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Drug Rehabilitation
Drug Rehabilitation is an umbrella term for a variety of processes by which a person addicted to a drug stops using that drug. These processes can vary from cold turkey to the use of substitute drugs which do not have the same action upon the state of consciousness as the original drug to which the person was addicted.
Alcohol Addiction
Alcohol Addiction is a chronic disease characterized by a strong craving for alcohol, a constant or periodic reliance on use of alcohol despite adverse consequences, the inability to limit drinking, physical illness when drinking is stopped, and the need for increasing amounts of alcohol to feel its effects.
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Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery IV Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery IV  » June 11th 2007
In our last entry we looked at how our addictive inner dialogs with specific absent others become repetitive such that the dynamic of our inner conversations themselves keep us trapped in our addictions. Underlying this dynamic is a closed feedback loop. It is this closed loop that keeps the...
tags: Addiction Models
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Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery III Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Treatment and Recovery III  » June 4th 2007
  Recalling that addiction is clinically defined as repeating negative behaviors despite the consequences or the risks involved and recalling also our initial categorization of our inner listeners as Absent Others we now look at addictive dialogs from within this framework. Addictive...
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Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Rehabilitation and Recovery - Part II Inner Dialogues of Addiction, Rehabilitation and Recovery - Part II  » May 31st 2007
In our last entry we left open the question of who is doing the listening within our inner dialogues. Upon close introspection we find that here are multiple “inner listeners” that can be categorized as Absent Others; others “as if” they were present in the dialogue...
tags: Addiction Models
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Inner Dialogs of Addiction, Rehabilitation and Recovery Inner Dialogs of Addiction, Rehabilitation and Recovery  » May 25th 2007
  According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine the clinical definition of addiction includes:   "a primary, chronic, neurobiologic disease, with genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors influencing its development and manifestations. It is characterized by...
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Relapse Danger Signs Relapse Danger Signs  » May 22nd 2007
The term relapse means from the Latin  relabi to slide back, from re- + labi to slide 1 : the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding2 : a recurrence of symptoms of a disease after a period of improvement Like recovery relapse is a process that begins before actual...
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Readiness To Change Questionnaire-Alcoholism Readiness To Change Questionnaire-Alcoholism  » May 21st 2007
  From the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Readiness To Change Questionnaire The following questionnaire is designed to identify how you personally feel about your drinking right now. Please think about your current situation and drinking habits, even if you have given up drinking...
tags: Addiction Models
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Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome  » May 18th 2007
As we have seen so far addiction is a complex process that includes changes that occur in the neurochemistry of the person who is addicted. During early recovery the neurological and biological effects of addiction often manifest themselves as a complex of symptoms. These symptoms are...
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Stages of Change for Addiction, Treatment and Rehabilitation Stages of Change for Addiction, Treatment and Rehabilitation  » May 17th 2007
Prochaska & DiClemente developed a stages of change model that identifies 5 progressive stages of change as they specifically apply to overcoming addictions.   Precontemplation - the stage where the individual is not contemplating changing any of their addictive behaviors. This stage is...
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