| A Life Course Perspective on Exiting Addiction: The Relevance of Recovery
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| 2007-01-31 |
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Recovery capital are the positives that help us through life regardless of
our difficulties -- the wind at our backs as we negotiate an uncluttered
downhill path. But separate and apart from the resource capital, there are
the personal deficits. This article doesn't address the deficits but some
that we see often are co-occurring disorders. Here is the introduction to
the article with a web connection for the entire article. |
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| Setting Career Goals Helps Addiction Treatment
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| 2007-01-04 |
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Clinical Supervision | Treatment
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A significant percentage of those who are chemically dependent have career-related issues that have contributed to their addiction. They are bored or unfulfilled with their work, or their drinking or drug use has affected their job performance to such a degree that others lose trust in them and their abilities. Some lose their job and their standard of living.
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| Presentation Tips for Public Speaking
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| 2006-12-28 |
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Clinicians Corner | Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor is on stage. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Be solemn if your topic is serious. Present the desired image to your audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud, but not arrogant. Remain calm. Appear relaxed, even if you feel nervous. Speak slowly, enunciate clearly, and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. |
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| Recovery Community Services Program
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| 2006-10-08 |
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Of Interest To Everyone | Treatment
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A newly developing practice, peer support services are not treatment or post-treatment services provided by professionals, but rather support services from people who share the experiences of addiction and recovery. |
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| SAMHSA Releases a New Set of Products for Use in Treating Stimulant Use Disorders
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| 2006-09-23 |
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Clinicians Corner | Family Issues | Treatment
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
announces the availability of four new products for the treatment of stimulant use disorders, the Matrix Intensive Outpatient Treatment for
People with Stimulant Use Disorders package. |
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| Sponsor, Recovery Coach, Addiction Counselor: The Importance of Role Clarity and Role Integrity
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| 2006-06-20 |
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Clinicians Corner | Treatment
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New service roles sprout from the soil of unmet need. In the current worlds of addiction treatment and addiction recovery, a new role is emerging to bridge the chasm between brief professional treatment in an institution setting and sustainable recovery within each client's natural environment. This role is embraced under numerous titles: recovery coach, recovery manager, recovery mentor, recovery support specialist, recovery guide, personal recovery assistant, and helping healer. |
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| Taking a Stand Against Meth: Recovery is Possible
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| 2006-05-15 |
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Spirituality | Treatment | Treatment Populations
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"I talked to some Elders about four months ago," he said, "and they were explaining to me how things work in the spiritual world. They said that when you declare war on something, each of those words gives an instruction. When you declare war on something, spiritually you actually call the enemy. When somebody pushes on your hand, it pushes back. The very thing you declare war on, you are destined to lose."
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| Strength of cocaine cravings linked to brain response
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| 2006-04-18 |
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Addiction Medicine | Treatment
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Rats that have a strong craving for cocaine have a different biochemical response to the drug than their less-addicted counterparts, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. |
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| Educational Information from NAABT
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| 2006-04-17 |
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Addiction Medicine | Treatment | Treatment Populations
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An excellent website with up-to-date information on opioids, addiction, stereotypes, existing treatments, and some basic pharmacology. It also includes an extensive glossary. |
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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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