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What is Dual Diagnosis and Why the Treatment is Different
What is Dual Diagnosis? Dual diagnosis, often called co-occurring disorders or comorbidity, describes two or more illnesses of disorders occurring at once in the same person. This is most commonly seen...
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Man Up: Successful Addiction Treatment Awaits Those who are Strong Enough to...
Men who are in treatment for alcohol and drug addiction have different needs than female clients. If they have grown up with the expectation, either implied or stated directly, that being a “real” man...
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Inpatient Addiction Treatment Programs Allows Dual Diagnosis Clients to Focus...
Treating a client with a dual diagnosis requires a different approach than offering help to someone who only needs assistance with a substance abuse issue. When a mental health issue and an addiction...
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Enable Me To Death | Book Intro
Dear Mom and Dad, I wish you hadn’t enabled me so much; I wouldn’t be in Heaven right now. I’m getting along fairly well; God is a pretty nice guy. It’s beautiful here, but I miss my home and my...
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Physical versus Psychological Addiction: Two Issues for Men in Recovery
Men who are admitted to an alcohol and drug treatment program may not only be waging a battle against substances which cause physical symptoms of addiction. Addiction is often the most evident...
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Know These Signs of Drug Abuse in Men
If most people were asked to describe a person who has a substance abuse issue, they would probably list the stereotypical addict. The person they describe would be someone who is economically...
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Size Does Matter….. Small is Better in Addiction Treatment
In over 20 years of experience as an Addiction Counselor, I’ve worked in a number of different treatment environments. These settings have ranged from large, hospital -based facilities, to smaller...
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Enable Me To Death | Chapter 1
I will lie to you. I will steal from you. I will take all that you have to give. I will manipulate you and I will rationalize, justify and minimize my addiction. I will make you think you’re crazy,...
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Alcohol Side Effects In Males
Alcohol use can have an array of long- and short-term effects on drinkers of both genders, especially with regular / long-term use. Though there are a variety of similarities in how alcohol affects the...
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The Impact Of Rehabilitation
Drug and alcohol abuse offers no benefit to our quality of life. One need only flip through the nightly news or reality TV programs bombarding our collective senses to gain a basic understanding of the...
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Your Relapse Prevention Plan
Addiction recovery is, for many, a lifelong process. If you are in the midst of recovery and seeking ways to ensure its success, a relapse recovery may be worth considering. Relapse recovery plans list...
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Treatment Options Dwindle For California Meth Addicts
Though methamphetamine use continues to rise throughout California, area rehabilitation programs are finding it difficult to stretch their dwindling resources to address the current demand. 40% of...
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Enable Me To Death | Chapter 2
I love you. I love you for what you give me. I love you because you listen to me. You believe me, and I love that tool. So it is this that I promise, that I will continue to take and will not give. It...
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Laguna Beach Recovery is fast developing a reputation as an industry innovator. Custom and individual treatment plans and approaches implemented at LBR have had a tremendous amount of success. “Were...
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Enable Me To Death | Chapter 3
Flying high is what I do. Sometimes I fly so high that you can’t see me and wonder where I’ve gone. As I descend into a dive, I skim the ground, but never hit bottom… you won’t let me. Your loving...
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What’s Your Story? Find Personalized Addiction Treatment that Fits
One of the challenges facing people with substance abuse issues is not only finding a treatment program, but finding the right drug and alcohol treatment program. The disease of addiction is not...
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Men’s Only Rehab Facilities Unlock the Barrier to Getting Help for Addiction
Men tend to have a difficult time when it comes to seeking treatment for alcohol and drug addiction. On one hand, they get bombarded by messages telling them they are supposed to be strong and in...
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Long Term Rehab Programs Give Men Time to Heal from Addiction
Addiction is not a disease where someone can give a set time that a client will be healed and ready to leave an extended care facility. Some celebrities, like Charlie Sheen, have claimed that a “one...
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Signs of Suicide and How to Help
According to a report by the Center for Disease Control, suicide has risen to the top ten spot as a leading cause of death (Murphy S., Xu J., Kochanek K., 2013). Suicide is considered intentional...
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