MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'addiction treatment'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:55 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182326&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FWOVbPESAuRg%2F Drug addiction is a disease. Like any disease, it isn’t subject to the willful control of the individuals who suffer from it. If you have a drug addiction problem, it isn’t because you decided to be sick. And if you’re going to achieve drug addiction recovery, it won’t simply be because you decided to get better. On the contrary, you can only achieve meaningful and lasting wellness by enrolling in a private drug addiction treatment program at an exclusive drug addiction treatment center. You already know what’s at stake in the fight against drug abuse. Now it’s time to seek care from specialists who can help you win it. The day you enroll in a drug addiction rehab program will be the day you start healing from the inside out, in a way that will help you remember the world as y... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182326 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 23:49:39 +0100 5182326 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140310&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fb4mUXsOZtdk%2F When Suboxone first became an option for treating addiction to pain pills back in 2003, some people were excited about having a cure for opioid dependence. Those people were mistaken. It is true that Suboxone has been a huge benefit for treating opioid dependence, but the medication cannot cause the permanent changes in the brain that would be necessary to prevent relapse. Instead, in order for the medication to work, people must do what they do with other medications—keep taking it. Not all scams are so obvious I recently read an article on another web site that advocated a certain person’s ‘method’ for rapid opioid detox. I went to the primary web site for the developers of that method—pulled to the site in the same way that I am drawn to watch late-night commercials for g... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140310 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:04:56 +0100 5140310 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343340&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fov3kMvfbbC0%2F Substance abuse strips individuals of both their dignity and their self-control. By the same token, substance abuse treatment must promote robust psychological healing. If you’re going to achieve lasting substance abuse recovery, it’s going to be because your substance abuse treatment program helps you learn how to feel good about yourself again. In the end, there’s simply no other way for healing to happen. The good news is that there are many substance abuse treatment facilities in California. The catch, though, is that they don’t all provide clients with sufficient psychological therapy. Before you trust your health to any particular substance abuse rehab center, it’s essential that you explore the various options available to you. The right choice will change your life. Let ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343340 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 05:15:02 +0100 4343340 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4343342&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FXLll_C9ZPXo%2F Addiction recovery doesn’t happen overnight. On the contrary, addiction is a disease with deep and resilient roots, and addiction treatment can only succeed if it’s administered over the course of many months. In the end, the only effective addiction recovery programs are those which provide patients with comprehensive support through every phase of the healing process. There are many addiction recovery centers in Los Angeles. Some of them understand the importance of long-term care. Some of them don’t. The difference, for you, is more critical than any in the world. The right addiction recovery center will help you rediscover yourself as you used to be. The wrong one will doom you to your current state. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, let today be t... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4343342 Sun, 26 Dec 2010 01:32:34 +0100 4343342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4272614&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FPxld9a8P1X8%2F Addiction recovery saves lives. It might seem melodramatic to frame the issue so starkly, but facts are facts. Addiction is a disease, and like any disease it will ultimately destroy its host if left untreated. The good news is that exclusive addiction recovery programs administered by private addiction recovery centers really can help to solve the problem. The catch, though, is that the healing process can’t begin until addiction sufferers reach out for help. Addiction is a personal problem. By the same token, addiction recovery must start with a personal decision. Only by admitting you have a problem you can’t solve on your own can you ever expect to take the first step towards a healthier and happier future. It won’t be easy, but no effort you make will ever be more worthwhile. S... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4272614 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 03:11:40 +0100 4272614 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4266272&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FXO4jXxue-VA%2F Addiction treatment never succeeds in a matter of weeks. On the contrary, the most effective addiction treatment programs are those which provide patients with months of intensive support. As you explore the various addiction treatment facilities available to you, it’s essential that you seek a clinic that understands the importance of long-term care. You already know that addiction is a devastating disease. Now it’s time to learn how addiction treatment can help to solve the problem. The day you enroll in an exclusive addiction treatment program at a private addiction treatment center will be the day you start rediscovering the world as you used to know it, and yourself as you used to be. The right choice will literally change your life. Don’t wait any longer to finally make it. (S... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4266272 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 06:23:16 +0100 4266272 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4249244&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FzyldbGcOXpM%2F Addiction treatment is never easy. On the contrary, addiction is a ferocious disease, and addiction treatment programs can only succeed by virtue of ferocious effort. The good news, though, is that the right support can make all the difference in the world. If you seek the assistance of a qualified addiction treatment facility, you really will heal from the inside-out. The fact that you’re here, reading this, suggests that you already know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction. Now it’s time to take the necessary steps to win it. The day you begin addiction treatment at an exclusive addiction treatment clinic will be the day you start healing from the inside-out, in a way that will help you rediscover life as you used to know it, and yourself as you used to be. Don’t wait... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4249244 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 05:26:20 +0100 4249244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4207507&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FBUSJA1kQP4k%2F Addiction recovery doesn’t happen overnight. On the contrary, addiction is a disease with deep and resilient roots, and addiction treatment can only succeed if it’s administered over the course of many months. In the end, the only effective addiction recovery programs are those which provide patients with comprehensive support through every phase of the healing process. There are many addiction recovery centers in Los Angeles. Some of them understand the importance of long-term care. Some of them don’t. The difference, for you, is more critical than any in the world. The right addiction recovery facility will help you rediscover yourself as you used to be. The wrong one will doom you to your current state. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, let today be... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4207507 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 06:44:14 +0100 4207507 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159511&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FlgFvd_H-edU%2F Addiction treatment is an arduous process. To complete it successfully, patients must have the best possible support through every phase of their addiction treatment programs. In that sense, luxury addiction treatment facilities are uniquely equipped to produce lasting addiction recovery, because luxury addiction treatment facilities are uniquely capable of meeting the needs of their residents. In the end, there’s simply no substitute for material elegance and physical comfort in a private addiction treatment center. The fact that you’re here, reading this, suggests that you already know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction. Now it’s time to get help from allies who can help you win it. The day you enroll in an exclusive addiction treatment program administered by a luxu... