Acupuncture: A Valuable Adjunct Therapy: Michael O. Smith, MD, DAc “Acu detox,” a simple and low-cost technique derived from acupuncture, is now used by approximately 1,000 addiction treatment programs in the United States and abroad. Clinical evidence supports its use in ameliorating withdrawal and craving symptoms of alcohol, opioid, and cocaine dependence, as well as […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Following is a commonly used list of characteristics of codependency: 1. My good feelings about who I am stem from being liked by you 2. My good feelings about who I am stem from receiving approval from you 3. Your struggle affects my serenity. My mental attention focuses on solving your problems/relieving your pain 4. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Depression: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment by Joseph M. Carver, Ph.D., Psychologist Introduction: Depression is perhaps the most common of all mental health problems, currently felt to affect one in every four adults to some degree. Depression is a problem with mood/feeling in which the mood is described as sad, feeling down in the dumps, being […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Robert W. Westermeyer, Ph.D. “In essence, a policy of harm reduction requires an approach of pragmatism rather than purism–an acceptance that it may sometimes be better to go for a probable silver than a possible gold.”—John Strang The paradigm of Harm Reduction is a kindergarten-simple. This approach to addiction is viewed by some as compassionate […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Why now? Write down your top 3-5 reasons for cutting back. Add to it as your awareness increases. Having your own personal reasons for wanting to drink moderately helps with motivation. Plan: Before you drink the first drink, have a plan; write it down, track your progress. Learn from your mistakes. Recognize […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →A dual diagnosis occurs when an individual is affected by both chemical dependency and psychiatric/emotional illness. Both illnesses may affect a person physically, socially, psychologically, and spiritually. Each illness has symptoms that interfere with a person’s ability to function effectively. The illnesses may affect each other, and each disorder predisposes to relapse in the other […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Women and Alcohol: By Mary Ellen Hettinger A montage of America’s women alcoholics might include photos of the following nameless faces. * The 64-year-old grandmother who takes her 11-year-old granddaughter bar hopping at night; * College roommates who “get blottoed” regularly, binge-drinking on Friday afternoon, then waking on Sunday at dawn with no memory of […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism No. 49 October 2000 ———————————————————————— New Advances in Alcoholism Treatment More than 700,000 Americans receive alcoholism treatment on any given day (1). However, the techniques of alcoholism therapy have traditionally been based on clinical experience and intuition, with little rigorous validation of their effectiveness (2). Over the past […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →More and more teens are drinking, the age at initial use is decreasing, and drinking rates among female teens are approaching those among males. Teen drinking rates should be of great concern, not only because of the dramatic costs of alcohol abuse to society (recently estimated at $148 billion), but also because alcohol remains the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →This information is both for people who may have a drinking problem and for those in contact with people who have, or are suspected of having, a problem. Most of the information is available in more detail in literature published by A.A. World Services, Inc. A list of recommended pamphlets and Guidelines is given […]
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