Blog Entries tagged 'CognitiveBehavioral approach'

Methamphetamine Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Methamphetamine Addiction
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The number of persons who used methamphetamine for the first time in the prior 12 months did not differ significantly between 2002 (299,000 persons) and 2004 (318,000 persons) but did decrease significantly between 2004 and 2005. In 2004, an estimated 318,000 persons aged 12 or older first tried methamphetamine in the year prior to the survey compared with 192,000 persons in 200 [...]

Marijuana Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Marijuana Addiction
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Contrary to some popular belief, marijuana can be addictive and does have a very definite set of dependency and withdrawal characteristics. It is the most widely used illicit drug in the nation, and its use is somtimes promoted in certain pop sub-cultures.

Based on SAMHSA's 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.8% (1.7 million) youth aged 12 to 17 used marijuana in the past m [...]

Cocaine & Crack Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Cocaine and Crack Addiction
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Based on the Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS), admission rates for primary cocaine treatment decreased nationally by 24% between 1992 and 2002 from133 admissions to 101 admissions per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older.

The number of States with cocaine treatment admission rates of 139 or more per 100,000 persons aged 12 or older decreased from 15 States in 1992 to nine St [...]

Drug Treatment Methods

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Drug Treatment Methods
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There are millions of pages on the Internet about drug addiction and rehabilitation centers. A quick search feels like this picture with all the different directions. How do you know which drug rehab works? How do you know what type of addiction treatment is the most successful? Where do you find these programs?

Did you know there are more than 13,000 drug rehabs in the country? Most of the 2 million [...]

Causes of Relapse

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The Cause of Relapse

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Why Addicts Cannot Stop Using Drugs or Alcohol
This section contains vital information that you need to know in order to fully understand drug and alcohol addiction. Once you understand addiction, you will see how simply it can be overcome. It would be best if you could read this section several times to get a full understanding of the cause of relapse. There are two basic ca [...]

Bio-Physical Programs????

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

This process produces spectacular results by removing the root causes of future physical drug restimulation. Research has established that many types of drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, Valium, PCP, amphetamines (crank, crystal, meth, ecstasy, etc.) alcohol and medicinal drugs such as narcotic painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping pills, can remain in the body for years. Over time, these residues can become stored in the fatty tissues of the body. When this happens, these stored residues can [...]

How Do I Choose A Rehab???

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Drug rehabs are facilities that treat addictions in a structured setting. There are many types of drug rehabs which use varying methods of treatment. Which approach is best? That depends on the specific individual problems and issues that are presented by the person needing alcohol or drug treatment. Generally no specific type of treatment is thought of as the best. The best approach is a combination of treatment types. Some of these are as follows
Medical model
12-Step model
S [...]

What is Alcoholism?

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

What Is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism, also known as "alcohol dependence," is a disease that includes four symptoms:

Craving: A strong need, or compulsion, to drink.
Loss of control: The inability to limit one's drinking on any given occasion.
Physical dependence: Withdrawal symptoms, such as nausea, sweating, shakiness, and anxiety, occur when alcohol use is stopped after a period of heavy drinking.
Tolerance: The need to drink greater amounts of alcohol i [...]

Searching For Drug Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The search for a drug rehab can be frustrating. When a person truly attempts to make the best decision possible about the drug rehab that will be partially decide the fate of someone they love, they discover that all drug and alcohol programs are not created equal. Differences like:

Facility locationType of treatment approach Length of stay Medical Assistance On SiteResidential treatmentInpatient treatmentDetox facilitiesAddiction counseling offeredTreatment of special populationsLong ter [...]

Michigan Drug Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Michigan Drug Rehabs

Michigan has numerous different programs and treatment centers for people trying to recover from drug and alcohol addiction. Almost all rehab facilities offer intervention support for families who have loved ones that need rehabilitation. Both drug intervention and alcohol intervention are common services that are offered in treatment centers throughout Michigan. Modern detox programs are able to remove any drug residue in the addict's sy [...]

