Poorly-Worded Media Prevention Campaign to Combat the Methamphetamine Crisis in South Dakota
Washington Post Article titled "‘Meth. We’re on it,’ South Dakota says in ridiculed ad campaign that cost $449,000"
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Examining the Profile of High-Potency Cannabis and its Association with Severity of Cannabis Dependence
Abstract
Background
Cannabis use is decreasing in England and Wales, while demand for cannabis treatment in addiction services continues to rise. This could be partly due to an increased availability of high-potency cannabis.
Method
Adu...
Intervening to Prevent a Suicide in a Public Place: A Qualitative Study of Effective Interventions by Lay People
Abstract
Objectives: Many suicides take place in public locations, usually involving jumping from high places or use of transport networks. Previous research has largely focused on the effectiveness of physical barriers at frequently used...
Formazione UNODC-OMS in Argentina sulla gestione dell'uso di sostanze e dei disturbi da uso di sostanze durante la gravidanza
Un totale di 35 partecipanti hanno preso parte a questa formazione organizzata dall'OMS e dall'UNODC insieme a PAHO, SEDRONAR, Hospital der Mar e il generoso sostegno dell'Ufficio del Dipartimento di Stato degli Stati Uniti per i narcotici...
Formazione di professionisti sulla prevenzione dell'abuso di sostanze nelle scuole e nella comunità
Primo traguardo raggiunto:
Completato con successo la formazione di professionisti sulla prevenzione dell'abuso di sostanze nelle scuole e nella comunità @ presso PASK Hall 16 - 17 novembre, 2019 Karachi, Pakistan
Nella prima fase del...
Parents’ Experiences of Abuse by their Adult Children with Drug Problems
Research on abuse linked with substance use has tended to focus on child abuse and intimate partner violence.
There have been considerably fewer studies on the nature of abuse committed by children against their parents.
In a recent qual...
Emotional Contagion: Everything You Need to Know
Emotional Contagion. Have you ever been in a bad mood and all of a sudden it seems like everyone around you is in a bad mood, too? Do you feel that your emotions and mood can be “caught” by others? Psychology says emotional contagion is the...
Change: Desire, Ability, Reason, Need, and Commitment (or That DARNCAT)
Change Talk
When I talk with people, I hear various degrees of what MI calls “change talk.”
As described here, the types of change talk include:
- Desire: Why would you want to make this change?
- Ability: How would you do it if you...
The Stages of Change
1) PRECONTEMPLATION STAGE
“It isn’t that we cannot see the solution. It’s that we cannot see the problem.”
Precontemplators usually show up in therapy because of pressures from others… spouses, employers, parents, and courts… Resist...
The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction
The “stages of change” or “transtheoretical” model is a way of describing the process by which people overcome addiction. The stages of change can be applied to a range of other behaviors that people want to change, but have difficulty...
Dual Relationships
In psychotherapy, a dual relationship occurs when a therapist has a second, significantly different relationship with their client in addition to the traditional client-therapist bond. For example, a therapist may find that the person...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose They Are in Recovery?
Addiction therapy is often a personal and complex thing, which relies on interaction, bonding, and communication between counselors and their patients. This often happens because many of the people choosing to become addiction counselors...
Self-Disclosure and the Treatment of Substance Abuse
Abstract
The identification and treatment of the substance-abusing physician has led to outcome studies focusing on years of abstinence and resultant work performance, but little has been written addressing the therapeutic changes recovery...
Should Addiction Counselors Disclose Their Recovery?
More often than not, the answer is: no.
- “I’m in recovery too…so you can trust the suggestions I give you.”
- “I’ve been there, done that, so I ‘get’ where you are coming from.”
- “When I was in early recovery I wouldn’t trust normal people...
Therapeutic Relationships
The Importance of Therapeutic Relationships
A therapeutic relationship is an effective way to promote positive change in people. It involves building trust in order to encourage openness and honesty. This leads to better understanding...
The Role of Therapeutic Alliance in Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Young Adults
The therapeutic alliance is well-recognized as an integral part of psychotherapy; however, there is little understanding of how it is best utilized in the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs), particularly in young adults. In this...
Parent Marijuana Use Associated With Substance Use in Children
New research explores some of the long-term impacts of marijuana use in families. The study revealed that the children of parents who reported marijuana use during their teenage years were significantly more likely to report substance use...
Women and Children are the Emerging Face of Drug Addiction in Afghanistan
Q breaks into song, and the lyrics reflect something of himself: "My heart aches, my heart aches and my heart aches," he croons. The 10-year-old hopes to go professional one day, but his mother says that first, he has to break his addiction...
Dopo la legalizzazione, la dipendenza da marijuana è in aumento
- Un nuovo studio rileva che la dipendenza è aumentata tra i giovani che vivono in stati in cui la cannabis ricreativa è legale.
- Il tasso complessivo di dipendenza rimane basso, ma i risultati sono preoccupanti per gli esperti.
- Inol...
La polizia di Managaluru rompe le fruste contro l'uso di sostanze
Con i ripetuti appelli del dipartimento di polizia agli istituti scolastici per rompere la frusta contro l'abuso dilagante di sostanze nei loro campus e ostelli che cadono in anni sordi, la polizia ha avvertito che farà irruzione nelle...