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159511 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:31:56 +0100 4159511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122069&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Frecover-and-be-killed.html [Originally published 29 Oct 2010 on hellowellness.in]Trying to get clean and sober is a pathway to a new life in most places, but in some cities of Mexico it’s a ticket for getting killed.  Gunmen believed to be narco gangsters this week stormed into a drug rehab center in Tijuana, found 13 patients watching a movie, lined them up on the floor, and murdered them with machine gun fire.  A few days later, masked gangsters invaded a car wash in the central Mexican city of Tepic, not far from the tourist destination Puerto Vallarta.  They sprayed employees and customers with automatic weapon fire.  Most of the murdered car wash workers were recovering addicts.The border town Ciudad Juarez has seen a streak of massacres in drug rehab centers.  Minutes after the mass ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122069 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:36:00 +0100 4122069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122070&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fpain-relief-without-addiction-walking.html [Originally published on hellowellness.in on 29 Oct. 2010]Roger T., a middle-aged systems analyst, showed up at a LifeRing recovery support group looking for help with addiction to painkillers.  Years earlier he had been a passenger in an auto collision which left him with chronic pain in his lower back and hips.  His doctors had prescribed the standard opiates, and this had provided him with some relief, but over time he needed larger and larger doses.  He said he had been taking 300 Vicodins® per day.  He knew he had to stop the drugs -- but he couldn’t live with the pain.  Not only patients but also their physicians have to walk a tightrope between pain and addiction.  A hot case in point is the jury trial involving Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, the 42-year old Ho... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122070 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:27:00 +0100 4122070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4122075&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fexercise-for-choice-muscle.html [Originally posted Sept. 4 2010 on hellowellness.in]My friend Alex saw the Light.  He made the Big Decision not to drink any more.  Ever.  On the way home from church, he passed his favorite liquor store.  He made the small decision to turn into its parking lot. My friend Sandy had had it with drugs.  While walking in the park, she made the Big Decision to get clean.  At the edge of the park, she could turn left or right.  She decided to turn left, where she usually ran into her dealer.Moral:  the Big Decisions need the support of the small decisions, or they crash.  The old alcoholic support groups came close to this lesson with the slogan, “One day at a time.”  But at the beginning, it’s more like one minute at a time, or even ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4122075 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:01:00 +0100 4122075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4031508&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Faa-na-help-youth-sobriety%2F CONCLUSIONS: Results suggest that, similar to findings comparing adult outpatients to inpatients, AA/NA participation is less common among less severe adolescent outpatients. Nonetheless, attendance appears to strengthen and extend the benefits of typical community outpatient treatment. Given the dramatic increase in rates of substance use among same-aged peers in the population at this life-stage, and the relative dearth of abstainers and recovery-specific supports, these resources may provide a concentrated cost-effective social recovery resource for young people. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Jul 1;110(1-2):117-25. Epub 2010 Mar 24. Can 12-step group participation strengthen and extend the benefits of adolescent addiction treatment? A prospective analysis. Kelly JF, Dow SJ, Yeterian JD, Kah... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4031508 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 15:02:00 +0100 4031508 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816774&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=39090&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fhelpalcoholicfamily%2FxITS%2F%7E3%2FiKKUWVaTWEg%2F Do you have a alcoholic spouse? Have you tried to do an alcohol intervention for your alcoholic husband or alcoholic wife and they walked out? From my experience as a psychiatrist specializing in addiction, an alcohol intervention is DRAMATIC! Yesterday, I was involved in an alcohol intervention with a young man with a drinking problem and his parents. It was one hairy day!  Here is the story… An “alcoholic family”  brought their 28 year old for an evaluation several weeks ago (neither parent drinks). He had gone to rehab (addiction treatment center) in the last year, but relapsed. After rehab, he quit his antidepressant and started drinking again. He became suicidal. I prescribed a medication to prevent symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, started him on an antidepressant, ... Alcoholic Spouse Advanced Help blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816774 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:50:48 +0100 3816774 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683882&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fd-pwJsheFrc%2F The old days I worked for several years as the medical director of a residential treatment center in Wisconsin, leaving the position several weeks ago.   On my last evening in the place I took a moment to look around and think about how addiction treatment has changed in the past decade.  I looked at the pictures of the patients in their charts, who were mostly in their late teens or early 20’s.  The most common class of ‘drugs of choice’ were opioids, including oxycodone, heroin, methadone, morphine, and hydrocodone.  I thought about the different but similar program that I attended ten years ago, filled mostly with addicts and alcoholics in their 30’s and older.  I wonder if Bill W would have come up with the same twelve steps, had his target been not 50-year-old alcoholics... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683882 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 04:02:16 +0100 3683882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3603876&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fadolescents-12-step-group-participation%2F Conclusions Results suggest that, similar to findings comparing adult outpatients to inpatients, AA/NA participation is less common among less severe adolescent outpatients. Nonetheless, attendance appears to strengthen and extend the benefits of typical community outpatient treatment. Given the dramatic increase in rates of substance use among same-aged peers in the population at this life-stage, and the relative dearth of abstainers and recovery-specific supports, these resources may provide a concentrated cost-effective social recovery resource for young people. Can 12-step group participation strengthen and extend the benefits of adolescent addiction treatment? A prospective analysis. John F. Kelly, Sarah J. Dow, Julie D. Yeterian and Christopher W. Kahle. Drug and Alcohol Dependence S... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3603876 Wed, 26 May 2010 11:24:02 +0100 3603876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404153&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Ffinding-sobriety-through-spirituality%2F Finding sobriety, and saving money, through spirituality Scepticism abounds regarding the role of “faith-based” groups in achieving and maintaining sobriety. Yet treatment programs – both spiritual and cognitive-behavioral in approach – have the same inpatient costs and clinical outcomes. Spiritually oriented programs have lower post-discharge costs and a higher rate of abstinence. Fellowship provided by faith-based groups may be the key. Addiction treatment, like many other aspects of health care, does not entail a standard, paint-by-number approach. There exists a wide spectrum of treatment options. On one end lies the medical approach, such as cognitive-behavioral treatment. On the opposite end are “faith-based” initiatives such as Alcoholics Anony... