Managing Withdrawal from Stimulants
If you aren’t yet aware of it, ASAM has provided a handy set of guidelines for physicians and other professionals in managing stimulant withdrawal syndromes in practice.
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Whose Fault Is It, Anyway?
It makes us uncomfortable to acknowledge that degree of helplessness.
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Yes, I’m Annoyed, and You Should Be, Too
We’re in a drug epidemic with no South American cartels or Afghan drug lords to vilify.
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Early Recovery: Twelve Pitfalls
If you notice any of these signs, it’s a good idea to make an appointment right away, talk to your group leader before/after a group session, or bring them up in your support or step group.
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Treating the Antisocial Addict: Treatment Planning
The behavior of antisocial persons is a challenge to traditional substance abuse counseling. Offender populations are packed with antisocial clients. It helps to address these behaviors directly, beginning with the treatment plan.
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Rehab Soundbyte: Drinker’s Dilemma
“But what if…?” Coming to terms with the reality of lifelong abstinence is one of the difficult tasks of early recovery.
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Using Leverage in Counseling the Court-Referred Client
Having a judge or a parole officer holding the big stick on them may be enough to get them into treatment, but it’s usually not enough motivation to get them beyond the minimum of compliance.
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Rehab Soundbyte: Everything But Abstinence
Some clients are so cooperative they’ll do just about anything… except stop drinking.
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Rehab Soundbyte: Vintage Resentment
Resentments can damage recovery. And the worst damage is done by the most justified resentments.
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Rehab Soundbytes
Short animated vignettes from the Life Renaissance Center treatment program.
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