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Teen Drug Use: A Phase or Growing into an Addict
PCP Is Making a Violent Comeback on America's Mean Streets
Drug Use Surges Among Baby Boomers
London Workshops with Rob Weiss
An Interview with Jay Plotkin, Admissions Director
The Ranch Treatment Center Opens New House with Intensive Focus on Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Dangers of Leaving Addiction Treatment Early
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Elements' David Sack, MD in Psychology Today
Parents often ask: Where is the line between experimentation and drug abuse? They may know or strongly suspect that their child is using drugs but they tell themselves, "It's just alcohol or marijuana" or "As long as they don't let it affect their schoolwork." They're holding out hope that it's just a passing phase. And for some it is. But the consequences that befall others reveal the flaws in this type of logic. Read more... |
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Elements Behavioral Health | October 11, 2013
The powerful street drug PCP, largely unheard of since its violent heyday in the 1970s, may go higher profile as evidence unfolds in the murder case of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez, who was back in a Massachusetts courtroom this week for a pre-trial hearing.
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Promises | September 11, 2013
Addiction rehab centers across the U.S. are seeing more of an older demographic than your typical troubled teen or young adult: baby boomers. According to a new government study, addiction rates among baby boomers are on the rise. Substance addiction among men and women in their 50s and 60s comes with its own set of challenges, both for the therapist and the recovering addict.
According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health sponsored by the U.S. government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, among adults aged 50 to 64, illicit drug use has grown substantially - a trend that the report attributed in part to "the aging ... of members of the baby boom cohort" born between 1946 and 1964. Read more... |
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Join Sex Addiction Expert Rob Weiss in London
Robert Weiss LCSW, CSAT-S, Noel McDermott, Psychotherapist, HCPC, and Mark Gilman, MA, Public Health Educator will be presenting two unique training sessions in London in November. Register for "An Introduction to the Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Sex and Porn Addiction, Advanced clinical work with Porn and Sex Addicts, Psychotherapy and Social Networks" now!
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Spirit Lodge | September 20, 2013
When people prepare for their first day of drug or alcohol rehab, they are usually filled with uncertainty. "What should I bring?" "What will the process be like?"
Admissions Director Jay Plotkin answers all of these questions but reassures clients, "All you need is a suitcase of willingness and you'll be just fine. Give us willingness and we'll help you turn that into hope like you've never seen." Read more... |
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The Ranch | October 9, 2013
The Ranch treatment center opens Mill House, a brand new 14-bed facility for women with co-occurring mental illness and/or substance abuse. What sets Mill House apart from other treatment programs, both within and outside The Ranch, is its intensive focus on dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). DBT was one of the first effective therapies created for borderline personality disorder and has been thoroughly researched and used successfully to treat anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders and other conditions. Read more... |
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The Recovery Place | October 9, 2013
Leaving addiction treatment early, or against medical advice, can be extremely detrimental to an addict's path to recovery. While addiction treats every individual differently and there is no "one size fits all" to the treatment modality, programs are constructed to completely treat the addiction-detox, treatment program, aftercare and alumni programming. When individuals decide to exit their program early, he or she may not be ready to reenter society without the use of alcohol and drugs and will inevitably relapse back into addiction. Contine reading to learn about five of the most common reasons individuals make the decision to leave treatment early. Read more... |
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