Addiction Professional articles from September 2005

Addiction Professional archives from September 2005

A satisfying summer refreshment.(Letter From the Editor)
September 1, 2005... A pleasant breeze was apparent for much of the summer, and it had nothing to do with sun-splashed days at the shore. Call it a wind shift in favor of some long-awaited cooperation. The pivotal weekend for this new pattern occurred June 4-6,...

Too many see meds as threat.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... You asked for comments regarding the reception of medications such as buprenorphine and acamprosate (Campral) on the front lines of addiction treatment (July 2005 issue). Unfortunately, I would have to say that the real enemy, the heavily...

Becoming skilled in MI: rewards and challenges.(Research-to-Practice)(Motivational Interviewing)
September 1, 2005... Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a counseling style that's generating a great deal of "buzz" lately. For good reason. Randomized clinical trials using MI with real-world clients have provided substantial evidence that MI reduces client...

Therapeutic use of opioids in recovering people.(Commentary)
September 1, 2005... I'm told by some of my clinical colleagues that there is still a lot of misunderstanding about the use of opioids for treatment of chronic pain, and whether people become "addicted" to such medicines with long-term use. The concept of...

Integrating Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change in Addiction Counseling.
September 1, 2005... Resistant to using a new online travel system, I called for help. The assistant listened to my complaints and responded in the language of Motivational Interviewing. I calmed down and began to make the changes necessary to work this system....

2005 events.
September 1, 2005... Don't Miss These Exciting Events!!! PIT Training Pia Mellody, Senior Fellow, and The Meadows' Staff From Pia Mellody's many years of working with addiction and trauma, she developed a system that helps the individual accept that...

Avoid the perils of 'instrument abuse': good tools badly used can harm clients.
September 1, 2005... INSTRUMENT: a means whereby something is achieved, performed, or evaluated. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ABUSE: to put to a wrong or improper use. No matter how well-constructed, an instrument can be "abused" or misused. This typically...

A partnership in healing: women's treatment that considers childhood sexual abuse.
September 1, 2005... Childhood sexual abuse trauma is a primary causal factor identified in studies that link symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorder (SUD) for women. Given the relationship between childhood sexual abuse (CSA)...

Restoring hope in substance-using teens with learning disabilities.
September 1, 2005... Warren was a 17-year-old high school senior who had been diagnosed as "high-functioning Asperger's." He started smoking pot at the beginning of 11th grade. Ten days prior to our first meeting, he had tried to commit suicide by overdosing on an...

Don't overreact to a client's dream of using.(The Dream Zone)
September 1, 2005... I was surprised your article didn't mention dreams of using. Please give me some info on this, as many of my clients do dream of using. I tell them it is part of the using recovery, but really haven't the slightest idea how these dreams are...

The gift of change: moving from deficits to empowerment.(Adolescent Treatment)
September 1, 2005... Treatment of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) for adolescents has changed over the years. This is greatly due to the increased research specific to adolescent development, as well as enhanced knowledge gained from those working with teens and their...

Continuing education quiz.
September 1, 2005... Earn continuing education credits by taking this quiz on the article that begins on page 28 of this issue. A grade of 70 percent or above will earn you a certificate of completion for two nationally certified continuing education hours. This is...

Ditch the label of 'untreatable'.(Stigma Issues)
September 1, 2005... I suspect that the one thing that frustrates addiction professionals most is the stigma around addiction. All addicts, recovering or not, seem lumped into the same mold by society. But what about the possibility that we may also contribute to...

Use program discharges as chance to look inward.(Road to Recovery)
September 1, 2005... Q. "How many counselors does it take to change a light bulb?" A. "Only one, but the light bulb has to really want to change!" This old joke about counselors reflects an old way of looking at things. It's the idea that we can't really...

Recovery plans must attack tobacco dependence.(Nicotine Addiction)
September 1, 2005... A raging epidemic is maiming and killing our clients, both those who continue to be active in their addictions to alcohol and other drugs and those who are in successful recovery. The scourge is tobacco dependence, and it results in more deaths...

Learn how process works through group relations conference.(Group Psychotherapy)
September 1, 2005... I hope that you enjoyed my last column on mandated treatment, inspired by the letter from Matthew Tomatz. Since I am writing each column at the same time that the previous one appears in print, I understand that further letters may not show up...

How therapy can reinforce spiritually based healing.
September 1, 2005... The Spirituality of Sobriety: Finding the Spiritual Awakening in Recovery from Alcoholism Gregg D. Awakened Recoveries, Richmond, Mass. (www.awakened-recoveries.net), 2003. ISBN: 0-9754106-0-1. Paperback, 201 pages. Based on...

'Denial' has elements of tragedy and comedy.(Of Note)(Brief Article)(Theater Review)
September 1, 2005... "Denial," which is billed as "a play about addiction and excuses," can be used as an educational tool or an entertainment vehicle in its portrayal of real recovery stories, according to the play's creator, Rob Maynor. The play can be previewed...

New data have meth on field's radar.(Of Note)
September 1, 2005... The complexities of methamphetamine addiction and its treatment have received a great deal of field attention of late, including for findings of significant increases in methamphetamine-related treatment admissions. According to a study...

Workshop designed to assist relapse prevention.(Of Note)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Nationally known addiction treatment expert Terence T. Gorski this fall will conduct a five-day workshop designed to help professionals work with their clients to prevent relapse. The Oct. 31-Nov. 4 course, "Relapse Prevention Therapy," will be...

Alcohol study will explore role of emotions.(Of Note)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A research project funded at nearly $2 million by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) will examine techniques that could help treatment professionals assist clients for whom negative emotions could trigger a return to...

Service search.
September 1, 2005... EDUCATION/TRAINING PROGRAMS 27 Applied Behavioral Health Policy/attc * www.abhp.arizona.edu * 800-724-2855 43 Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders * 800-314-1921 * info@cmehelp.com C2...