80:. Dr. Ronald J. Hunsicker, FACATA, National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers' president and chief executive officer, introduced an alternative perspective in mental health and addiction treatment programs. It was recommend that a combined approach be taken, particularly for people at high risk of relapse. Hunsicker's speech on “The Challenges for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Addiction Treatment" suggested that companions can help a patient successfully transition from a heavily structured, secure environment into the world where he previously failed to stay sober. Other experts are skeptical of the companion approach and its dependence on a single individual.
60:
to newly defined healthy behaviors with family, work, and legal issues without relapse is proven. Some recovery coaches stay with their clients for many months, and some offer only transportation services (for instance, to and from treatment facilities or sober living homes). The sober companion's duties vary from case to case, from simply ensuring the client remains abstinent, to establishing and ushering a specific plan of recovered resources and relationships into their home and community.
1724:
32:
companion position, ethical existing peoples and businesses abide by the U.S. standards of mental health treatment. A sober companion may be a part of a whole medical and/or a clinical team of professional(s), may be formally licensed as a mental health professional, or have well-respected experiential experience in the field and/or may work independently on their own.
59:
An engagement with a sober companion usually lasts 30 days or longer. The time required to effect a meaningful change varies depending upon the client, co-occurring disorders, and life at home. Ethically, a companion's presence in the client's life will titrate down as the client's ability to connect
63:
Many sober companions are ex-addicts themselves and are sometimes hired in cases where a celebrity, actor or musician will not attend residential treatment, but must remain abstinent to complete a film or recording project. They are also depicted by some media outlets as "adult babysitters". Doctors
55:
A companion acts as an advocate for the newly recovering person and provides new ways for the client to act in their own living environment. A sober companion either completely removes the addict from his own environment of hidden stashes, or may search for hidden drugs in that environment, in an
31:
is a human services-related career path with the goal of helping the client maintain total abstinence or harm reduction from any addiction, and to establish healthy routines at home or after checking out of a residential treatment facility. Although regulations do not exist for the specific sober
48:, other outside support groups, help establishing nutrition and fitness daily, medication therapy, or holistic practices. The primary duty of a sober coach is to ensure the recovering individual does not relapse. They may be hired to provide
308:
72:
There has been controversy among sober companions over the use of drug replacement therapy and prescription drugs to ease withdrawal, cravings or other side effects of long-term narcotic and
1135:
388:
1059:
1064:
469:
40:
Protocols for a sober companion when working with a client, their family, and/or friends are established immediately. These may include a psychotherapeutic approach,
139:
1446:
1008:
297:". Speech by Dr. Ronald J. Hunsicker, FACATA, National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers president and chief executive officer. Accessed Oct 3, 2011.
350:
1649:
1219:
1201:
551:
592:
1189:
708:
178:
1172:
685:
1406:
1331:
158:
1304:
1130:
1071:
742:
404:
1689:
1669:
1112:
1123:
919:
343:
1299:
779:
732:
944:
762:
566:
116:
45:
464:
1748:
1385:
1352:
1140:
614:
556:
474:
459:
449:
294:
270:
1753:
1727:
1079:
393:
336:
1595:
1558:
1336:
587:
479:
111:
1494:
1160:
1049:
602:
511:
454:
76:
use. Sober companions are sometimes used as a replacement for residential addiction treatment or other forms of
1623:
1025:
1674:
1416:
1289:
561:
1758:
1247:
1194:
1150:
1035:
1003:
794:
767:
90:
1040:
624:
619:
523:
485:
378:
1600:
1587:
1531:
1346:
964:
757:
609:
506:
1679:
1553:
1294:
1279:
1229:
934:
924:
703:
633:
421:
256:
77:
41:
1511:
1454:
1436:
1429:
1370:
1269:
1262:
1224:
1184:
990:
891:
806:
784:
638:
597:
359:
64:
may also refer to sober companions as "advocates" for actors, musicians, and other celebrities.
