Posts Tagged ‘drug use’

 

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Substance abuse treatment helps liver transplant patients

Filed under: addiction relapse

The relapse rates were 41% for those who received substance-abuse treatment before their transplant and 45% for those who received no substance-abuse treatment, according to James Rodrigue, of The Transplant Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical …
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Compulsory detention for drug use undermines treatment in Laos

Filed under: addiction relapse

Activists and health workers are calling for more transparency into government efforts to treat users, science-based therapies that recognizes drug addiction as a disease and harm reduction initiatives to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDs among drug users …
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Yoga of 12 Step Recovery

Question by drunkenmermaid09: My brother’s in trouble AGAIN, Will this solution work?
My brother keeps getting busted w/ marijuana by my mom and he just doesn’t learn. At my dad’s house, he’s allowed to do what he wants, so they just almost encourage him to keep doing it. My mom doesn’t want him to move over there just to keep doing it, but she doesn’t want him here anymore. My solution is that he moves to my dad’s, and my mom contacts the police about his drug use and stash, hoping it will encourage him to stop. The only thing my mom is worried about is that she’ll end up paying for court fees and such because my dad doesnt have FULL custody of him. What do you think?? Any ideas??
My brother’s 16.

My dad smokes pot too.

 

AIDS Care Education & Training – Church and Community Mobilisation Process.

 

History made as first permanent deacons are ordained for Armagh

Filed under: drug addiction counselling

Deacon Taaffe currently works as the co-ordinator of the Irish Bishops' Drug Initiative. He became an addiction counsellor after his conversion and sold his sales and marketing business to pursue his Faith journey. Another of the new deacons, Martin …
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Safe injection proponents show off mock site in Ottawa

Filed under: drug addiction counselling

The building currently houses counselling services and needle disposal for drug addicts. Dr. Mark Tyndall oversees infectious diseases at The Ottawa Hospital. He studied Vancouver's supervised injection program, called Insite, for years. Ottawa has …
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Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment programs

17 (HealthDay News) — Treating drug and alcohol addiction with a concentrated approach called chronic care management may be no more effective than a single medical appointment and addiction referral, according to a new study. Results of the year-long …
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Betty Ford Center's mission to grow with merger

Filed under: alcohol addiction treatment programs

That vision is now being rewritten as the world-renowned drug and alcohol addiction treatment center merges with the Hazelden Foundation, a much larger program in Minnesota that's built its reputation by expanding into multiple states. The new Hazelden …
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No More Shame: The Treatment Center – In the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, it was found that an estimated 21.6 million people were classified as needing treatment for the abuse of …

 

Mental Health Treatment Center Wary of New Research Findings

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Mental health treatment centers around the world are reviewing a newly released study from the Scripps Research Institute that may allow scientists and drug manufacturers to eventually create memory blocking prescription drugs. Scientists at Scripps …
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New Treatments at Drug Rehab Center Independence Can Help Reach More …

Filed under: treatment center

The addiction and recovery specialists at Drug Rehab Center Independence recognize that some addicts may want to end their struggles with substance abuse, but are afraid to seek help from a treatment facility. Sometimes, people with addictions to drugs …
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Question by DLM: What is the current medical definition of “addiction?” (more)?
Also, does the definition differ from one substance to another, or in the case of gambling or other behaviors, where there is no chemical dependency, is there a separate definition for those as well?

I am just curious about the “umbrella” that the word addiction covers in the medical world, versus common everyday ‘people-talk’ use of the word. The more specifics you can provide, the better.

Best answer:

Answer by John de Witt
You’ll want a DSM-IV for all the definitions you’d ever care to look at.

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DR. ANITA GADHIA-SMITH DOCUMENTARY FILM INTERVIEW: “LIPSTICK AND LIQUOR” – DR. ANITA GADHIA-SMITH DOCUMENTARY FILM INTERVIEW: “LIPSTICK AND LIQUOR” Dr. Anita Gadhia-Smith, psychotherapist and author of the best-selling book, “From A…