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404153 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:17:00 +0100 3404153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3280195&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FcKXiLgkMG8o%2F The decision to conduct a family intervention will be the most important one you ever make. It will also be one of the most difficult. The fact of the matter is that interventions are traumatic events, fraught with tension and emotion for everyone involved. But that difficulty can’t be an excuse not to act. The addict you care about needs your help if she’s ever going to achieve meaningful recovery. Under the circumstances, you simply can’t afford not to do the right thing. The good news is that you don’t have to bear the burden alone. Indeed, the private intervention services offered by exclusive rehab facilities make a world of difference in the family intervention process. The most successful family interventions are those administered by professional intervention specialists, w... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3280195 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:09:53 +0100 3280195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3115287&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F7VFBeTt2sgI%2F The decision to conduct a family intervention will be the most important one you ever make. If you’re here, reading this, you shouldn’t need to be told what’s at stake in the intervention process. You know that addiction is a devastating disease, and that addiction treatment is essential to the long-term health of the addict you care about. A successful family intervention will ensure that the journey to recovery begins on the right foot. The catch, though, is that success is easier to talk about than it is to achieve. Family interventions are never easy. On the contrary, the emotions involved make the process a traumatic one for everyone who participates. But the good news is that you don’t have to face the challenge alone. The family intervention services provided by professional... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3115287 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:11:25 +0100 3115287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2985040&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fprivate-outpatient-for-opiates-done.html Prescription drug abuse, especially by young people, is on the rise, and opiates like Vicodin and Oxycontin rank high on the list.  People with chronic pain all too often end up addicted to their medications.  People who got into  heroin or other opiates for recreational use or to self-medicate some psychic hurt frequently find themselves in deeper waters than they ever intended.  We meet all these people, among others, in LifeRing meetings, and one of the big concerns for them is anti-addiction medications.  In the past, the most common medication to treat opiate addiction was methadone.  Methadone continues in use, but buprenorphine (byou-pruh-NOR-feen) is the new kid on the block, and both physicians and patients are picking up on it because it's easier to ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2985040 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:21:00 +0100 2985040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2967538&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FYnz9280L6LQ%2F Intervention services can very often make the difference between the success and failure of a rehabilitation program. Addiction, after all, is a personal disease, and addiction treatment can only succeed if a patient makes a personal commitment to the healing process. That sort of commitment, in turn, can come only after an addict has been made to recognize the full extent of his problems in a successful intervention. And more often than not, the most successful interventions are those which are managed by a professional intervention specialist. The intervention process is always a traumatic one, fraught with tension and emotions on both sides. The intervention services offered by exclusive rehab facilities can make the trauma more endurable, by helping an addict’s friends and family mem... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2967538 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:05:41 +0100 2967538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2939565&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FDW5T7qlsa7o%2F Addiction recovery will change your life. Whoever you are, however hopeless you believe yourself to be, the right addiction recovery program can help you heal from the inside-out. The catch, of course, is that addiction recovery centers are only as successful as the caregivers they employ. If you’re serious about getting sober, you have to get help from people who know exactly what they’re doing. There are plenty of addiction recovery facilities in Los Angeles. Some of them employ qualified experts. Some of them don’t. The difference, for you, is more important than any in the world. Addiction recovery is an extraordinarily delicate process, one that can only be successful if it’s administered exactly the right way. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you, ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2939565 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:22:13 +0100 2939565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2899201&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fdi5tR_qBOHQ%2F Drug interventions change lives. More to the point, the very often save lives. Drug addiction is a devastating disease, one that will ultimately destroy its victim if left untreated. Successful drug interventions help drug abusers recognize the truth about their problems, and encourage them to seek help from professional drug rehab experts. In the end, no outcome could ever possibly be more important than that one. The catch here is that drug interventions are always difficult to conduct. The good news, though, is that you don’t have to fight the battle alone. The drug intervention services offered by private drug treatment facilities often make the difference between the success and failure of the healing process. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, let today b... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2899201 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:08:48 +0100 2899201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2852052&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F_dlQEJ_9HCQ%2F The best crisis intervention is the one that prompts an addict to enroll in a drug treatment facility. Period. There is no other goal of the intervention process, no other reason to conduct an addiction intervention in the first place. The addict you care about can only get better if he finds the courage to enroll in a drug treatment program. A crisis intervention that fails to help him develop it isn’t much of a crisis intervention at all. Crisis interventions are never easy—there should be no confusion on that point. The good news, though, is that you don’t have to bear the burden alone. In fact, the right intervention specialist can make a world of difference to your intervention efforts. The catch, of course, is that you have to seek help. The crisis intervention services offered... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2852052 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:24:36 +0100 2852052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2824428&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FRb9jDUkxJ8U%2F All addiction treatment facilities pay lip service to the importance of the intervention process. Only a few, though, provide exclusive intervention services to their clients. As should perhaps go without saying, those facilities are far more successful than their competitors. The fact of the matter is that private intervention services can often mean the difference between the success and failure of recovery itself. Here’s hoping you won’t force yourself and your loved ones to learn that lesson the hard way. Interventions are always hard to conduct. To help the addict you care about, you’re going to need to keep your emotions in check, and deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. A professional intervention specialist can help you do just that, by providing objectiv... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2824428 Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:13:17 +0100 2824428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2820594&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fcrqmz9BWymc%2F I have talked about the book I am working on– I decided at some point to come out with two things. I receive so many questions about Suboxone– apparently many doctors don’t come up with suggestions for dealing with surgery, pain, etc. So I have produced an e-book that describes my approach to dealing with all of the little things that can become big things without proper guidance. The e-book is called ‘A User’s Guide to Suboxone’, and can be downloaded for $17.95 using the links below. This book is all very practical– not theory.  It discusses how I handle planned vs emergency surgery, pregnancy, inductions from high tolerances, tapering…  I don’t want people to use this as the final say, but rather to use the information to spark co... