoholism

Other Alcoholism Articles:

The Helpguide for Alcoholism

Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse: New York Times Overview

Alcohol Use and Older Adults

CDC: Binge Drinking

Wikipedia: Alcoholism

WebMD: Alcohol and Depression