Archive for the ‘Drug Addiction Counseling’ Category

Question by cafegroundzero: Do you think or feel that a moderation approach to alcoholism is feasible for some who have a problem w/ booze
How has either total abstinence with or without AA, or any other approach, been or not been effective, in your own knowledge or experience?

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Answer by Sugar PIe
For most people, the urge to drink alcohol is so great, there is no “moderation.” Moderation WILL lead to drunkenness. Same w/ drug abusers. Abstinence is the best route.

This is what is so hard for people addicted to food. They CAN’T just stop cold turkey. They have to face it 3x a day, feed their families, and see it at every office party or get-together. People addicted to food are proof you cannot do it “in moderation.”

Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!

 

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If You Live With Or Love An Alcoholic – LastingRecovery.com – Judy Saalinger – Judy Saalinger, Co-Founder and Executive Director of San Diego’s premier alcohol and drug addiction treatment center Lasting Recovery, discusses “Questions P…

 

Demi Lovato opens up about bulimia, drug, and alcohol addictions

Filed under: alcoholic addiction

Demi Lovato is healthy and happy these days, but just three years ago, she was in rehab to treat her longtime eating disorders, self-cutting, and drug and alcohol addictions. Looking back, she's amazed at the progress she has made. "When I was in …
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Horry County group helps struggling alcoholic find faith and new home

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Addiction Therapy 2013 Opening Ceremony OMICS Group – The Addiction Therapy conference is scheduled from 22-24 July 2013 with experts in addiction biology and various forms of toxicology. The world-class venue p…

 

I've been swallowed whole

Filed under: addiction therapy

Everyone in them seems the same, part of a new subculture of the young, addicted and entitled – albeit with angst. Upon completion of up to six months of “therapy,” these young clients are encouraged to live in the city where they were treated and …
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Longer Detox for Prescription Pain Med Addiction

Filed under: addiction therapy

For the first two weeks, all the patients took buprenorphine, a medication used to treat opioid addiction. They were then randomly assigned to slowly reduce the dose of buprenorphine over one, two or four weeks, followed by treatment with naltrexone, …
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Question by HelloBeautiful731: Depression and SAD are affecting me in school, please help!??!?
So a few months ago I asked this question in the mental health section but didn’t get too many answers. It is unlikley anyone here understands but here we go..thanks for any answers:)
I have been getting F’s in my core classes all this year. Mid term just passed and my teachers have been constantly yelling at me to the point of me crying.
They told my dad that if i dont start getting A’s and B’s that i either have to get held back or go to a alternative school an hour away!!
Its not that im dumb but these things ive developed have really been affecting me.
Before you say get help, its not possible. My family probably cant afford counceling and wouldn’t believe me anyways. If i bring it up i just get the whole “oh its just adolescents”.

Question by Sebastian Larsson: What happens to soldiers that return with PTSD?
I am writing a short story for my English class at school and I would like to write about PTSD, but I want everything to be correct. Lets say for example that someone was injured by a roadside bomb and they suffered PTSD as well as some physical injuries. What steps would they go through starting from when they got to a hospital after the blast, to returning home and dealing with the PTSD, like what methods would a counselor recommend for someone dealing with the disorder and what types of medicine. I was also wondering If anyone can completely get rid of PTSD or if they just learn to live and deal with it better.

Im not sure if this makes sense to anyone but any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.

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Question by ellie: brain cancer questions..?
if anyone could answer these questions that be really great:
1) how does brain cancer attack the body?
2) What type of cell it attacks?
3) How it affects on the cells?
4) Can it spread?
5)why or why now does it spread?
6) How does it spread?

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Answer by redunicorn
There are two types of brain tumors: primary brain tumors that originate in the brain and metastatic (secondary) brain tumors that originate from cancer cells that have migrated from other parts of the body.

Primary brain cancer rarely spreads beyond the central nervous system, and death results from uncontrolled tumor growth within the limited space of the skull. Metastatic brain cancer indicates advanced disease and has a poor prognosis.

Primary brain tumors can be cancerous or noncancerous. Both types take up space in the brain and may cause serious symptoms (e.g., vision or hearing loss) and complications (e.g., stroke).