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Intervention
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There are times when a family member, a friend, or an employer has exhausted all efforts to refer someone they are concerned about to enter treatment for a substance disorder. In these circumstances,…Continue
Tags: intervention
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tricia H Jul 26, 2011.
Assessment
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CAGE questionsHave you felt you ought to cut down your drinking?Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?Have you felt bad or guilty about your drinking?Have you ever had a drink first…Continue
Tags: assessment
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kathleen Cameron Mar 13, 2011.
Recovery with the Medicine Wheel
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The Medicine Wheel is a profound healing model for addictions of all sorts. The wheel will especially help those who are having difficulty with connecting with 12 Steps or are long time sober and are…Continue
Tags: recovery, wheel, medicine
Started this discussion. Last reply by Kathleen Cameron Mar 13, 2011.
Alcoholics Anonymous 12 Steps
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Please share your experience with 12 Steps for alcoholism.Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tricia H Jul 22, 2011.
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New Data Reveal Doubling of Emergency Department Visits Involving Pharmaceutical Abuse
According to new data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), visits by individuals to hospital emergency rooms involving the misuse or abuse of pharmaceutical drugs have doubled over the past five years and, for the…
ContinuePosted on January 7, 2011 at 12:54am
Teen marijuana use increases, especially among eighth-graders
For Release December 14, 2010
NIDA's Monitoring the Future Survey shows increases in Ecstasy use and continued high levels of prescription drug abuse
WASHINGTON -- Fueled by increases in marijuana use, the rate of eighth-graders saying they have used an illicit drug in the past year jumped to 16 percent, up from last year's 14.5 percent, with daily marijuana use up in all grades surveyed, according to the 2010 Monitoring the Future Survey (MTF).
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Posted on December 14, 2010 at 12:30pm
Convincing Yourself to Go to Rehab – Overcoming 12 Common Excuses for Not Seeking Addiction Help
It takes a lot to convince yourself to go to rehab. There are so many good reasons to just stay on your current path and try to hold your life together. So many reasons to not overeact and check into rehab, when all you might need to do is just cool things off for a bit, right? There are so many excuses that addicts and alcoholics commonly use to keep themselves stuck in addiction, instead of asking for help.
Let us take a moment and smash the most popular excuses of why people will not…
Posted on December 13, 2010 at 6:24pm
Post Incarceration Syndrome (PICS) and Relapse
By Terence T. GorskiPosted on October 29, 2010 at 11:00pm
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