The science of addiction and mental health

Authored by Dillon McClernon

On Saturday, August 6, 2022, John Demasi, host of South Jersey radio show Talk with a Purpose, hosted Dr. Peter Vernig, Recovery Centers of America’s vice president of mental health services. In a broad, penetrating conversation, Dr. Vernig discussed such topics as the nature of addiction, its connection to brain and behavior, the relation between addiction and mental health generally, and how Recovery Centers of America treats both addiction and mental health.

Listen to the whole show here.

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Authored by

Dillon McClernon

Dillon currently serves as the Senior Director of Sales and Marketing at RCA. After his tenure as Chief Communications Officer and senior advisor to RCA, he opted for a full-time position at RCA where he could build a new team linking sales and marketing to directly impact RCA’s mission of saving 1 million lives.