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2820594 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:45 +0100 2820594 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2814720&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2Fcrqmz9BWymc%2F I have talked about the book I am working on– I decided at some point to come out with two things. I receive so many questions about Suboxone– apparently many doctors don’t come up with suggestions for dealing with surgery, pain, etc. So I have produced an e-book that describes my approach to dealing with all of the little things that can become big things without proper guidance. The e-book is called ‘A User’s Guide to Suboxone’, and can be downloaded for $17.95 using the links below. This book is 25 pages long, but it is all practical– not theory.  It discusses how I handle planned vs emergency surgery, pregnancy, inductions from high tolerances, tapering…  I don’t want people to use this as the final say, but rather to use the inf... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2814720 Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:37:45 +0100 2814720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786276&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F70bRvMTMMRQ%2F Interventions are a vital part of the drug rehabilitation process. Anyone who tells you otherwise badly misunderstands the nature of recovery itself. The fact of the matter is that addiction is always a personal choice, and rehab must be the product of personal effort. That effort, in turn, can only come after an addict has recognized the truth about himself and his problem—and that recognition can typically only be achieved in the course of a successful addiction intervention. Interventions are most successful—are only successful, really—when they encourage an addict to seek treatment of his own accord. The practical implication, then, is that a crisis intervention has to show an addict the error of his ways without forcing his hand. It’s a delicate process, no doubt—but it’s ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786276 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:32:16 +0100 2786276 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778692&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F6REyZgmvi04%2F Interventions save lives. Period. It might seem melodramatic to frame the issue in such stark terms, but the stakes are too high to leave the truth unstated. The fact of the matter is that successful crisis interventions encourage addiction victims to seek the help they need to achieve meaningful and lasting recovery. In the end, it’s hard to imagine that any outcome could ever be more important than that one. The intervention process is never easy—let there be no confusion on that point. The good news, though, is that you don’t have to face the challenge alone. The private intervention services offered by exclusive rehabilitation facilities can often make the difference between successful and failed interventions. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, let tod... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778692 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:30:47 +0100 2778692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2768828&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F_0B1aOx1ZXY%2F No addict ever wants to hear the truth about himself and his problems, and every addiction intervention is invariably fraught with tension for everyone involved. The good news is that the professional intervention services offered by private treatment facilities can be instrumental in ensuring the success of the process. The catch, of course, is that you have to be willing to seek help. The right intervention specialist really can help you heal the addict you care about. But even the best intervention counselor in Los Angeles is powerless to help a client who won’t accept his guidance. Your decision to seek intervention services is the most important one you’ll ever make. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, let today be the day you finally do the right thing. ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2768828 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 22:58:33 +0100 2768828 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2758132&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fuj-4uRyxfmI%2F A family intervention is never a pleasant experience. On the contrary, family interventions are inherently emotional events, fraught with tension and angst for everyone involved. But your decision to initiate the intervention process will be the most important one you ever make. The truth is that the addict you care about can’t get better without the guidance and support of an addiction intervention. All that remains, now, is for you to make the right choice. The good news is that you don’t have to bear the burden alone. In conducting a family intervention, it’s vital that you enlist the support of a professional intervention specialist, who will be able to help you deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. The intervention services offered by exclusive Los Angeles re... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2758132 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:11:35 +0100 2758132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2741610&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2For3Y8XvrleY%2F The only successful drug and alcohol interventions are those conducted in an atmosphere of unfailing love and support. What that means, in practical terms, is that you can’t use a drug and alcohol intervention as an opportunity to reproach the addict you care about. On the contrary, your ability to maintain a universally positive tone will be essential to the outcome of the addiction intervention process. And that, in a nutshell, is why you need help from a professional drug and alcohol intervention specialist. The best addiction treatment facilities offer drug and alcohol intervention services to their clients. These services can make a world of difference. The right crisis intervention specialist will help you deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered—and help you ensu... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2741610 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:24:13 +0100 2741610 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719988&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fa6r8c1NwATs%2F The decision to conduct an intervention may well be the most difficult one you ever make. It will also almost certainly be the most important. The intervention process is never easy—let there be no mistake about that much. But the good news is that the right intervention specialist can help you meet the challenge. Indeed, professional intervention specialists often make the difference between the success and failure of the healing process. All that remains, now, is for you to reach out to a qualified expert. The most exclusive treatment facilities offer private intervention services to their clients. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict you care about, don’t wait any longer to seek assistance from one of these institutions. A professional intervention specialist will help you ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719988 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:15:23 +0100 2719988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712371&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2FkblC0707eEU%2F I receive monthly updates from Reckitt Benckiser in regards to best practices  using buprenorphine.  I figure that all of you should be as aware of the information as I am, so here it is (also see link below post).   Please note, in particular, the material on page 5 regarding dosing.  It is important for people on Suboxone to understand this material in particular– not only the information that your receptors are maximally occupied at standard maintenance doses, but that you will have the ‘need’ to take more when you are stressed, craving, or any number of other situations.  You do NOT want to respond to that ‘need’, though, by taking more Suboxone– doing so only reinforces all of the addictive thinking that we are trying to extinguish.  When you ... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712371 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:06:16 +0100 2712371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2709397&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F9JLvZbfI9wU%2F Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is essential to drug and alcohol recovery. Anyone who tells you otherwise simply doesn’t understand the nature of the challenge. The fact of the matter is that drug and alcohol addiction is a disease, and like any disease it can only be overcome with professional medical help. In the end, you simply can’t expect to get sober without enrolling in a private drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Here’s hoping you don’t force yourself to learn that lesson the hard way. Drug and alcohol abuse is a devastating affliction—you don’t need anyone to tell you that. The good news is that drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities really can help to solve the problem. The catch, of course, is that healing can only begin with a personal choice. The day you d... