Addiction Professional articles from May 2007

Addiction Professional archives from May 2007

It's hard to resist the optimism.(Letter From the Editor)(recent media coverage of addiction treatment)(Editorial)
May 1, 2007... It would take some doing to recall a prior time that offered the kind of convergence of circumstances that is making so many people feel bullish about the addiction field's long-term health right now. Sure, media attention in the past has made...

Correction.(Correction notice)
May 1, 2007... An article in the January/February 2007 issue on the Exponents addiction services agency in New York City mischaracterized a reference to 13,000 clients. More than 13,000 people have registered for Exponents' Project ARRIVE (AIDS Risk Reduction...

Drug court clients benefit from coercion.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... I read with great interest your articles concerning mandated treatment (November 2006 issue). What amazes me, and keeps on amazing me because of reader response in the January/February 2007 issue, is how so many treatment professionals refuse...

More than one way to offer treatment.(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... Thank you, Dr. Erickson, for the column "Let's not be afraid of harm reduction" (January/February 2007 issue). Just as there is more than one treatment for cancer and more than one treatment for heart disease, it sounds like the addiction...

Being in treatment is what counts.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2007... I was pleasantly surprised to read the article "Some old with the new" (December 2006 issue). It was nice finally to read a balanced piece that discussed the reality that eclectic treatments for addiction often co-exist alongside the more...

Is pathological gambling an 'addiction'?(Commentary)
May 1, 2007... Pathological gambling has been described as a chronic and progressive mental illness. The disorder is rather common, estimated to affect 1 to 2% of the population and roughly 4 to 6% of all gamblers, with younger gamblers perhaps at higher risk...

The pursuit of recovery: counselors can help homeless individuals embark on a healing path.
May 1, 2007... Hiding behind his hands. This is what Jimmy would resort to whenever anyone's attention drew close to him. Bent over, covering his face so that no one would see him, Jimmy displayed an apparent shyness that seemed a bit awkward for a...

Let 'em work, let 'em live: workshop sessions can help clients overcome barriers to employment.(Feature)
May 1, 2007... Employment poses one of the major challenges for addiction clients. Clients oftentimes have criminal histories or have experienced lapses between jobs and have difficulty knowing how best to fill out a job application or speak with a potential...

Assistance in adopting new practices: an ATTC turns its attention to process issues in evidence-based practice.(Feature)
May 1, 2007... You've been there: You just finished participating in a great training on a new clinical intervention, and you're enthusiastic and committed to trying it with your clients. Although there wasn't much time for skill-building, you have lots of...

Pharmacotherapy: integrating new tools into practice.(NAADAC LIFELONG LEARNING SERIES)
May 1, 2007... This is the third in a series of six articles designed to provide you with the latest information on the use of medications in alcohol dependence treatment. Medications (pharmacotherapy) used as adjuncts to counseling techniques and...

Barriers to medication use: myths, money, and management.(NAADAC LIFELONG LEARNING SERIES)
May 1, 2007... In my years of chemical dependence counseling and teaching at the collegiate level, I have encountered many people who have not only heard myths about chemical dependency and counseling, but who also believe these myths without question. Blind...

Wearing recovery on one's sleeve: research examines the potential of biomonitoring technology to prevent relapse.(Feature)
May 1, 2007... While there have been many advances in the treatment of addiction, relapse remains a common problem. (1,2) Research indicates that 25 to 50% of people who have undergone addiction treatment moved back and forth between periods of abstinence and...

Seek a balanced approach to medications.(Road to Recovery)
May 1, 2007... Many substance abuse treatment programs are still struggling to identify the best role for medications in their clients' treatment plans. Arguing that medication in and of itself is good or bad is as ridiculous as arguing whether sunshine is...

Evidence-based practices: avoid impulse buying.(Adolescent Treatment)
May 1, 2007... Picture this: I have decided I am going to buy a house. I mean, I think I want a new house; most of my friends and family members have one and they tell me: "It's a buyer's market. Buy now before it's too late." So I am buying a house. I...

Don't shut out contact outside of the group.(Group Psychotherapy)
May 1, 2007... In the March/April issue I offered an overview of boundaries in group psychotherapy. Examining some of these boundary issues in more detail, this column takes a look at the various boundaries that have been applied to contact outside of the...

Project seeks participants for survey on informed consent.(Of Note)
May 1, 2007... Frederick Rotgers, PsyD, ABPP, associate professor of psychology at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, is seeking program directors willing to complete an anonymous survey on informed consent practices in addiction treatment...

NAADAC undertakes fund-raising for permanent home.
May 1, 2007... In its 35th anniversary year, NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals has launched a fund-raising campaign for its anticipated move to a new headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, this summer. The building campaign, co-chaired by Tom...

Researchers explore challenges in cocaine treatment.(Of Note)
May 1, 2007... A pair of New York researchers will use a $1.6 million National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant to explore ways to suppress anxiety and craving in cocaine addicts in the crucial 48-hour period after cessation of use. Alexis C. Thompson,...

Rosecrance serenity garden: Rosecrance Griffin Williamson campus.(Environments for Recovery)
May 1, 2007... When Rosecrance Health Network opened its Griffin Williamson adolescent treatment campus in 2004, program leaders knew that a serenity garden built on six acres would contribute to the healing community they sought to establish. What they found...

Continuing education quiz.
May 1, 2007... Earn continuing education credits by taking this quiz on the article that begins on page 34 of this issue. A grade of 70% or above will earn you a certificate of completion for two nationally certified continuing education hours. This is an...

Recovery's campaign manager.
May 1, 2007... As a young Rhode Island state legislator rising in the ranks, Tom Coderre lived a fast-paced life in the public eye. This made it inevitable that when Coderre suffered a downfall caused by cocaine addiction, this would be played out publicly as...