In today’s society, there are many misconceptions about drug and substance and addiction. Drug and substance addiction is defined as, “a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that causes compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences to the addicted individual and to those around him or her” (“Understanding drug,” 2012). Drugs and substances that are commonly abused include alcohol, crack and cocaine, methamphetamine, pain medications and other prescription drugs, stimulants, etc
addiction recovery utilize a dialectical model to examine the change process. Third wave behavioral therapies such as Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), along with mindfulness meditation (MM), and the 12 Step Recovery model of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) use a dialectic based on acceptance of what is and change to what can be. These modern methods make use of the practices of Buddhism that may be effective treatments for addiction recovery. Moreover,
Alcohol and drug abuse is a large problem today and many families struggle every day to break the chain of addiction. Although the fight is challenging, it is not impossible. Unfortunately, many individuals in recovery are only there as an alternative within the criminal justice system and after completion they revert to their previous lifestyles. However, there are individuals who want sobriety and need it for themselves and their families; this is why being an advocate of change by helping families
Treatment There are many options for substance addiction treatment and utilizing medication as a means of eliminating substance use is one that has been called a double edge sword. There are two schools of thought with medically assisted treatment. First, let 's define medication assisted treatment (MAT): “it is the use of pharmacological medications, in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, to provide a “whole patient” approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. Research indicates
The True Road to Recovery For years, many new and innovative recovery options have sprouted up in response to the growing population of addicts in America. Although each individual program has the same ultimate goal, they each take a different approach. The specific approach taken by each program is what can make or break the success of recovery for an addict. The most popular of these programs are twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. However, twelve-step programs are not the
When looking at culture, one cannot help but wonder about aspects that are not familiar to themselves. Substance abuse rates are on the rise and this is included when looking at the culture, background, history, and modern day influences of a Russian-American citizens. Life is focused not only on oneself, but family, friends and the community in a certain area. Russian-American citizens are a part of the American society and will always have a history fixated from the Russian lifestyle. There are
damages on many aspects, such as health, social, economic, and security. As Lamb, Maguire, Ginsburg, Pinkston, and France (2016) added, “drug use is high in the US… over 21 million Americans, or about 8% of the population meet the criteria for substance abuse or dependence” (p.1). There are two types of drugs: one is illegal and the other one is legal. According to Lamb, et al. (2016), “the habitual use of licit
incorporate meditation in an addiction setting is very important. This research paper will be a guide for different meditations with in an addiction setting. In 2013, according to the substance abuse and mental health service administration estimated 22.7 million people in the United States suffered with substance abuse. Out of the people suffering approximately 2.5 people received
Summary In this meta-analysis of integration of spirituality and religion in the counseling field, the authors seek to understand the skills and attitudes needed to integrate these variables into counseling. Among those that were studied are awareness of one’s own culture and heritage, respect for the diversity found in people concerning spirituality and religion and recognition of one’s helping style and how it may be perceived by clients (Walker, Gorsuch, & Tan, 2004). A difficulty that has occurred
Scott T. Walter and Fredick Rotger did a very good job when they collaborated to edit “Treating Substance Abuse,” the third edition. The book was organized in a matter that was easy to understand. The first sets of chapters were based on motivational interviewing (MI). These sections focused on how to increase or bust someone’s observed desire to change or reason to change. The second set of chapters discussed behavioral theories, and contingency management. The third section moves to cognitive-behavioral