CASA Still Addressing Alcohol Abuse,but Now Focusing Also on Opioid Crisis
... still addressing Alcohol Abuse,but Now Focusing Also on Opioid Crisis For years CASA (Community Against Substance Abuse) has typically received funding to combat underage drinking and it still does, but one thing that's apparent is that while underage drinking is still an issue, the opioid crisis is even bigger … Read more on Winthrop Transcript In Wasted, flawed treatment system leads alcoholic therapist to seek better … Pond's inability to help himself is recounted with painful honesty in the second edition of Wasted: An Alcoholic Therapist's Fight for Recovery in a Flawed Treatment System, coauthored by Pond and CBC News veteran Maureen Palmer. The two combine the … Read more on Straight.com Read ...
Portland Teacher Madhu Braunger Watches Sons Descend Into Addiction; 1 …
... teacher Madhu Braunger watches sons descend into addiction; 1 … They do so in a state with one of the highest rates of substance abuse in the country and a treatment system underfunded and overwhelmed. Parental expertise in substance abuse comes in stages. Discovering a child is seriously abusing drugs or alcohol … Read more on OregonLive.com Binge Eating Treatment Flops, Peer-to-Peer Training Succeeds Obese patients with binge eating disorder had only slight improvements with food addiction after a treatment program, but internal medicine residents reported success in learning how to address alcohol use disorders from senior ...
Officials: County Addiction Treatment System Making Strides
by wannaoreo Officials: County addiction treatment system making strides When people ask for help kicking an addiction to drugs or alcohol, experts say, one thing you don't want to tell them is, “Come back later.” Until recently, though, that's what some Dane County-funded drug treatment centers were doing. The results were … Read more on Madison.com Women Who Sought Treatment for Drug Addiction at Caron Treatment Centers … The online survey polled former female patients at Caron and Hanley Center who ...
On Torrey’s Career in Mental Health Advocacy
... Torrey’s career in mental health advocacy – The experience of mental health patients remains largely unknown to those outside of the mental illness treatment system. E. Fuller Torrey, author of America… Renaming 'Mental Illness' to 'Brain Disorder' Will Not Erase the Stigma If we truly care about helping people with mental illnesses, what we will do is ensure they are treated better. We will stand up for their rights. We will pass laws that ensure that people with mental illness have access to the same quality of … Read more on Huffington Post Read ...
Plan to Tackle Alcohol Abuse Launched
by Ken Lund Plan to tackle alcohol abuse launched The government has launched a new project to tackle the harmful effects of excessive drinking. Twenty areas across England and Wales are being set up as Local Alcohol Action Areas (LAAAs) to combat drink-fuelled crime and disorder and the damage … Read more on Nursing in Practice Help us to handle alcohol problems, say Bradford health campaigners In 2012-13, there were more than 40,000 screenings for alcohol problems within the district's treatment systems, with 8,146 alcohol-related hospital admissions, down from 8,272 in 2011/12. “The demand on our services is growing in line with a general … Read more on Bradford Telegraph and Argus Read more... ...
Drug Treatment Alcoholism: Advanced Treatment for Alcoholism
Since the early 1930’s with the dawn of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), treatment for alcoholism has existed mostly as counseling and peer support. Yet, while some people have been able to rehabilitate through this process, many people are not successful and find themselves relapsing over and over again. While Alcoholics Anonymous is well intentioned, and indeed has helped many people recover from alcoholism, it does not address the underlying cause of alcoholism for an individual. It does not address the physical, psychological, or neurological reason or reasons why an individual is abusing alcohol. Read more... ...
How Do You to Respond to Verbal Taunts and Insults?
by ashley.adcox Question by Oriana: How do you to respond to verbal taunts and insults? I guess in many ways it depends on the individual/group and the circumstances involved but I have noticed most people respond in 3 ways: * reply something as insulting and degrading back * give then the “brick wall treatment” by simply ignoring then * simply smile back at them but what works best you think?, i mean does keeping your cool make a difference? Best answer: Read more... ...