309:"Lucy Liu will play Watson to CBS's Sherlock Holmes. People appear to have a problem with that"
1541:
1411:
1274:
1252:
1155:
1030:
974:
752:
691:
681:
653:
629:
1524:
1474:
1118:
1054:
1020:
1013:
896:
863:
853:
1694:
1375:
1341:
846:
841:
715:
163:
99:
238:
1709:
1519:
1499:
1461:
1326:
747:
737:
727:
535:
501:
367:
144:
73:
1742:
1684:
1565:
1469:
1365:
954:
886:
836:
831:
816:
811:
789:
698:
665:
530:
399:
1644:
1634:
1424:
720:
52:
care, be on-call, or to accompany the recovering addict during certain activities.
1575:
1570:
1441:
1321:
1211:
1104:
876:
821:
426:
95:
295:
The
Challenges for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Addiction Treatment
1704:
1536:
1484:
1479:
1314:
1284:
1257:
1167:
949:
929:
858:
441:
431:
1639:
1546:
1380:
1179:
1145:
998:
969:
939:
871:
826:
799:
676:
647:
582:
416:
411:
179:"Man goes from drinking three bottles of wine a day to inspiring thousands"
17:
1309:
1239:
903:
1401:
959:
518:
328:
202:
1699:
1607:
772:
219:
Mireya
Navarro, "A Companion to Protect Addicts From Themselves".
225:. April 15, 2007. NYTimes Company NYC. Accessed August 18, 2008.
49:
332:
259:". ABC News Online. September 17, 2007. Accessed Sept 13, 2008.
241:". On Line Entertainment News. Accessed September 13, 2008.
220:
207:. January 29, 1990. V. 33 No 4. Accessed August 15, 2008.
1136:
Ban on caffeinated alcoholic drinks in the United States
271:"Sober Companions Are the Next Best 1 Percent Accessory"
389:
Alcohol-related traffic crashes in the United States
1662:
1616:
1586:
1510:
1394:
1238:
1210:
1103:
1094:
1060:
List of countries by alcohol consumption per capita
983:
912:
664:
575:
544:
494:
440:
377:
366:
1065:Alcohol consumption by youth in the United States
470:Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism
257:Owen Wilson's Sober Buddy May Help Him Snap Back
1447:Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility
167:September 18, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
148:, April 17, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
140:A Companion to Protect Addicts From Themselves
344:
251:
249:
247:
8:
1009:International Women's Collaboration Brew Day
98:as a female sober companion to a modern-day
1650:Medicinal Liquor Prescriptions Act of 1933
1220:List of countries with alcohol prohibition
1100:
374:
351:
337:
329:
552:Short-term effects of alcohol consumption
215:
213:
134:
132:
1190:Legal drinking age in the United States
128:
1173:List of dry communities by U.S. state
7:
686:List of methanol poisoning incidents
1407:Alcohol consumption recommendations
1332:Temperance and Good Citizenship Day
1131:Alcohol packaging warning messages
743:Alcohol use among college students
405:Drunk driving in the United States
25:
1690:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
1670:Index of alcohol-related articles
1113:Administrative License Suspension
307:Hughes, Sarah Anne (2012-02-28).
1723:
1722:
1124:Alcoholic beverage control state
920:Andrew Johnson alcoholism debate
733:Alcohol in association football
945:List of deaths through alcohol
763:Epidemiology of binge drinking
567:Subjective response to alcohol
201:Jeannie Park and Robin Miell,
117:Drug addiction recovery groups
1:
1430:Sweat alcohol content monitor
465:Alcoholism in rural Australia
56:effort to prevent a relapse.
1353:Adult Children of Alcoholics
1141:Drunk driving law by country
557:Long-term effects of alcohol
475:Disease theory of alcoholism
460:Alcoholism in family systems
450:Alcohol and Native Americans
269:Newton, Randi (2016-03-31).
1080:International whisk(e)y day
394:Driving under the influence
177:Scott, Ellen (2019-12-12).
159:What's a 'sober companion'?
