Archive for May, 2010

DRUG-USE STAGES

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Drug use can be viewed as a series of developmental stages: initiation, escalation, maintenance, discontinuation (sometimes including relapse), and recovery.  Some clients go from one stage to another, others do not. Some relapse many times, whereas others bypass relapse altogether. INITIATION Drug experimentation typically begins during adolescence, in social settings during middle or high school. Teens rarely [...]

Prescription Drug Abuse Destroys Millions of Lives

Monday, May 17th, 2010

More and more drug users are turning away from street drugs and using prescription drugs to get high. This has contributed to a high street value for pain pills and many individuals are selling their pills for big profit. According to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, prescription drugs are second to [...]

Violence and Alcohol 101

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The tragic death of University of Virginia student Yeardley Love last Monday ought to be a wake-up call to the nation’s colleges and universities not only of the peril of violence on campus but of the alcohol abuse that helps fuel it. George Huguely, the former boyfriend charged with her murder, has a history of [...]

Common Myths about Seeking Addiction Treatment

Monday, May 10th, 2010

A prevailing myth in the addiction field is the belief that addicted individuals should be “cut off” from their families and that families can be detrimental to their recovery process. To most people’s astonishment, the family’s inherent resilience as well as their capacity and commitment to heal, regardless of the severity of the illness, can [...]

Drug Addiction Treatment and Drugs

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Drug addiction treatments include structured, supportive inpatient  or outpatient treatment programs, counseling and attending self-help groups to help you resist using the addictive drug again. Depending on your level of addiction, you may need steps to help you withdraw from using the drug (detoxification). Therapies such as counseling, addiction treatment programs and self-help group meetings [...]