Changing Substance Abuse Through Health and Social Systems
Changing Substance Abuse Through Health and Social Systems
In both developed nations and the developing world, there is a clear trend towards addressing alcohol, tobacco, and other drug problems through health and social services. There are several persuasive arguments for this shift beyond pure economics, which include comorbidity, cost effectiveness, coordination of care and effectiveness. This is the first volume to pull together effective methods that can be used for addressing substance abuse through health… Continue reading
Family Counseling Center Lands $10,000 Mental Health, Substance Abuse Grant
Family Counseling Center lands ,000 mental health, substance abuse grant
COLUMBIA — Of the 2,800 patients treated each year for drug and alcohol addiction by the Family Counseling Center of Missouri , about three-fourths have diagnosable mental conditions, Allen Tacker, executive director, said. “Traditionally, drug and alcohol centers in the past saw drug and alcohol addictions and mental health as separate,” Tacker said. “In reality, they feed into each other …
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Q&A: “Substance Abuse” and “issues” ?
Question by ninjagirlz: “Substance abuse” and “issues” ?
Why is it that it is said that all people who use “substances” have some sort of other issues, or that they use them to escape whatever their problems are ? Cant some people just use them occasionally because they like how they make them feel?? Just a thought.
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New Program on Substance Abuse Interventions Helps Separate Fact From Fiction
New Program on Substance Abuse Interventions Helps Separate Fact from Fiction
Little Rock Air Force Base, AR (PRWEB) October 20, 2010
Lakeview Health Systems, an award-winning drug and alcohol treatment center, is collaborating with Baptist Health Medical Center to present information about substance abuse interventions and the common misconceptions people have about them.
“Intervention: Myths… Continue reading
How Lindsay Lohan Can Kick Her Substance Abuse Forever
How Lindsay Lohan Can Kick Her Substance Abuse Forever
Lindsay Lohan was ordered back to jail this past week but evaded a lengthy stint in the cell, instead staying just fifteen hours by posting 0,000 bail.
Struggling with her substance abuse Lohan commented that it’s a “disease.” She will unfortunately be supported in this mistaken belief by many psychiatrists and professionals who work in drug and alcohol rehabilitation.
Substance abuse isn’t a disease in the… Continue reading
Paul Zenisek, LCSW, Senior Psychotherapist With the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program
Paul Zenisek, LCSW, Senior Psychotherapist with the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital in Wisconsin describes components and strategies of the drug and alcohol treatment program.
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