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2709397 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:27:54 +0100 2709397 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688927&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FYyA9sFBxK4Q%2F Addiction treatment is never easy. On the contrary, addiction is a resilient disease, and an addiction treatment program can only be successful if it’s driven by a sustained and determined effort. If you’re serious about getting sober, in other words, you have to be ready for a fight. In the end, there’s simply no other way for healing to happen. The good news is that you don’t have to enter the battle alone. Indeed, the support you get from a private addiction treatment facility will be vital in helping you get where you need to go. The catch, of course, is that you have to be willing to seek help. Exclusive addiction treatment programs administered by professional addiction treatment centers really do change lives. For your own sake, for the sake of the people who care about you,... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688927 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:57:29 +0100 2688927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671110&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FZpct_TfCcfw%2F Interventions are an essential part of the recovery process. But that doesn’t mean they’re easy to conduct. On the contrary, the intervention process is fraught with tension and emotion for everyone involved. In a practical sense, this that means that you need to seek professional help before you move forward with a crisis intervention. Given the stakes, you simply can’t afford to settle for an alternative course of action. The good news is that the intervention services offered by exclusive treatment facilities can make a world of difference in the healing process. The catch, though, is that even the best intervention specialist in the world can’t help a client who refuses to be helped. The decision to seek the guidance of an expert intervention counselor will be the most importan... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671110 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:33:18 +0100 2671110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657915&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FYsQ7Py3WQu0%2F The best drug and alcohol rehabilitation center is the one with the best understanding of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation process. In practical terms, this means that the most effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities are those which address both the physical and psychological roots of drug and alcohol abuse. In the end, no drug and alcohol rehabilitation program can succeed if it fails to target the disease in its entirety. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is a delicate process, one that can only achieve its desired outcome if it’s administered in exactly the right way. As you explore the market for drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers in Los Angeles, it’s essential that you seek a clinic staffed by competent, compassionate professionals. The right drug and alcohol re... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657915 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:46:15 +0100 2657915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2626288&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FWucdKDRtDdU%2F Drug and alcohol rehabs aren’t all the same. On the contrary, every drug and alcohol rehab facility is fundamentally shaped by the quality of its caregivers. As should perhaps be obvious, the best drug and alcohol rehabs are those which employ the most qualified and compassionate caregivers. In the end, there’s simply no substitute, for empathetic expertise. The good news is that there are plenty of drug and alcohol rehabs in Los Angeles. The bad news, though, is that they aren’t all equally capable of serving the clients. Before you enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab program, then, it’s essential that you thoroughly explore the options available to you. The right drug and alcohol rehabilitation center will quite literally change your life. Here’s hoping you’ll be wise enough t... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2626288 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:28:29 +0100 2626288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2606233&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F6kYP2BgqqVo%2F Drug and alcohol rehab isn’t a spectator sport. On the contrary, addiction is a personal problem, and drug and alcohol rehabilitation can only be successful if it’s driven by personal effort. If you’re serious about getting sober, it’s vital that you commit yourself to your drug and alcohol rehab program, and resolve to win the long-term fight. In the end, even the best drug and alcohol rehab facility in Los Angeles can’t help a client who won’t do that much. The good news is that you don’t have to face the challenge alone. Indeed, the support you get from the professional experts at a private drug and alcohol rehab center will be vital in helping you achieve meaningful and lasting recovery. But that support can only be as useful as you allow it to be. If you want to get bett... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2606233 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:21:42 +0100 2606233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2591719&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Fx0Fk2YerPl8%2F Addiction treatment is never easy. Whoever you are, however tough you believe yourself to be, your addiction treatment program will try your will and tax your resolve. The practical implication, of course, is that you’re going to need support from an addiction treatment facility that genuinely cares about your personal needs. In the end, you simply can’t expect to win the fight against addiction without capable allies standing by your side. The good news is that there are plenty of addiction treatment facilities in Los Angeles. The catch, unfortunately, is that only a few of them actually deliver competent, compassionate care to their clients. If you’re serious about getting sober, it’s vital that you thoroughly explore your addiction treatment options, and find an addiction treatm... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2591719 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:19:52 +0100 2591719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576885&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FrHB2AqyS8Bk%2F Drug and alcohol rehab programs ultimately succeed or fail according to the effort that drug and alcohol rehab patients devote to them. As obvious as that sounds, the unfortunate truth is that too many drug and alcohol rehabs in Los Angeles infantilize their clients instead of empowering them. This is an enormous mistake. If you’re serious about getting sober, it’s absolutely essential that you seek care from a drug and alcohol rehab facility that can help you learn to help yourself. The good news here is that effective drug and alcohol rehab programs really do change lives. The day you begin drug and alcohol rehabilitation at a private drug and alcohol rehab center will be the day you start reestablishing control over your present, and reasserting responsibility for your future. Under... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576885 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:13:13 +0100 2576885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2528181&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FevpE-f8wzhg%2F Drug and alcohol interventions are most successful when they’re conducted in a spirit of unfailing love and support. If someone you care about is a drug addict or alcoholic, there’s no doubt you have a long list of grievances to air against him. But a drug and alcohol intervention isn’t the proper forum for it. The only goal of the addiction intervention process is to encourage an addict to seek help from a private rehab facility. Given the stakes, any emotions which detract from that purpose are simply unacceptable. The good news is that you don’t have to bear the burden without help. Indeed, the private intervention services offered by exclusive rehabilitation facilities are very often instrumental in ensuring the success of the healing process. The catch, of course, is that you ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2528181 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:04:40 +0100 2528181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513240&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Ftzb-9tNrVP0%2F Substance abuse prevents you from being you. Of all the pernicious effects of addiction, that