AVRTuneup – Rational Recovery®
AVRTuneup – Rational Recovery® – An introduction to a three DVD set that will teach you AVRT® techniques that you can use to achieve permanent abstinence from crack or any other substance you’re having troubles quitting. Rational Recovery® learning materials can be found here: rational.org
Transitional home to open
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McCourt said the facility will fill a gap in drug and alcohol abuse treatment options. When recovering addicts leave half-way … They will be required to look for work, find a job and make deposits into a savings account. If they have lost their …
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How Do I Find the Perfect Addiction Treatment Center for My Boyfriend Who’s a Drug Addict?
Question by Belinda B: How do I find the perfect addiction treatment center for my boyfriend who’s a drug addict?
My boyfriend is a drug addict. He started taking drugs when he lost his job in an advertising firm, which he loves to pieces. I can’t really blame him you know, but I don’t want him to get harmed either. I have been trying to urge him to go to an addiction treatment center but to no avail.
(New York) Underage Drinking Prevention: Taking Action in New York
(New York) Underage Drinking Prevention: Taking Action in New York – Effective prevention requires partnerships between law enforcement, prevention organizations, community coalitions, colleges and high schools, judiciary, and others. This video highlights some of those partnerships in New York. Thisvideo was produced through the SAMHSA/CSAP Underage Drinking Prevention Education Initiatives (UADPEI) in an ongoing collaboration with States and Territories to produce videos that support local underage drinking prevention communications efforts. Across the Nation, every State and Territory is unique and so are their approaches to preventing and reducing underage drinking. The video project supports the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Strategic Initiative #1: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness, which states, “… prevention of underage drinking [is] a priority for States, Territories, Tribal entities, universities and communities.” For more information or resources, visit: www.stopalcoholabuse.gov starttalkingnow.org store.samhsa.gov
Addiction Recovery
Addiction Recovery – Addiction Recovery: Sarah’s Trauma and Feelings of Powerlessness Were Overwhelming www.therecoveryplace.net (877) 523-3428 Addiction recovery has helped Sarah. She’s been clean for 90 days now, and she never thought she’d get this far. While in residential treatment, the Recovery Place treatment team helped Sarah to identify her feelings and learn healthy ways to deal with life. Sarah struggled with trauma and addiction for a long time before entering TRP’s inpatient substance abuse treatment program. “I began to cut myself, because of the traumas in my life. I didn’t feel like I had control over anything. I attempted suicide, “shares Sarah. An important part of successful recovery is creating treatment plans for substance abuse that take into account the individual needs and problems of the person involved. Sarah is on her way to recovery because The Recovery Place center for addiction created a care plan for her that is individualized and dynamic.
CTN Webinar: Strategies to Improve Treatment Adherence in CTN Research Protocols.
CTN Webinar: Strategies to Improve Treatment Adherence in CTN Research Protocols. – This 90-minute webinar, produced by the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Clinical Coordinating Center for CTN members and the public, discusses recommended techniques to assure and/or improve treatment adherence. The discussion includes ways that adherence problems show in clinical settings, factors affecting adherence, and the impact of adherence on treatment outcomes. A major emphasis is on reviewing both clinical and systems strategies to improve adherence to study interventions throughout a research project. The target audience is CTN members and other researchers and clinicians interested in substance abuse research in clinical settings. Presented by Dennis Daley, PhD, LSW (Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinica, AT Node), and Allan Cohen, MA, MFT (Bay Area Addiction Research & Treatment, PR Node). For more resources related to this webinar, as well as other webinars in this series, visit: ctndisseminationlibrary.org