1775:
1596:Christian views on alcohol
1202:List of alcohol laws of US
480:High-functioning alcoholic
112:List of twelve-step groups
1718:
1495:Alcoholic spirits measure
1480:Low-alcoholic malt drinks
1161:Ignition interlock device
1050:Drunken monkey hypothesis
883:Routes of administration
512:Alcohol congener analysis
455:Alcoholism in adolescence
239:Britney in Divorce Court
1675:Alcohol and spaceflight
1417:Alcohol server training
1290:Managed alcohol program
868:Binge drinking devices
562:Pharmacology of ethanol
1280:Alcohol rehabilitation
1248:Alcohol detoxification
1151:Field sobriety testing
1036:Health effects of wine
1004:International Beer Day
768:Holiday heart syndrome
88:The television series
1532:Disulfiram-like drugs
1072:Ritual use of alcohol
1041:Wine and food pairing
1026:Apéritif and digestif
677:Adulterated moonshine
524:Blood alcohol content
486:Seeing pink elephants
1601:Alcohol in the Bible
1588:Religion and alcohol
1554:General anaesthetics
1347:Alcoholics Anonymous
1305:List of mixed drinks
758:Alcohol intoxication
673:Adulterated alcohol
255:Soden, Blair 2007, "
1749:Drug rehabilitation
1680:Gateway drug effect
1466:Low-alcohol drinks
1295:Non-alcoholic drink
1230:Temperance movement
1212:Alcohol prohibition
935:Gilbert Paul Jordan
925:Dionysian Mysteries
709:on college campuses
704:Alcohol advertising
422:Public intoxication
78:drug rehabilitation
1754:Alcohol and health
1512:Addiction medicine
1455:Get Your Sexy Back
1395:Alcohol limitation
1371:Sober living house
1337:Twelve-step groups
1270:Brief intervention
1263:Open-container law
1225:Neo-prohibitionism
1185:Legal drinking age
991:Alcoholic beverage
892:Alcohol inhalation
807:Drinking in public
785:Blackout Wednesday
643:Beverage-specific
360:Alcohol and health
157:Colleen Mastony, "
1736:
1735:
1658:
1657:
1608:Islam and alcohol
1542:Calcium carbimide
1412:Alcohol education
1300:List of cocktails
1275:Designated driver
1253:Alcohol-free zone
1156:Hip flask defence
1090:
1089:
1031:Hangover remedies
975:Whiskey Rebellion
965:Six o'clock swill
753:Austrian syndrome
692:Surrogate alcohol
682:Denatured alcohol
654:Red wine headache
138:Mireya Navarro, "
16:(Redirected from
1766:
1726:
1725:
1525:Chlordiazepoxide
1475:Low-alcohol beer
1119:Alcohol monopoly
1101:
1021:Drinking culture
1014:Women in brewing
897:Vodka eyeballing
864:Passive drinking
375:
353:
346:
339:
330:
323:
322:
320:
319:
304:
298:
291:
285:
284:
282:
281:
266:
260:
253:
242:
232:
226:
217:
208:
199:
193:
192:
190:
189:
174:
168:
155:
149:
136:
46:non-12 step plan
21:
1774:
1773:
1769:
1768:
1767:
1765:
1764:
1763:
1739:
1738:
1737:
1732:
1714:
1695:Self-medication
1654:
1612:
1582:
1520:Benzodiazepines
1506:
1390:
1376:Sobering center
1361:Sober companion
1342:Al-Anon/Alateen
1234:
1206:
1096:
1086:
979:
908:
848:In vino veritas
842:Hair of the dog
660:
576:Adverse effects
571:
540:
490:
436:
380:
379:Alcohol-related
370:
362:
357:
327:
326:
317:
315:
313:Washington Post
306:
305:
301:
292:
288:
279:
277:
268:
267:
263:
254:
245:
233:
229:
218:
211:
204:People Magazine
200:
196:
187:
185:
176:
175:
171:
164:Chicago Tribune
156:
152:
137:
130:
125:
108:
100:Sherlock Holmes
86:
70:
50:round the clock
38:
29:sober companion
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1772:
1770:
1762:
1761:
1756:
1751:
1741:
1740:
1734:
1733:
1731:
1730:
1719:
1716:
1715:
1713:
1712:
1710:French paradox
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1666:
1664:
1660:
1659:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1620:
1618:
1614:
1613:
1611:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1603:
1592:
1590:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1580:
1579:
1578:
1573:
1566:Sulfonic acids
1563:
1562:
1561:
1551:
1550:
1549:
1544:
1539:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1516:
1514:
1508:
1507:
1505:
1504:
1503:
1502:
1500:Standard drink
