Evolution of a Disease Concept
A model generally supersedes other models not because it is perfect in every respect, but because it seems to explain certain aspects better than its predecessors.
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Author: C. Scott McMillin
Practical Advice for Parents: Prescription Painkiller Abuse
Many of us already have painkillers sitting on a shelf in the bathroom medicine cabinet, alongside the aspirin and the allergy meds. Sometimes they’re unused from prior medical or dental problems.
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Practical Advice on Prescription Painkillers
People have abused opiates for 5,000 years. As much as medicine depends on them, they’ve always created problems for a percentage of users.
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Patient Education: Powerful Tool for Program Success
A key breakthrough for recovering clients: The realization that, while they cannot control their disease, they can do a lot about their own recovery.
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Counseling Challenge: “Hardcore” Drunk Drivers
Repeat DUI/DWI offenders can pose tough challenges for treatment programs and counselors. The needs of the client and the demands of the legal system don’t always work together.
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