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Residential Treatment is a level of care that entails that the client live (resides) within a treatment facility for a specified duration of care; most often 28 days. Residential Treatment Programs and Centers usually include group and individual therapy sessions and span the confinement continuum from open campus to lock down facilities.Binge Drinking:
According to a rent study conducted by Kathryn Graham, et al of the University of Western Ontario psychology department "Depression is most strongly related to a pattern of binge drinking,"
Binge Drinking is defined in the study as consuming at least 5 alcoholic beverages at one sitting.
Whether Binge Drinking resulted in the development depression or whether depression contributed to a persons binge drinking was unclear in this study.
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The Picture of Drug Addiction
When you think of drug addiction, what kind of picture do you get in your mind? Do you see a person dressed in tattered clothes sitting in a rain soaked alley with needle in hand? Do you picture addiction in terms of a person begging on the street for money to buy just one more hit? The picture of drug addiction can be either of these images, but you might surprised to learn that there is another side of drug addiction you may never have thought of. Consider that the picture of drug addiction includes a man in a business suit sitting at a desk every day working a full-time job. He has a family, children, a dog, and a wife. To everyone else, he projects the picture of having it all. The only problem is, the pressure of life got to him and he looked for a way out. A colleague offered him some cocaine. He liked the way it made him feel. Now he juggles credit card advances to pay for his $100 a day habit. The picture of drug addiction could also be the popular cheerleader at your child’s high school. She’s blonde, beautiful, smart, and personable. But every morning, she takes a shot of vodka to stop the shakes. At lunch, she drinks a six-pack in her car, and at night, she’s at all the parties drinking until someone has to bring her home because she’s passed out. Finally, the picture of drug addiction could also be in the form of a bored housewife. She has three children, laundry, dishes, and many other responsibilities. She’s tired all the time and sometimes just can’t get out of bed because of her exhaustion. She saw something on television about housewives taking their child’s Ritalin for energy. She decides to try it with her own 7-year old’s medication. Now she has to make excuses to the pediatrician why her child has run out of medicine before he should have. Sure, we all picture a person with drug addiction as the homeless, down-on-their luck bum (so to speak) begging on the streets for money to buy drugs, but the cold reality is that drug addiction occurs in all walks of life to all types of people. Drug addiction has no boundaries and doesn’t pick and choose its victims. The picture of drug addiction has changed over the years to include your neighbor, your child’s teacher, and even possibly your clergy. No one is immune, but all can get help. If you notice drug addiction in someone you care about, have a talk with them and encourage them to get help for their problem. Maybe one day, the picture of drug addiction will be a blank canvas.
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On Nov 13th, 2007 brandy wrote:
I would attempt to involve him in positive activities- new hobbies, sports, doing something responsible around the home, and try to build his self esteem and feeling of being loved by his family and community. Perhaps Alateen, narcotics anonymous, and/or church fellowship - many have midweek "rock" concerts, for example, or volunteer work, but the ideas might be more receptive if offered calmly with love, and not as a shameful experience or punishment. Listen to him, and allow some choices to help the power struggle, and follow his lead on what he might like to do instead of the illegal or unsafe activities. At some point, maybe have him list the pros and cons of the substances if he can maturely understand health and legal consequences, money, problems with other relationships, the sacrifices he is making on himself by not exploring other hobbies and goals. You need to set loving boundaries, and to protect yourself from the behavior problems, and do it with expecting his respect. Take care of yourself, pray for serenity, and for other people to cross his path teach him. An addict sometimes will only listen to another addict. Try to detach your love for him from thinking you can control it.
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On Nov 14th, 2007 Amber wrote:
You should get him into inpatient treatment as soon as possible and don\'t enable him. Meaning--don\'t give him money to support his habit. I realize he is a teen, but you have to cut off his resources.
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On Nov 18th, 2007 Anji wrote:
I have a question. My son 18 is barely getting by in school. I just found out he is smoking pot and that pain pills due to a injury. His friends are not who I would approve of. I asked him is his friends be someone that he would want is kids hanging around? He said NO. His grandmother has just been diagnosed of terminal cancer and they were close. He isn't visiting her. He states he just can't deal with it. He is skipping school alot. Should I cover him with excused notes or should I just let this year go to the birds?What should I do?
