Addiction & Recovery articles from January 1992

Addiction & Recovery archives from January 1992

Policymaking stumbles while Congress seeks more answers. (addiction treatment)
January 1, 1992... There was little cheer among policy advocates for addiction treatment as the last few weeks of 1991 witnessed a series of setbacks for the substance abuse field: * Data from the most recent household survey on substance abuse -- reputedly...

Preventing the ACOA: an interview with Claudia Black. (adult children of alcoholics) (Adolescent Addictions) (Interview)
January 1, 1992... Peck: When one or both of the parents are addicted, how does one identify the adolescent who is at particular risk of becoming addicted? Black: To begin with, any child with an addicted parent is at high risk. If both parents are addicted,...

Teen drug use: risks and initial response. (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... Adolescence, as a period of transition, is growing longer with each generation as psychological development takes longer to complete. In addition, adolescence is a period of greater stress with each passing generation, with an increased number...

Dysfunctional parenting styles. (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... Parents are perhaps the biggest source of frustration for counselors, probation officers and teachers. Because of this, it is easy to blame parents for a child's problems or to label them as "dysfunctional." The fact is, however, that most of...

Intervening with the tobacco-using teen: an interview with John Slade, MD. (Adolescent Addictions) (Interview)
January 1, 1992... Peck: In the counseling situation, is it adviseable to ask adolescents directly about their smoking habit? Slade: Yes, it is. It really should be viewed as part of the drug history. In fact, in many teen-agers, you will find that nicotine...

Depression: avoiding a roadblock to teen-age recovery. (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... How adolescent substance abuse and depression interrelate is a concern for many professionals who work with young people, or at least are concerned about them. Frequently therapists ask these questions: "How does one differentiate between...

The ASAM patient placement criteria for adolescent addictions treatment: a new guide to care planning for the adolescent substances abuse is now available. (American Society of Addiction Medicine) (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... As the healthcare inflation rate outstrips the overall inflation rate, more and more attention is being focused on two sectors that are noted to be the fastest rising cost areas: substance abuse treatment and adolescent reatment. There have...

Adolescents and eating disorders. (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... Chris was an attractive, outgoing, high achieving teenager. After her 16th birthday she decided to go on a diet and lose a little weight. She began taking long walks and cutting back on her calories. Her diet and exercise program eventually...

Adolescent attitudes and marijuana. (Adolescent Addictions)
January 1, 1992... Every fall brings a new school year and every school year raises more questions about adolescent drug use in general and marijuana use in particular. although marijuana remains the number one illicit drug among adolescents, its use has...

African-American teens and crack cocaine. (Adolescent Addictions) (Editorial)
January 1, 1992... As a chemical dependence counselor, I have had the experience of talking with many African-American teens (A-ATs). While interviewing them, I discovered two interesting facts. First, using crack cocaine gives them an identity, and secondly,...

Perspectives in managed care: let's prove that treatment works. (includes commentary)
January 1, 1992... From 1984-1988 in the Los Angeles area, 60 outpatient chemical dependency treatment sites were opened. This extraordinary proliferation was in response to a large influx of cocaine users into the treatment system. It also occurred in parallel...

Chemical dependence and anxiety states.
January 1, 1992... Chronic anxiety is a frequent, and painful, adjunct to addiction. Those who are recovering from chemical dependence have a particularly difficult time managing anxiety for several reasons: 1. They are unable to safely take benzodiazepines...

Bonding in recovery. (substance abuse treatment)
January 1, 1992... Recovery can be defined as addicts breaking ties to their drugs and to their addictive lifestyle and bonding to a recovery-oriented support group, where individual healing and healthy relationships are practiced and promoted as the norm. (1)...

Guidelines for referral to 12-Step recovery programs. ('92-'93 National Treatment Resource Issue: A Comprehensive Referral Guide)
January 1, 1992... Tips toward a smooth working relationship with these critical support groups Today, more than ever, professionals are discovering the benefits of referring chemically dependent clients and their loved ones to 12-Step recovery programs. It...