Dr. Vernig joined his colleague, Dr. Carolyn Thangawng, and host Ti King for this episode of Longterm: A Podcast in Recovery where they discussed the impacts of stigma on recovery from substance use disorders.
Dr. Vernig was sought by the US Secret Service to present on the impacts of trauma and how to spot symptoms in colleagues and offer assistance.
In this article for Live Science, Clarissa Brincat quoted Dr. Vernig to emphasize the availability and importance of treatment for problem alcohol use.
Dr. Vernig presented to an audience of hundred of HR leaders for Acrisure’s HR Leaders Compliance Summit, discussing how employers can respond to employees whom they suspect are impacted by drugs or alcohol use.
On the final episode of the Recovery360 podcast RCA’s Jaye Rodenbush and Bob Whedbee join us to talk about early recovery and how individuals living with Substance Use Disorder can set themselves up for success in the long term.
Dr. Vernig appeared opposite musician, actor, and restaurateur Tony Luke Jr. and Loraine Ballard Morrill from iHeart Media on the Recovery360 podcast. The hosts welcomed a wide range of guests to discuss issues related to substance use disorder, treatment, and recovery.
On this installment of Recovery360, RCA Alumni Coordinators Julie Toy and Bob Gibson discuss keys to long-term recovery.
Alisha Haridasani Gupta featured expert insight from Dr. Vernig in her New York Times article about staying sober during the winter holidays.
Following the completion of a project to enable post-discharge text message appointment reminders for Philadelphia’s Medicaid consumers, in collaboration with the county’s Medicaid MCO and multiple community organizations, Dr. Vernig published this paper, with colleague and nurse-executive Dr. R John Repique in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Dr. Vernig published this review of the scientific literature surrounding Wegscheider-Cruse’s family roles in the journal Substance Use and Misuse. Wegscheider-Cruse proposed that children in homes where a parent is living with Alcohol Use Disorder adapt to fill pre-defined roles (e.g., The Family Hero, The Enabler, The Mascot, The Lost Child), and despite little evidence, this theory became accepted as accurate and taught to many therapists and other mental health professionals.