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On Dec 24th, 2007 Terry Orsten wrote:
Have a look at some of the top numbers of searches around the word addiction on the internet. You will be surprized what the number one searched addiction on the internet is.
http://www.clearhavencenter.com/addictions-research/special-features/top-10-non-drug-based-addictions.html
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On Dec 31st, 2007 william david dice wrote:
We have addictin in my family that goes back generations. Both of my sons are drug addicts. One dead murdered buying drugs the other still using. Addiction is a horrible disease. Just ask the parents of any drug addict. This is from a parent & recoverying addict's point of view.
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On Apr 21st, 2008 caitlin lundy wrote:
well my mom was addicted to pills and meth at one time and it made her think about lots of things then when her kids got taken away she relized what she had really lost and changed her life all the way around. I Love You Mommy! Thank You alot of caring!!!!!
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On Apr 21st, 2008 ann wrote:
i am trying to get my life back. i was hooked on xanax for many years now i;ve went threw detox and going threw theropy now but im not sure why i stopped .i know for my family but i still want something to help me hold it together cause i cant!!!!!!!!!!!
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On Jul 1st, 2008 tpink wrote:
well me and my brother used many different drugs for years and a couple of months ago he died due to drug over-dose. i promised myself to never smoke again but shortly after found myself smoking marijuana. everytime i use i want more and more but when i dont im very aggresive and anxtious all i want to do is stop.
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On Jul 8th, 2008 ryan wrote:
My dad is addicted to cocaine and pain pills and he has been in-n-out of rehab and theropy most of his life. He lost people that meant more than life to him. I dont know what to do. My sister and I are stuck we want to help but how can we help a person if they cant help themself?
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On Jul 13th, 2008 muhammad hussain wrote:
Drugs are dangerous and govt should build atleast one rehabilitation centre in each city and the entire team has to work hard through outreach activities.
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On Jul 30th, 2008 ERIC wrote:
If you have a child under 18 who's grades drop, and who is hanging with the "wrong crowd", etc. DON'T ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN. DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD IS NOT LEFT ALONE OR UNSUPERVISED. Forget about their privacy, wanting them to have fun etc. THEY are doing drugs and you need to intervene! Once they are 18 there is nothing you can do. If you are lucky they will just "experiment " and get over it. DO you want to leave your child's life to luck. Get involved and don't worry one damn bit about what they think YOU ARE THE PARENT! My 22 y.o. son just called and started cussing and calling me names after I refused to come pick him up and give him a ride. He has been an alcoholic and drug addict since early teens. He has been living on and off the streets for the last 4 years. I failed to see it until it was too late. He went to live with his mother when he was 15. He quit school 3 months from graduation. He calls occasionally like nothing is wrong until you try to reason with him or explain to him he needs help. Then his whole personality changes and he becomes angry. His mother finally quit letting him move back in. She moved and filed a restraining order on him. He has been back to my house only once when he stole a car and tried to switch license plates with my car. He has been in and out of jail. He has worked a total of maybe 6 months at 5-6 different jobs. He has not worked at all in 3 years. He has been to every shelter and rehab, in Oklahoma City and several other towns. I quit visiting him years ago and tried to stop taking his calls. The problem is I never know if this might be the one call I fear or maybe even the call where he finally is serious about help so I pick up the phone only to again be disappointed. Now I am afraid, He has been in the area for the last month and continues to call. I cannot understand where or how he gets money for his drugs and alcohol. He called 4 times from a bar the other night. I believe now that he has serious mental health issues from all his drug use. I am just surfing the net hoping to find others who are or have dealt with this. It is effecting my health and causing me to become extremely depressed whenever anyone asks about my son. The worse is meeting someone knew and being asked about your children. What do i say.I have no answer.
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On Jul 30th, 2008 kate wrote:
Everyone that I have read here seems to be worried about what they can do for another person. It's a great concept, but most of the time, until that person truly wants your help, there is NOTHING you can do for someone who really doesn't want your help. They have to decide on their own that they need to do something about their behavior. Otherwise, every attempt that you make will be viewed as an interruption to their daily routine. Just be sure not to enable them in any way. I lived with an addict for quite a while. I slowly, but surely removed the things that he depended on to help him keep up his habits. I thwarted those habits whenever I could and stood back to watch someone that I loved dearly hit rock-bottom before I offered any assistance. At that time, he realized that his behavior was hurting everyone including himself and it was time to make a change. Stay strong. It can and does happen to people every day. They clean up and straighten out. You can be strong enough to help them do it.
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On Jul 31st, 2008 Jane wrote:
I totally agree with everything you posted.It is very difficult and heartbreaking but like you rightfully say it is the person who has to help themselves.We just pray it doesnt come to late and we hang in there with them and show them we still love them to ride the storm until the suns shines again.................
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