October 2011

How to Help?

Worried about someone? If you decide to approach the person you’re concerned about, there are a few things you may want to consider before you do: Keep informed Find out as much as you [...]

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Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment

Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment More than three decades of scientific research show that treatment can help drug-addicted individuals stop drug use, avoid relapse and successfully recover their lives. Based [...]

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Levels of Care and Treatment Options

TREATMENT SETTINGS & OPTIONS Brief Intervention Screening & Assessment DetoxificationOutpatient Treatment Day/Evening Treatment Residential Treatment 12 step facilitation Minnesota model therapeutic community Continuing Care Sober Living i.e. [...]

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Emotions that Keep us Stuck

Many times people have questions about Enabling. It is important to understand that enabling doesn’t actually come from the person who is doing the enabling. In actuality it is a [...]

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Alcohol’s Damaging Effects on the Brain

Understanding Alcohols Damaging Effects on the Brain While alcohol has a wide range of pharmacological effects on the body, the brain is a primary target. However, the molecular mechanisms by which [...]

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Addiction

Short Definition: Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This [...]

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