All articles from: September, 2009

Don’t Bear The Burden Of A Crisis Intervention On Your Own

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Picker

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The best crisis intervention is the one that prompts an addict to enroll in a drug treatment facility. Period. There is no other goal of the intervention process, no other reason to conduct an addiction intervention in the first place. The addict you care about can only get better if he finds the courage to enroll in a drug treatment program. A crisis intervention that fails to help him develop it isn’t much... more

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Binge Drinking: Not Just Restricted to Teens

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Picker

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According to a recent article, binge drinking isn’t just something that underage teens and college kids engage in. Rather, there is a large number of older adults who indulge in binge drinking as well. In one of the largest surveys conducted on substance use by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, the report (published in The American Journal of Psychiatry) found the following information to... more

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Drug And Alcohol Treatment Must Always Begin With A Personal Choice

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Picker

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Drug and alcohol addiction is an intimate problem, after all, and no drug and alcohol abuser can expect to get sober without first deciding to seek help from a drug and alcohol treatment facility. If you’re serious about achieving drug and alcohol recovery, it’s essential that you reach out to drug and alcohol treatment professionals. In the end, there’s simply no other way to get where you’re trying... more

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