and lureen i want to go into the, the treatment system itself. are there opportunities for the treatment system, the individuals that are providing the treatment in your, you're in a state entity and certainly this program is sponsored by a federal entity, are there opportunities for, for those entities to look at the change that needs to happen in language and, and what can be done about that? i think it's very important, i do think it's an opportunity. one of the things that we're doing in new york is that, we've taken the language that samhsa has promoted and we have sort of tweaked it. we have a one-pager, two-sided, that we are going to be taking to every meeting, every meeting with a provider, every convention, everywhere. because we do think that language is important and there is an opportunity. we are working with the treatment system on this whole move towards the recovery framework and language is very, very important. the whole idea that, that recovery is self-directed, we need to be able for people to self-talk. one of the things whe

lureen you wanted to comment. yeah, i really wanted to comment on something that, that carlos said and connected to what john was saying.

lureen you wanted to comment. yeah, i really wanted to comment on something that, that carlos said and connected to what john was saying. carlos talked about the confusion around the language and john talked about the research that really showed how using strength-based language, how it impacts the person. and i think that there is this flavor of the day language. i mean we, you know, chemical dependency, it's always something different. but i think there's an opportunity here for us to really show the leadership because i think the difference is, is that this language that we want to promote, is actually something that's going to help people, it is the right thing to do. so i think rather than it being this floating, flavor of the day, that we actually have to take the leadership and make sure that people are using language that is going to promote this culture of recovery. but particularly now, i think with the healthcare reform, daphne, do we have an opportunity here in order to, to really turn things around? w

so, why does some language impede the understanding, lureen, of, of our field and the way we refer to people? well i think particularly now that we have this new recovery framework, people are holding on to the old language. and the new language really holds the fullness of the framework, it really shows the validity of the framework, it shows the reality of recovery. and so the fact people are holding on to that old language, is really impeding us from moving forward into this new framework. and daphne what type, what are we talking about in terms of the old language, the new language and, and the transition that we're trying to create? old language is using phrases like addict,