one may be the most destructive. To be a victim of substance abuse is to become a stranger to everything and everyone you’ve ever cared about. Substance abusers are shells of their former selves, incapable of relating to anything other than their desire to get high. It is, simply put, no way to live—but the good news is that it doesn’t have to be the end of the story. Whoever you are, however hopeless you feel, substance abuse treatment can help. The right substance abuse treatment program will allow you to get back to living as you used to know it, in the world as it used to be. The catch, of course, is that you have to be the one to take the first step, by enrolling in a private substance ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513240 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:44:48 +0100 2513240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513237&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Ftreatment-promo-research-results.html From the treatmentgap.org website:Most Americans know someone personally who is addicted to alcohol or drugs and they are worried about access people have to affordable treatment. And, most people support including treatment in national health care reform. These opinions are shared across the board—regardless of race, age, income and geographic location.Results of a new national poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for the Closing the Addiction Treatment Gap initiative confirm what we suspected: Most Americans know someone personally who is addicted to alcohol or drugs and they are worried about access people have to affordable treatment. And, most people support including treatment in national health care reform. These opinions are shared across the board—regardless of race, age, ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513237 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:19:00 +0100 2513237 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513241&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2Ff_v2j3gpoVs%2F Drug and alcohol rehab treatment must address the root causes of drug and alcohol addiction. Unfortunately, many of the most “exclusive” drug and alcohol rehab treatment centers in Los Angeles only target the symptoms of disease. This is a tremendous mistake. If you’re serious about achieving meaningful and lasting healing, it’s vital that you seek help from a drug and alcohol rehab treatment facility that understands exactly what you need to get better. Given the stakes, to settle for anything less is simply unacceptable. The fact that you’re here, reading this, suggests that you don’t need a lecture on the importance of the drug and alcohol rehab treatment process. You know that addiction is a devastating disease, one that strips its victims of their hope and joy and dignity.... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513241 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:57:46 +0100 2513241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513244&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F2964w8_u1Ek%2F You can’t get sober outside of a drug and alcohol rehab center. Whoever you are, however “in control” you believe yourself to be, substance abuse will wear you down in the long run. The fact of the matter is that addiction is a disease, and like any disease it can only be overcome by virtue of competent medical treatment. Cancer patients don’t expect to beat cancer without seeking help from professional oncology clinics. The same logic applies to addiction victims and drug and alcohol rehab centers. The practical implication here is that you can’t afford not to act. The decision to enroll in a drug and alcohol rehab center won’t be easy. It will, however, be the most important one you ever make. The day you begin an exclusive drug and alcohol rehab program will be the day you s... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513244 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:03:34 +0100 2513244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2513247&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FUjURuTEKwfY%2F The only successful crisis intervention is the one that encourages an addict to seek help. If someone you care about is a victim of substance abuse, there’s no doubt that you have a long list of grievances to air against him. But an intervention isn’t the proper forum for it. Crisis interventions are and should only be about crisis resolution. Anything that detracts from that purpose is simply unacceptable. The catch in all this is that the crisis intervention process is inherently traumatic for everyone involved. If you’re going to successfully manage your emotions, it’s going to be because you get assistance from a professional intervention specialist. The best treatment centers offer extensive intervention services to their clients. For your own sake, for the sake of the addict ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2513247 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:09:45 +0100 2513247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474227&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FflrDXTGjbGU%2F Your drug and alcohol rehabilitation program will ultimately succeed or fail according to the effort you devote to the healing process. If you want to get better, you can. If you resolve to see your drug and alcohol rehabilitation program through to its conclusion, you will. In the end, the decision is yours to make. But that doesn’t mean you have to fight the battle on your own. The best drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities are those which empower their clients, by helping them develop the self-esteem and self-control they’ll need to achieve meaningful and lasting recovery. The catch, of course, is that such empowerment can only be as useful as you make it. The most effective drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs are those driven by the efforts of determined drug and alcohol ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474227 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:16:27 +0100 2474227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458537&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FeRydKFjNXAw%2F Drug and alcohol rehab never succeeds overnight. On the contrary, addiction is a resilient disease, and a drug and alcohol rehab center can only be effective if it provides for the long-term needs of its clients. The best drug and alcohol rehabs, then, are those which commit the most resources to helping their residents get sober and stay sober. Given the stakes in the fig ht against drug and alcohol dependency, you can’t afford not to learn that lesson for yourself. It’s also worth noting here that even the best drug and alcohol rehab facility in Los Angeles is incapable of healing a client who refuses to take ownership of his recovery plan. If you’re serious about winning the fight against drug and alcohol abuse, it’s essential that you commit the full scope of your energy to you... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458537 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 01:15:03 +0100 2458537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448165&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FGHPxgc3K3mQ%2F The best drug and alcohol treatment is that delivered in the most hospitable healing environment. Drug and alcohol recovery doesn’t happen in a vacuum, after all. On the contrary, the ambiance of a drug and alcohol treatment facility can play a vital role in shaping the outcome of a drug and alcohol treatment program. The fact of the matter is that you can’t expect to get sober unless you find a drug and alcohol treatment center that feels like home. Given the stakes, anything less than that simply isn’t good enough. The are plenty of options for drug and alcohol treatment in Los Angeles. But they aren’t all good ones. If you’re serious about getting sober, it’s essential that you thoroughly research the various drug and alcohol treatment clinics available to you. The right cho... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448165 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:55:48 +0100 2448165 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2448163&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fchoice-theory-conference.html It was my privilege yesterday to attend the Choice Theory Education Conference at the Hilton in Sacramento. I staffed a LifeRing literature table there, met with LifeRing convenors and future convenors, attended some of the sessions, and met some of the leading figures in the choice movement. Georgellen Hofine, one of the oldest students of Choice Theory founder Dr. William Glasser (photo), personally welcomed me to the gathering. LifeRing keynote speaker and DVD author Dr. B. J. Davis was the closing speaker on the conference program, and I much enjoyed listening to his presentation and chatting with him informally. Choice Theory advocates Resa Stendel Brown and Jack Harnden spoke about the application of Choice Theory in education. Author Mike Rice gave a talk on addiction. B. J. Davis, ... