He works in midtown as an addiction counselor.

Instead, many addiction counselors are tied to a twelve-step model that has much less research support.

Warren Boyd (1958), is an American addiction counselor and recovering drug addict.

Some addiction counselors have begun to focus on compulsive game players.

Joseph Martin, 84, American addiction counselor and author, heart disease.

Among a certain group, however - addiction counselors and former addicts - it is an article of faith that the holidays represent a perilous time.

That prompted his move to South Dakota, where he practiced law and became a certified addiction counselor.

Credentialed, addiction counselors work with other professionals to provide a safe, balanced and flexible treatment environment.

For example, Metropolitan Hospital lost so many addiction counselors that the number of patients treated at its methadone clinic had to be reduced.

Depending on a patient's needs, there is also access to religious professionals and addiction counselors.