Zach Rhoads

Author: "Outgrowing Addiction" | Host of 'The Social Exchange Podcast' | Health researcher and writer | Harm Reduction adxn counselor @ the Life Process Program

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My recent piece in @Filtermag_org
featuring @drcarlhart's #druguseforgrownups

(I couldn't help it)

https://t.co/Jl7XkagXnW

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This blog - and subsequent ones on this platform- hit many of the topics I will cover in my forthcoming book. Namely: #Education #Neurodiversity #ChildDevelopment #SchoolReform #CollaborativeProblemSolving https://t.co/TFQqBe0w9t

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https://t.co/oCY1f3WBjA

Children didn’t suddenly become fragile. Childhood changed. New episode of Kids in the Gray Zone on play, boredom, independence, and resilience. #Education #Parenting #SEL #ChildDevelopment

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“By the Time a Child Explodes, We Are Already Late” by Zach Rhoads

Why waiting for “the big behavior” is a problem we adults ought to solve— perhaps THE problem.

(Also: why the kid melting down may not be the least regulated person in the room.) https://t.co/h4YR6RhfXq

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Ross Greene: Why Schools Are Too Reactive | Kids in the Gray Zone #1 https://t.co/mRI7RTNTqt

Hope you enjoy the new pod. This one with #rossgreene #livesinthebalance #cps #collaborativeandproactivesolutions
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We’ve confused learning with ranking — and competition with beating people. Kids are just reacting accordingly. https://t.co/jnpSFxNT2H

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@drrickbarnett Sam makes jokes about that often. I do see it :D

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No idea why I love this game so much :D

Me?

I question everything, study the past, laugh at the wrong moments, and don’t trust anyone who talks in slogans.

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

You’re the average of the five podcasts you listen to most.

Who are you?

[Prof. Brian Keating @Briankeating]

You’re the average of the five podcasts you listen to most.

Who are you?

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Addiction doesn’t live in the drug—it lives in the space it fills in your life.
The bigger and better your life becomes, the less addiction has room to stay. 🌱

https://t.co/fB0CPoQlRI

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“Addiction is NOT a disease.”
Dr. @speele5 explains why the disease label minimizes people’s strength — and what actually leads to recovery.

https://t.co/sxUegt4yq8

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#Addiction doesn’t live in the #drug.
It lives in the relationship between the person and the substance.

https://t.co/R5UoLQzAO0

#AddictionRecovery #OutgrowingAddiction #AddictionMyths #LifeProcessProgram

[Bev Schechtman🇮🇱 @ibdgirl76]

Pain patients weren’t just forgotten. We were discarded.

Meanwhile, addiction was rebranded as bravery, and the people who needed daily pain relief became public enemies.

🎯 This system didn’t fail us by accident. It built a moral framework to justify abandoning us.

We call it Critical Drug Theory.
And once you see it, you won’t be able to unsee it.
🎥 Watch the full video here →https://t.co/OAM2SjQOLI

[Mad In America @Mad_In_America]

Antidepressants Linked to Insomnia in Children and Adolescents, Meta-Analysis Finds

Sertraline (Zoloft) showed the highest risk, with odds of insomnia more than doubling compared to placebo.

By Richard Sears

https://t.co/OZ8vHM4hWZ

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Our buddy Tara Grace. This is a brave talk. It’s all true. But not always easy, or comfortable to tell the truth.

#recoverycommunity #addiction #drugusers #pwud #harmreduction

👉https://t.co/w4lSS8fVkJ

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3/

- Audit your conflicts. Build guardrails against marketing-driven drift.
- Measure what matters. Function, connection, and participation—not just symptom checkboxes.
- - Design around networks, not individuals. Invite family/peers early.

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👉 https://t.co/UMUih4reNq
THREAD:My talk w/ Sandy Steingard (≈2018)
Key Takeaways for Leaders & Clinicians

1)
- Ask first for stories, not symptoms. Let context lead; let labels lag.
- Frame meds as tools, not identity-fixers. Discuss benefits, harms, and withdrawal.

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2/

- Protect agency in every sentence. People do better when they believe they can act.
- Invest in cheap, compound-interest habits. Food, sleep, movement, sunlight, routine, relationships.

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Grateful for an inspiring day at the WOW Festival in Ottawa 🙌 Big thanks to Rob & Tabitha from OICH! Excited to have met so many down-to-earth partners & looking forward to what’s ahead. 🌍💡 #WOWFestival #LPP #HarmReduction #OICH @Ottawainnercit1

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@MayorBillWells How do you propose we treat those issues?

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“The skills and messaging we’re teaching are immediate, tangible & transferable to future settings.”

Rice Univ’s harm reduction party:
Real setting
BAC tracking
95% paced better
100% learned limits

Harm reduction > zero tolerance.

#HarmReduction #AlcoholAwareness #LPP