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2448163 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 04:48:00 +0100 2448163 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442814&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FCMrOKL2na1c%2F The right intervention specialist can very often make a world of difference in the intervention process. The fact of the matter is that interventions are inherently traumatic events, fraught with tension and trauma for everyone involved. If your intervention efforts are to be successful, it’s vital that you keep your emotions in check, and deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. In the end, only a professional intervention specialist can help you make the necessary effort. The most exclusive drug and alcohol treatment centers offer private intervention services to their clients. It’s absolutely vital that you reach out for the assistance. The addict you care about is counting on you to take make the right choice. For her sake, for your own sake, let today be the day y... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442814 Thu, 28 May 2009 02:20:46 +0100 2442814 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424512&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FQpRgaa3IkJY%2F There’s only one substance abuse treatment program in the entire world that’s exactly right for you. The key, of course, is finding a substance abuse treatment center that can deliver it to you. You are a unique individual—you don’t need anyone to tell you that. The obvious corollary is that no one else has ever experienced substance abuse quite the same way you have, and no one will ever follow the exact same road to recovery as you do. The substance abuse treatment program that’s right for you, then, is the one that helps you get better on precisely your own terms. There are plenty of substance abuse treatment programs in Los Angeles. They all make big promises to potential clients. Only some of them deliver. You owe it to yourself—and to the people you care about—to make t... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424512 Wed, 20 May 2009 05:07:30 +0100 2424512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2406211&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FM0qZ_SGWuU8%2F The decision to conduct a drug and alcohol intervention is the most difficult one many people ever make. It’s also the most important. The truth is that drug and alcohol interventions save lives, by helping addicts recognize the scope of their problems while there’s still time to do something about them. The drug and alcohol intervention process can help the addict you care about get back to living life the way he used to know it. The only catch, of course, is that you have to deliver your message exactly as it needs to be heard—which is far easier said than done. The drug and alcohol intervention process is an inherently traumatic one, fraught with tension and emotion on both sides. To come through it successfully, you’re going to need to compose yourself, and find the strength to... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2406211 Fri, 15 May 2009 02:44:31 +0100 2406211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390424&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FiUDLvT3o0D8%2F There’s no shortage of substance abuse treatment programs in Los Angeles. Some of them make good on their promises. Some of them don’t. As should go without saying, the latter do a tremendous disservice to clients and their families. You already know how devastating substance abuse can be. Inferior substance abuse treatment programs only make the problem worse. Before you make a decision, then, it’s vital that you thoroughly research the options available to you. There is no greater enemy to a prospective substance abuse treatment patient than a lack of information. In choosing among substance abuse treatment programs, you have to be mindful of your individual needs, and the capacity of each facility to meet them. The right place is the one that recognizes you as a unique individual ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390424 Thu, 07 May 2009 04:58:48 +0100 2390424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390423&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fno-such-thing-as-bad-person-addicted-to.html Had the pleasure today to hear and meet Charles D. Appelstein, author of No Such Thing as a Bad Kid and other works expounding the strength-based approach to working with at-risk youth.  Charlie was keynoter  at the 12th annual Northern California Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Educator and Youth Development Conference at UC Berkeley, where I staffed a LifeRing exhibit table.  He's a fun speaker, gets the audience laughing, chanting, and singing, all the time delivering key points of a message that is in many respects revolutionary.  When a teacher or counselor begins work with troubled kids -- also "trouble kids" -- the key thing is attitude, Charlie began.  The successful attitude, he said, is "I believe in you.  You are a great kid.  You can do great things."  This attitude transfers to... New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390423 Wed, 06 May 2009 23:41:00 +0100 2390423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376849&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FSqzMLvUtdCE%2F Unfortunately, many drug and alcohol treatment facilities in Los Angeles fail to devote proper resources to their intervention services—or even fail to offer those services at all. This is an enormous mistake. The fact of the matter is that the right drug and alcohol intervention specialist can make all the difference in the world. All that remains, now, is for you to learn that truth for yourself. You already know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction. The good news is that a successful drug and alcohol intervention can change the life of the addict you care about. The catch, of course, is that you have to be the one to take the first step. Drug and alcohol interventions are only successful when concerned loves seek the counsel of professional experts. Don’t let another day... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376849 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:11:24 +0100 2376849 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2358904&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F4psFZ-j0P8s%2F In a practical sense, that means that the best substance abuse treatment programs are those which promote both physical and psychological healing. Remember, substance abuse victims are sick both in body and in mind. Real recovery can only occur when they get better on both fronts. Substance abuse treatment that fails to account for that fact can’t ever be expected be effective over the long-run. There’s no shortage of substance abuse treatment facilities in Los Angeles. Some of them recognize the fundamentally holistically nature of the substance abuse treatment process. Many more of them don’t. The difference is more important than any in the world. Choosing a substance abuse treatment program will be the most important thing you ever do. With so much to lose, and so much more to wi... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2358904 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:04:40 +0100 2358904 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349633&cid=t_131397_140_f&fid=38154&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPatientTimes%2F%7E3%2FRBW3bIPfC6I%2F I run the expert forums in addiction and in mental health at MedHelp.org;  tonight I answered a question that has come up from patients of my practice and so I decided to share my answer here as well. First, the question: I previously sent this directly to your email. I apologize for that. I had forgotten that you are on this forum and its more appropriate to address here. Although its not specifically related to addiction, i do believe that many people suffering with addiction have co morbid  psych issues so perhaps it will be of general interest.  I was hoping that you would be so kind to comment on an article that I read written by a group or neurologists.   I know that your primary interests are in general psychiatry and addiction but I recall that you have a strong background in... Patient Times blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349633 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:18:09 +0100 2349633 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2341921&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FVA42mNRFEyI%2F The catch to addiction treatment is that you have to be the one to drive the healing process. The most successful addiction treatment programs are those which engage the active efforts of addiction treatment patients. When push comes to shove, even the most exclusive addiction treatment facility in Los Angeles can’t help you if you refuse to help yourself. This doesn’t mean that you won’t need professional support during the course of your addiction treatment program. It does, however, mean that that support will only be as valuable as you allow it to be. The counselors and therapists at a private addiction treatment center will show you how to get where you’re trying to go. After that, the journey is one you’ll ultimately have to make on your own two feet. (Source: Cliffside Mal... