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TreatmentHelp Names 5 Best Value Teen Treatment Centers in New York City
TreatmentHelp Names 5 Best Value Teen Treatment Centers in New York City. TreatmentHelp a company that helps patients find a treatment center to overcome drug addiction names the top 5 treatment centers in New York City. Share on Twitter Share on …
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Bain Capital sees opportunity in methadone clinics
Bain paid $ 58 million to acquire the for-profit centers through CRC Health Corp., a California company it has owned since 2006. CRC Health is the biggest provider of substance abuse treatment and behavioral health services in the country. This foray …
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New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at how Technology and Media …
Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is looking at how technology and media affect drug and …
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Capital Health Care: E-cig ban takes effect; soda ban receives support
ON DRINK SIZE –- The city's health department received a boost from a coalition of hospitals and minority advocates who filed an amicus brief in support of the city's ban on large sugary drinks, saying “the problem it addresses is perhaps the gravest …
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Protecting Vermont's Children, Part Two: Assessing Neglect
Walcott says many of the families DCF works with whose members have substance abuse problems fall into this "risk of harm" category. Madison Akin, a counselor at … “Students will come into our office and they'll be talking about drug use," Akin says …
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Poverty series: Lebanon fares well compared to other counties, but there's …
Drug addiction took its toll. Neither had jobs, and they were evicted from their apartment. That's when they took a long, hard look at things and eliminated drugs from their lives. They joined Palmyra Circles in September 2012, and soon started entry …
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Question by *Laura*: Opinions on “spanking is abuse” parents?
What is your opinion of the people that say “spanking your child is abuse” “I’m going to call CPS on you if I see you spank that child” “my child can do what they want,they’re their own person” etc and end up with drug addicted pregnant teens,and want to blame the REST of society for their children being how they are? Don’t you agree that those parents should be the most to blame for how their children are? I mean obviously they’ve taught them no morals,no self value,nothing of that sort,not a difference between right and wrong. Your opinions? I think spanking is 100% fine if it’s done in the right way,with the right reasons behind it,not just because you’re mad at your child. It’s done to teach a lesson,not to abuse a child. HUGE difference between spanking and abuse,and by not spanking/teaching your children right/wrong,you’re allowing THEM To become the abusers to someone else because they don’t know any better.
Best answer:
Answer by Mrs. Bobby Ray a.k.a B.o.B
I think when a parent spanks their child its for a good reason. It keeps them steady and out of jail.!
Answer by la-tee-da
Laura-
I thought you got this all out yesterday. Why still ranting today?
I personally do not spank. I have no children of my own- and regardless of a parent’s discipline techniques, I feel I have no right to lay my hand on another person’s child- EVER.
'Take Back Day' to crack down on prescription drug abuse
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) – A drug epidemic is now exploding in teens and pre-teens. Prescription and over the counter medications are becoming the high of choice. On Saturday, law enforcement agencies across the Wabash Valley hosted a Drug Take …
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Teen Institute helps youths prevent drug abuse, violence
Six years ago, when Lauren first went to the Regional Teen Institute, a four-day summer camp in Ripley, she was in sixth grade, “a gawky, awkward middle school kid,” she said. “I was extremely hesitant to go by myself, knowing absolutely not a single …
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Teen substance abuse is the new 'normal,' school counselor says
PLEASANT HILL — Gone are the days when "stoners" could be picked out of a crowd on high school campuses, a counselor at College Park High warned parents this week. These days, Jason Lechner told the parents and students Thursday night, even star …
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US Attorney Assembles Group To Address Growing Problem Of Opiate Overdoses
“I've been in the field over 30 years in western Pennsylvania, and at this time, the problem with prescription drug abuse, heroin addiction and drug overdose deaths have never been worse in our community,” said group co-chair Nick Capretto …
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Drug debate: Will punishing women who take drugs while pregnant help, hurt or …
They believe mothers worried about criminal charges are more likely to avoid addiction treatment or prenatal care, and unlikely to seek treatment for infants suffering from the symptoms of drug dependency. Some may leave the state or seek abortions to …
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Addicted to Profits: Insurance companies adjust coverage of methadone clinics
“Substance abuse requires comprehensive approaches that include prevention, intervention and treatment. But if we can get these unneeded drugs out of our neighborhoods, we will be taking a step in the right direction.” Yet, amid this opiate epidemic, …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Increases on US Campuses
Nationally, the types of prescription drugs most commonly abused are pain pills, muscle relaxers, anti-anxiety medication and stimulants, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The most common prescription drugs abused are Vicodin …
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Bridging Medicaid's medical and behavioral care chasm
On April 1, the Mercy Care Plan, under contract with the state of Arizona, started coordinating medical treatment with behavioral care and substance-abuse services for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Phoenix area who suffer from serious mental illness …
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Four running for probate/juvenile judge
I've handled all kinds of cases, from felony rape down to DUI and real estate transaction, but I'm drawn toward juvenile and probate cases. I see that the …. Probably 90 percent of the juvenile court cases can be traced back to substance abuse in the …
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Roanoke teens' STD rate higher than state average
If you see your kid's mood drastically changing, that's a red flag for so many things — mental health illness, substance abuse and sexual activity.” Health department STD testing … “I'm eight feet away from you,” the man types into his phone. “Let's …
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Question by ebizartistry: For substance abuse counselors…Question about your profession.?
What are some of the ethical issues in your profession of dealing and working with involuntary clients? Complete explanations are most desired as I am doing some research on issues in your profession. Thanks!
Best answer:
Answer by michele
One major problem with involuntary/court-ordered clients involves the issue of informed consent. If a client is compelled to attend treatment, “informed consent” becomes a moot point. Theoretically (and ethically) this shouldn’t happen. When treatment is not voluntary, informed consent becomes an incredibly sticky area.
Another issue with court-ordered clients involves the definition of WHO , precisely, is the client. Oftentimes, it is not the person receiving services who is actually paying for it. In the eyes of some therapists, that makes the payor (i.e., the state, the prison system, department of children’s services, etc) the “client”, and puts the therapist squarely in a CONSULTANT role.
Confidentiality (or lack thereof) represents yet another ethical dilemma with court-ordered clients. If is often the case that reports must be made to the state (or the agency compelling the person to be in treatment) regarding treatment progress, etc. In voluntary situations, this information could only be revealed IF the client signs a release form. In the case of involuntary clients, some therapists believe that such reports constitute a (required) confidentiality breach.
Finally, the bottom line, is that many non-voluntary clients do not want to be in therapy. Many will refuse to actively participate in therapy. Therefore, in many cases, precious little therapeutic progress will be made. This nets yet another ethical quandary, in that psychologists are ethically bound to discontinue treatment with clients who are clearly not making progress in therapy.
Best of luck in your research,
~M~
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Approaches You Don't Know About for Helping Someone With Substance Abuse
As a psychologist working in the field of substance abuse treatment, I am in direct contact with families every day with a full range of serious problems. I know that substance abuse problems vary in terms of severity, fright and heartbreak, and yet I …
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Mindfulness Therapy May Help Prevent Substance–Abuse Relapse in Long Term
They found that cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention (RP) and mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) are both effective aftercare interventions following substance abuse treatment, but that the latter may have a more enduring effect. The study …
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Drug abuse treatment clinic asked to close doors
"The clinic is in violation of zoning ordinance because it's a substance abuse clinic," Phillips said. "Those clinics are only allowed in the M-1 zone, which is light industrial but the location of the clinic is in the B-3 arterial business district …
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