| Removing Barriers: Dual Diagnosis Treatment and Motivational Interviewing
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| 2008-07-16 |
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The phase-by-phase interventions from "denial" to "abstinence" begin by assessing the
client's readiness to engage in treatment. Readiness levels are accepted as starting points for treatment, rather than points of confrontation or criteria for elimination.
This website has numerous articles and training resources of interest to CD and MH professionals. |
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| Barriers to Treatment for Women with Children
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| 2007-11-06 |
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Clinicians Corner | Family Issues | Treatment Populations
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Only a small percentage of addicted women ever enter a substance-abuse treatment program. The IOM Committee estimates that there are approximately 105,000 pregnant women each year who need drug treatment. Only 30,000 of these women receive any form of treatment, and very few of these are in programs with a primary focus on special services for pregnant women. |
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| Evaluating, Treating and Monitoring the Female DUI Offender
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| 2007-09-07 |
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Clinicians Corner | Treatment Populations
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The number of females arrested and re-arrested for driving under the
influence of alcohol or other drugs has increased in the past two decades.
Increased female representation within those arrested for driving under the
influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs suggests the need for more nuanced
approaches to their evaluation, treatment, sentencing and supervision. |
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| Find a Physician for Opioid Dependence
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| 2007-06-15 |
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Physicians qualified to treat opioid dependence in their office may elect to be on a National list available to the public. This list originates at The US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment - HHS, SAMHSA, CSAT. NAABT utilizes this public data in the "Find a Certified Physician" search engine that sorts physicians in geographic proximity of a zip code entered.
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| Professional Perspectives On Addiction Medicine: Understanding Opioid Addiction and the Function of Methadone Treatment
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| 2007-04-11 |
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It's not difficult to obtain a variety of opinions about methadone, and chances are that should you do so, many of them would be quite negative and unfounded. It is our hope that anyone who reads through this book will gain an increased awareness about methadone treatment, its foundation in evidence-based science and its effectiveness in treating opioid addiction within a variety of patient populations. |
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| One Sky Center
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| 2007-03-30 |
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One Sky Center is the only National Resource Center for American Indians and Alaska Natives that is dedicated to improving prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental health across Indian Country. |
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| Smoking Associated With Suicide in Bipolar Disorder
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| 2007-02-10 |
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Findings published in the December
issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry suggest that smoking may
be independently associated with suicidal behavior in subjects with
bipolar disorder.
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| Vitamin D or Boniva® (ibandronate) Reduces Bone Loss from Binge Drinking
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| 2007-01-09 |
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"Teen and young adult 'Web potatoes' face future bone problems even without
drinking," said Wezeman. "If they go on binge-drinking sprees on top of
that, they can harm their bones even more."
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| Where There's Smoke ....
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| 2006-12-21 |
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In recent years there has been a serious re-evaluation of the relationship between cannabis use and mental disorders. Until recently, cannabis has been seen as a relatively safe drug, and this has resulted in the propagationof mixed messages about its status and risk within both clinical settings and across the wider community. |
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| Breaking the Grip: Treating Crystal Meth Addiction Among Gay and Bisexual Men
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| 2006-12-12 |
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The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA) undertook a project to investigate the causes and extent of methamphetamine use among gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), options for treating methamphetamine dependence, and how best to get methamphetamine-dependent gay men into appropriate treatment, as well as to explore other issues and controversies associated with these issues.
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