California Drug Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

California Drug Rehabs

It is imperative that drug addicts who want to kick their habit undergo addiction treatment.. In the case of alcoholism, most treatment centers offer help with intervention. Drug intervention is also offered at some rehab facilities, but is not as common as alcohol intervention. An intervention is when an addicts family and friends come together and talk to the addict about his / her drug addiction, it is a key part of drug rehab. Dru [...]

Oklahoma Drug Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Oklahoma Drug Rehabs

Are you looking for the right drug rehab or alcohol rehab program in the great state of Oklahoma? There are a variety of different types of drug abuse and alcoholism rehab programs, and each has its own unique philosophy and way of handling the detoxification and rehabilitation processes. The main goal is always the same, however, and that is to completely eliminate toxins from the body. These toxins have accumulated over the years because of drug abuse and al [...]

Drug Addiction An Illness not a Crime

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Drug Addiction an Illness, Not a Crime

Whether addiction is an actual disease remains a hotly debated topic - one which probably will continue. Webster's defines 'disease' as follows: "Any departure from health presenting marked symptoms; malady, illness; disorder". Drug addiction certainly meets that measure; show me a drug addict and I'll show you someone presenting symptoms of illness, malady and disorder.

United States Justice Department's statist [...]

Drug & Alcohol Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Drug Rehab Referral - Alcohol Rehab
For a drug addict, the chances of finding lasting sobriety without drug rehabs are very slim, and drug rehab is a safe place in which core issues and pain can be dealt. The idea of alcohol rehab was popularized in the late seventies and early eighties as a result of increasing numbers of people addicted to illicit drugs. Today, drug rehabs offers help to people suffering from all different types of drug addiction including addictions [...]

Non-Traditional Rehabs

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Taking that first step toward recovery is oftentimes the most difficult decision one must make. At A Forever Recovery we have a drug rehab program that is open ended, with an average 30 - 90 day stay. With our drug rehab program you can get off to a great start and for the first time, have a solid foundation , and have a drug rehab program that you can accept and believe in. Our drug rehab program is a new alternative to the typical Minnesota Model 12-step program and offers our clients [...]

Bio-Physical Program

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

program is packaged in a series of standardized steps which are done in an exact sequence. The drug-free detox program removes the residual drugs from the body greatly decreasing the chance of relapse. The learning programs help the individual gradually withdraw from drug abuse, get involved again with their family and society, gain control of themselves and reach the point where they can actually take responsibility for themselves and others as well. The program also addresses and handles th [...]

Marijuana Facts

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Rapid, loud talking and bursts of laughter in early stages of intoxication.
Sleepy or stuporous in the later stages.
Lack of concentration and coordination.
Forgetfulness in conversation.
Inflammation in whites of eyes.
Odor similar to burnt rope on clothing or breath.
Distorted sense of time passage - tendency to overestimate time intervals.
Craving for sweets.
Increased appetite.
Use or possession of paraphernalia including roach clip, p [...]

Heroin Facts

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Heroin is an illegal, highly addictive drug. It is both the most abused and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. It is typically sold as a white or brownish powder or as the black sticky substance known on the streets as "black tar heroin."

Although purer heroin is becoming more common, most street heroin is "cut" with other drugs or with substances such as sugar, starch, powdered milk, or quinine. Street heroin can also be cut with strychnine or other poiso [...]

Meth Addiction

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

Methamphetamine abuse, long reported as the dominant drug problem in the San Diego, CA area, has become a substantial drug problem in other sections of the West and Southwest, as well. There are indications that it is spreading to other areas of the country, including both rural and urban sections of the South and Midwest. Methamphetamine, traditionally associated with white, male, blue-collar workers, is being used by more diverse population groups that change over time and differ by geograp [...]

Cocaine Facts

dena@treatmentsolutionsnow.com — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The principal routes of cocaine administration are oral, intranasal, intravenous, and inhalation. The slang terms for these routes are, respectively, "chewing," "snorting," "mainlining," "injecting," and "smoking" (including freebase and crack cocaine). Snorting is the process of inhaling cocaine powder through the nostrils, where it is absorbed into the bloodstream through the nasal tissues. Injecting releases the drug directly into the blood [...]