| Un-learning The Past
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| 2007-08-04 |
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"Un-learning what you've learned in the past can be more important than learning something new" is an opening phrase I sometimes use when beginning a new somatic coaching engagement with a client. Let me explain what I mean here, so you can see if un-learning might also be important for you. |
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| Why Quit.com
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| 2007-07-31 |
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Addiction Medicine | Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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According to the World Health Organization, if current smoking patterns persist, more than one billion smokers will smoke themselves to death prior to the end of this century. Sadly, most knew how to quit smoking. The lesson they failed to master was how to stay quit. It is called the "Law of Addiction" and not self-discovering or being taught this law is a horrible reason to die.
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| Regulation of the Medical Use of Psychedelics and Marijuana
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| 2007-06-05 |
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Addiction Medicine | Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is a membership-based, IRS-approved 501 (c) (3) non-profit research and educational organization. We assist scientists to design, fund, obtain approval for and report on studies into the risks and benefits of MDMA, psychedelic drugs and marijuana.
MAPS' mission is to sponsor scientific research designed to develop psychedelics and marijuana into FDA-approved prescription medicines, and to educate the public honestly about the risks and benefits of these drugs. |
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| Smoking Associated With Suicide in Bipolar Disorder
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| 2007-02-10 |
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Mental Health | Treatment | Treatment Populations
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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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| Mental Health and Self-Direction: A Shift in Power
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| 2006-04-05 |
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Clinicians Corner | Treatment
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Self direction facilitates the development of personal goals and objectives that allow the individual or family to control the public and private resources necessary to purchase those supports and services central to the success of the plan. The individual's goals and objectives are used to design a plan to recovery. |
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| Early Intervention Planning in Relapse Prevention
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| 2006-02-20 |
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Clinicians Corner | Treatment
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Many people mistakenly believe that if they relapse, they have no choice but to keep using addictively until they lose everything, "hit bottom", and have had enough. That's not true. |
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| Clinic Uses Alternative Therapies to Help Addicted Patients
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| 2006-01-27 |
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Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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Chiropractic, acupuncture, and amino-acid therapy are among the alternative methods a clinic in Boulder, Colo., is using to treat people with addictions. |
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| Recovery - A New Understanding of an Old Concept
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| 2005-12-13 |
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Clinicians Corner | Treatment
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A better understanding of addiction recovery as a process is vital for measuring successful outcomes and guiding future investments in treatments. The challenge is that there appear to be many paths to recovery and little is known of the most effective pathways from scientific perspectives.
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| Alcohol Researcher Draws upon both Eastern and Western Medicine to Identify Potential Interventions for Alcoholism
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| 2005-11-15 |
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Researchers and clinicians seeking ways to help alcohol-dependent individuals face formidable challenges in unlocking the secrets of alcoholism, which the National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism describes as a chronic, currently incurable disease having both genetic and environmental determinants. |
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| Alcohol Problems in Intimate Relationships: Identification and Intervention
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| 2005-11-13 |
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Family Issues | Treatment
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In a report to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for a "broadening of the base for treatment" and widespread adoption of an alcohol problems framework. This framework casts a wide net for treatment efforts, explicitly targeting individuals (or families) who currently are experiencing or are at risk for experiencing alcohol problems. |
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