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Seattle Sex Therapist Debunks Modern Myths of Sex and Porn "Addiction" With …
SEATTLE, WA and POULSBO, WA — (Marketwired) — 02/06/14 — Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton and Anthony Wiener are not "sex addicts," contrary to what millions of Americans have been told in TV and tabloid reports. To listen to the so-called "sex addiction" …
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5 Ways To Overcome A Gambling Addiction
The standard treatment for gambling addiction, says Berlin, is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), in which a therapist and addict work one-on-one to change the gambler's destructive behavior and thoughts. CBT helps addicts build coping skills and …
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From addict to athlete; erasing misconceptions in Bloomington; STGnews …
Since its conception in 2011, Addict II Athlete has grown to over 400 athletes participating in healthy recreation all over Utah. Robinson is a therapist working for Utah County Division of Substance Abuse who overcame his own addiction by replacing it …
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Computer-based behavioral therapy effective tool for addiction treatment
By Bill Hathaway; Yale researchers have developed a computer-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) program to treat substance abuse and dependence, and report that it results in better outcomes both in the near term and over time. The program is …
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Challenging Alcoholic's Anonymous As The Leading Form Of Addiction Treatment
None of these options, however, have taken over AA's spot as the most prominent pathway to ending addiction. The difficulty in establishing an effective treatment program is that many of the programs require mental and behavioral therapy rather than …
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Inpatient Alcohol rehab centers are the kind of rehab centers which treats the patients who are severely addicted to alcohol and need 24 hours surveillance. During an inpatient treatment program the patient is kept under constant supervision. In this process the patient is kept in a different environment where they are kept under vigilance and proper care all the time.  Furthermore, the patients are being detoxified and proper medication is provided by the doctors. The programs here are well structured and follow a rigid routine format. In addition to proper medication, the patients are taught to adapt new situations and how to deal with the withdrawals that comes after quitting alcohol. Mostly inpatient alcohol treatment’s duration is 30 days but in some cases it can be stretched to 60 to 90 days also.

Some of the techniques used under this method are effective detoxification, abstinence, eating disorder treatment, pain treatment and guidance to deal with addiction. One of the first steps taken in this procedure is to detoxify the patient. It is the process where the alcohol residues are eliminated from your body and the body normalizes itself after becoming physically dependent on alcohol. This procedure follows a very strict regime and don’t give the patient any chance to run away from the rehab center. The patients have to follow a set of rules and instructions without any fail. Before taking such intense treatment the patients many a time have to go through an assessment test to prove that they can go through such a treatment. Some of the practices used during this treatment are:

•  Group therapy: During this therapy the addicted person can discuss their problems with others and got to learn things from them and build a social setting that crates a support system.

•  Reality therapy:  It teaches the person to control the things which they and to learn to deal with things which they cannot.

•  Cognitive behavioral therapy: It teaches the addicted person the actions can be controlled and moreover they should be controlled.

•  Psychotherapy: It finds about the underlying causes and triggers that provokes the addicted to drink and diagnoses co- occurring situations, manages denial

•  Family therapy: During this procedure the family member are involved and teaches them about how to cope with the addicted person in their family.

You should always have the knowledge that recovering from addiction to alcohol will take some good amount of time and won’t happen instantly. You need to give both the rehab center and the patient some time so that they can be able to cope with the addiction and recover from it efficiently and effectively. A large number of people have been benefited by taking services from these inpatient alcohol rehab centers. Since there are a good number of these rehab centers available nowadays, it is important on your part to do some enquiries and go for the one which you think is suitable for your needs and budget.

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Alcohol dependency and other types of drug addiction are diseases that progress through predictable stages. Accurately diagnosing these conditions, and developing a comprehensive treatment plan, requires the involvement of trained health professionals, often including a doctor who specializes in addiction medicine. A drug rehab  follow a series of steps through which addicted individuals rid their bodies of the drugs they have been abusing, address the issues that either led to or were exacerbated by the substance abuse, receive treatment for co-occurring mental health or physical disorders, and develop the skills and strategies that will allow them to pursue long-term sobriety.

Effective addiction  treatment centers will offer a variety of treatment programs to meet the specific needs of each individual client. Programs may include inpatient, residential, outpatient, and/or short-stay options. Depending upon the nature and severity of an individual’s addiction, therapies completed during drug rehab may include counseling, psychotherapy, group therapy, 12-step support groups and family therapy. Some drug rehab programs use expressive arts therapies such as music therapy and art therapy, while others employ more traditional therapeutic techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

Treatment can vary from a few days to many months. Research shows that the longer a person remains in treatment, the greater the likelihood that long-term sobriety will result. As with most aspects of treatment (such as therapy types and program structures), determining ideal length of stay involves an analysis of a number of personal factors. Treatment is a highly personal experience, and the costs associated with this process may vary considerably depending upon a number of issues, such as location, type of care (i.e. residential, outpatient, or partial hospitalization), specific nature of problem being treated, length of stay, presence of co-occurring disorders and whether rehab is conducted at a public treatment facility or private program.

The use of medications during rehab depends upon two factors: the needs of the client (you) and the philosophy of the program. Some programs use no medications whatsoever; others provide medically assisted detox services (as quitting some drugs “cold turkey” isn’t only difficult, but dangerous); while still others others provide medications to support long-term sobriety (such as methadone maintenance programs for recovering heroin addicts). Because addiction recovery often involves the treatment of co-occurring disorders such as depression or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, certain medications may be prescribed to treat these conditions during rehab.

Review: “Ending Addiction for Good” a step-by-step guide to wellness
While “Ending Addiction for Good” outlines an inpatient treatment protocol, the resources in the book are widely applicable to those with all sorts of negative habits that undermine their overall success in life. The book is available at Amazon and is …
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Therapy ineffective for opioid addiction
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is not an effective way to treat opioid dependence, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine. In a surprise finding, a team of seven researchers reported that CBT — which typically …
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Kennedys taking on addiction
Ted Kennedy, is calling for improvements in the nation's treatment of addiction and mental illness in a new book. "We've de-institutionalized the mentally ill in this country, our treatment now is in prisons and on the streets, and it's not working …
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