Diagnosing Cannabis Use Disorder: Updated
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
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One of the oldest diseases in the world, and we still don’t know as much as we should about its causes, effects, and how to treat it- much less cure it. What we do know, and what we’re learning, ends up here:
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 14, 2016 | Addiction Clinicians, PDF Articles, Programs | 1 |
It certainly makes sense that if you suffer from a major mental illness, you should stay away from pot.
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Focusing on the areas most likely to challenge sobriety can help the person in recovery prepare positive responses.
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The trick is to sustain the gains made in rehab in the vast uncontrolled experiment that is everyday life.
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Clinicians working with addicted offenders and ‘coerced’ (court-ordered) clients often find these problems complicating substance abuse treatment; this tool can help identify particular areas of concern.
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Make specific changes that make it easier to live without tobacco. Your lifestyle should promote your physical, spiritual, and psychological well-being.
Read Moreby Lisa Neumann | Apr 3, 2013 | Families, PDF Articles | 0 |
If we have been or are in the addict’s path, we have dealt with having to compromise.
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This ‘cheat sheet’ is a quick reminder about some very basic principles of relating to a person who happens to be in crisis.
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Their fondness for risk and excitement makes them ill-suited to a ‘straight’ lifestyle they would no doubt describe as boring.
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Even the most recalcitrant drinker can appreciate the desirability of avoiding still more consequences. It’s a side door around some of the alcoholic’s denial.
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Everybody gets hungry, angry, etc.—it’s normal. Can’t avoid that, can you? That’s life.
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Involving the therapeutic team adds strength to the message and can speed the accomplishment of important goals.
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Simple truth: Nobody can watch over another human being 100% of the time.
Read Moreby Soberchrystal | Jan 21, 2013 | PDF Articles, People in Recovery, Recovery | 0 |
Sober Chrystal talks about the moment when her five years of sobriety hung in the balance and nearly went over the cliff.
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