1497:
1489:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1464:
1462:Liquor license
1459:
1458:
1457:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1433:
1432:
1427:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1383:
1378:
1373:
1368:
1363:
1358:
1357:
1356:
1350:
1344:
1334:
1329:
1327:Temperance bar
1324:
1319:
1318:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1250:
1244:
1242:
1236:
1235:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1216:
1214:
1208:
1207:
1205:
1204:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1182:
1177:
1176:
1175:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1138:
1133:
1128:
1127:
1126:
1116:
1109:
1107:
1098:
1092:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1085:
1084:
1083:
1082:
1074:
1069:
1068:
1067:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1046:
1045:
1044:
1043:
1033:
1028:
1018:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
993:
987:
985:
981:
980:
978:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
916:
914:
910:
909:
907:
906:
901:
900:
899:
894:
889:
881:
880:
879:
874:
866:
861:
856:
851:
844:
839:
834:
829:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
803:
802:
797:
787:
782:
777:
776:
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
748:Binge drinking
745:
740:
738:Alcohol powder
735:
730:
728:Alcohol myopia
725:
724:
723:
713:
712:
711:
701:
696:
695:
694:
689:
679:
670:
668:
662:
661:
659:
658:
657:
656:
650:
641:
636:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
606:
605:
595:
590:
585:
579:
577:
573:
572:
570:
569:
564:
559:
554:
548:
546:
542:
541:
539:
538:
536:Wine chemistry
533:
528:
527:
526:
516:
515:
514:
504:
502:Beer chemistry
498:
496:
492:
491:
489:
488:
483:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
446:
444:
438:
437:
435:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
408:
407:
397:
391:
385:
383:
372:
364:
363:
358:
356:
355:
348:
341:
333:
325:
324:
299:
286:
261:
243:
227:
209:
194:
169:
150:
145:New York Times
127:
126:
124:
121:
120:
119:
114:
107:
104:
85:
82:
69:
66:
37:
34:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1771:
1760:
1759:Life coaching
1757:
1755:
1752:
1750:
1747:
1746:
1744:
1729:
1721:
1720:
1717:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1685:Mood disorder
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1667:
1665:
1661:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1630:
1626:
1622:
1621:
1619:
1615:
1609:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1597:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1589:
1585:
1577:
1574:
1572:
1569:
1568:
1567:
1564:
1560:
1559:Nitrous oxide
1557:
1556:
1555:
1552:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1538:
1535:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1526:
1523:
1522:
1521:
1518:
1517:
1515:
1513:
1509:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1490:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1470:Fermented tea
1468:
1467:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1456:
1453:
1452:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1422:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1377:
1374:
1372:
1369:
1367:
1366:Sober curious
1364:
1362:
1359:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1297:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1255:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1245:
1243:
1241:
1237:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1217:
1215:
1213:
1209:
1203:
1200:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1174:
1171:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1144:
1143:
1142:
1139:
1137:
1134:
1132:
1129:
1125:
1122:
1121:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1110:
1108:
1106:
1102:
1099:
1093:
1081:
1078:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1055:Ladies' night
1053:
