Trauma Therapy as Part of Addiction Treatment
There is a recognized link between substance use and abuse problems and exposure to traumatic events during childhood or adul
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During my twenty-five year career in substance abuse treatment, I’ve frequently heard family members (and clients) insist that "Alcohol isn't his/her/my problem - drugs are!" and "Alcoholism isn't his/her/my problem - addiction is!" as if the same principles of recovery from chemical dependency don't apply to any dysfunctional situation where alcohol either isn't present or isn't present enough to be identified as the primary drug-of-choice.
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There is a recognized link between substance use and abuse problems and exposure to traumatic events during childhood or adul
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People who successfully complete a primary treatment program for substance abuse or addiction should be proud of their acco
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In the U.S. and throughout the world, there is significant overlap between people affected by diagnosable substance use probl
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In any given year, millions of Americans benefit from enrollment in some form of drug or alcohol treatment. However, compared
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People who regularly take part in aerobic exercise have decreased risks for a broad range of serious physical health problems
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Abuse of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs costs the USA more than $740 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost wor
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Top 6 Drug & Alcohol Addiction Myths
Over 20 million Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, or have diagnosable s
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“Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time.”
Mercedes McCambridge, 19
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In the United States, roughly 8 percent of all people age 12 or older have diagnosable problems with excessive drug or alcoho
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