1051:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1022:
1019:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
996:
994:
992:
989:
988:
986:
982:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
955:Rum Rebellion
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
931:
928:
926:
923:
921:
918:
917:
915:
911:
905:
902:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
887:Alcohol enema
885:
884:
882:
878:
875:
873:
870:
869:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
855:
852:
850:
849:
845:
843:
840:
838:
837:Flaming drink
835:
833:
832:Dutch courage
830:
828:
825:
823:
820:
818:
817:Drunk walking
815:
813:
812:Drunk dialing
810:
808:
805:
801:
798:
796:
793:
792:
791:
790:Drinking game
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
750:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
722:
719:
718:
717:
714:
710:
707:
706:
705:
702:
700:
699:Alcohol abuse
697:
693:
690:
687:
683:
680:
678:
675:
674:
672:
671:
669:
667:
666:Social issues
663:
655:
651:
649:
645:
644:
642:
640:
637:
635:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
604:
603:breast cancer
601:
600:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
580:
578:
574:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
549:
547:
543:
537:
534:
532:
531:Fusel alcohol
529:
525:
522:
521:
520:
517:
513:
510:
509:
508:
505:
503:
500:
499:
497:
493:
487:
484:
481:
478:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
447:
445:
443:
439:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
406:
403:
402:
401:
400:Drunk driving
398:
395:
392:
390:
387:
386:
384:
382:
376:
373:
369:
365:
361:
354:
349:
347:
342:
340:
335:
334:
331:
314:
310:
303:
300:
296:
290:
287:
276:
272:
265:
262:
258:
252:
250:
248:
244:
240:
236:
235:Hollywood Rag
231:
228:
224:
223:
216:
214:
210:
206:
205:
198:
195:
184:
180:
173:
170:
166:
165:
160:
154:
151:
147:
146:
141:
135:
133:
129:
122:
118:
115:
113:
110:
109:
105:
103:
101:
97:
93:
92:
83:
81:
79:
75:
68:Controversies
67:
65:
61:
57:
53:
51:
47:
43:
35:
33:
30:
19:
1645:Gin Act 1751
1635:Bratt System
1628:
1624:
1491:Measurement
1425:Breathalyzer
1360:
1195:Shoulder tap
847:
721:Beer goggles
316:. Retrieved
312:
302:
289:
278:. Retrieved
274:
264:
234:
230:
221:
203:
197:
186:. Retrieved
182:
172:
162:
153:
143:
89:
87:
71:
62:
58:
54:
39:
28:
26:
1625:Beer Street
1576:Homotaurine
1571:Acamprosate
1442:Dry January
1421:Monitoring
1322:Teetotalism
1315:Malt drinks
1105:Alcohol law
877:Yard of ale
822:Drunkorexia
634:intolerance
427:Rum-running
222:NYTimes.com
84:Pop culture
18:Sober Coach
1743:Categories
1705:Town drunk
1537:Disulfiram
1485:Small beer
1451:Campaigns
1285:Drunk tank
1258:Dry campus
1168:Dry county
950:Rum ration
930:Dipsomania
859:Pantsdrunk
652:Red wine:
442:Alcoholism
432:Wine fraud
318:2022-09-20
280:2021-03-31
188:2021-03-31
123:References
91:Elementary
1640:Dry state
1547:Cyanamide
1381:Sobrietol
1180:Last call
1146:DWI court
999:Beer mile
970:Speakeasy
940:Gin Craze
872:Beer bong
827:Dry drunk
800:Pregaming
648:Potomania
630:Tolerance
620:Pregnancy
495:Chemistry
417:Nip joint
412:Moonshine
1728:Category
1629:Gin Lane
1386:Quit lit
1310:Spritzer
1240:Sobriety
1095:Alcohol
1076:Whiskey
904:Sconcing
854:Nightcap
780:Blackout
610:Cortisol
507:Congener
275:Observer
106:See also
94:depicts
1663:Related
1617:History
1402:0-0-1-3
1097:control
984:General
960:Shebeen
913:History
583:Anxiety
545:Effects
519:Ethanol
368:Alcohol
74:alcohol
42:12-step
36:Service
1437:FRAMES
646:Beer:
639:Weight
615:Memory
598:Cancer
381:crimes
96:Watson
1700:Spins
1355:(ACA)
1349:(AA):
1115:(ALS)
995:Beer
773:Zapoy
625:Sleep
593:Brain
588:Aging
482:(HFA)
396:(DUI)
183:Metro
1627:and
795:list
716:Sex
371:use
237:, "
161:",
142:",
44:or
1745::
311:.
273:.
246:^
212:^
181:.
131:^
102:.
27:A
688:)
684:(
632:/
352:e
345:t
338:v
321:.
293:"
283:.
191:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.