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2341921 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:51:51 +0100 2341921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2341922&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FkbumZnOaA-A%2F Substance abuse treatment can only be effective when it targets the full scope of substance abuse itself. In theory, that principle is obvious. In practice, it sometimes gets overlooked. The unfortunate truth is that too many substance abuse treatment facilities in California ignore one or more dimensions of the disease during the recovery process. The results, of course, can be devastating for those facilities’ clients. If you’re going to get sober, then, you’re going to need to secure something better for yourself. Substance abuse is always a jointly physical and psychological condition. The corollary is that successful substance treatment must promote both physical and psychological healing. Only by getting the right kind of care from the right kind of caregivers can you expect to... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2341922 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:06:08 +0100 2341922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2261029&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FidHZruMGVlM%2F The best drug addiction treatment centers are invariably the ones that embrace the most holistic vision of the healing process. The plain fact of the matter is that addiction is both a physical and psychological disease, and drug addiction recovery must pose both a physical and psychological solution to it. Unfortunately, some private drug addiction treatment centers in California fail to properly account for both dimensions of the healing process. As should go without saying, the results can be disastrous for clients and their families. The right drug treatment program will change your life. The wrong one will only lead to more of the same. If you’ve made it this far, you shouldn’t need a lecture on the importance of drug addiction treatment centers to the healing process. Now all tha... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2261029 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 02:51:37 +0100 2261029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2223113&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FxFCZxW2xMP4%2F Addiction treatment is a delicate process. Those patients who complete it successfully are the ones who get the right kind of care from the right kind of people, in professional addiction treatment rehab centers with long records of success. To settle for inferior care is to doom yourself to failure—which is absolutely unacceptable given the stakes in the addiction treatment process. The decision to enroll in the best addiction treatment program at an exclusive addiction treatment facility will be the most important one you ever make. Only by seeking help can you expect to achieve any kind of meaningful or lasting addiction recovery. The good news is that Los Angeles addiction treatment facilities really do change lives. Now, for your own sake, it’s time for you to learn that truth on ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2223113 Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:24:31 +0100 2223113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2223114&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2FnGV8xC1OO9k%2F Addiction recovery will change your life. As trite as that might sound, no message could ever be more important. The fact that you’ve made it this far suggests that you don’t need a lecture about the perils of substance abuse. The good news is that the right addiction treatment center can fix what’s been broken, but only if you can find the courage to take the first step. Given the stakes in the addiction recovery process, any other course of action is simply unacceptable. Every addiction recovery patient hesitates before seeking help from an addiction recovery facility. This is natural, because seeking help means admitting vulnerability. But such difficulty can’t be an excuse for an inaction. The day you begin the addiction recovery process will be the day you start rediscovering ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2223114 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:08:02 +0100 2223114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2201093&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F544225801%2F Substance abuse is an awful disease. But that awfulness doesn’t have to be the end of the story. The fact of the matter is that substance abuse rehab centers really do save lives. The catch, of course, is that substance abuse treatment has to begin with a personal choice. Only by committing yourself to a private substance abuse treatment program can you expect to achieve meaningful substance abuse recovery. Given the stakes, it’s hard to imagine how you could ever settle for any other outcome. To be a victim of substance abuse is to be stripped of your capacity for hope, and your sense of control over your own fate. The right addiction treatment center can help you recover what’s been lost, and help you remember why you ever believed life to be a thing worth living in the first place... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2201093 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:58:25 +0100 2201093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195091&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F541462042%2F There’s nothing easy about the intervention process. In fact, interventions are inherently traumatic events, fraught with pathos and tension for everyone involved. But difficulty can’t be an excuse for an inaction. The truth is that your decision to conduct a crisis intervention may well save the life of the addict you care about. Given the stakes, you simply can’t afford to do nothing. And, more to the point, you simply can’t afford to do anything without help. The intervention services offered by exclusive addiction treatment facilities can make a world of difference in your intervention experience. The assistance you get from a professional intervention specialist will be vital in helping you control your emotions, and deliver your message exactly as it needs to be delivered. Th... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195091 Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:42:38 +0100 2195091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195093&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F538590795%2F Eating disorders never simply go away on their own. Anyone who tells you otherwise simply doesn’t understand the nature of the beast. The fact of the matter is that anorexia and bulimia are diseases, and like all diseases they can’t be overcome without competent medical care. If you’re going to get better, in other words, you’re going to need help from a professional addiction treatment center. The fact that you’ve made it this far suggests that you don’t need to be told what’s at stake. You know that eating disorders strip their victims of their capacity for hope, and their sense of control over their own lives. The good news is that the right eating disorder treatment program can fix what’s been broken, but only if you’re willing to take the first step. Eating disorders... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195093 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:24:25 +0100 2195093 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2195096&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F536107919%2F As obvious as that sounds, the fact of the matter is that some drug treatment facilities only target part of the disease. Addiction always exists in both physical and psychological dimensions, and successful drug treatment must always entail both physical and psychological healing. Those drug treatment programs which address one aspect of the problem while ignoring the other cannot be expected to promote meaningful recovery. If you’re going to get better in a private drug treatment center, in other words, you’re going to have to get all-the-way better. The fact that you’ve made it this far suggests that you don’t need a lecture on the perils of addiction. You know what’s at stake here, and what you stand to lose if you fail to get help from the right Malibu drug addiction treatme... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2195096 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:31:04 +0100 2195096 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2149775&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F524937672%2F There’s nothing easy about conducting a drug intervention. Interventions are inherently traumatic events, filled with angst and discord for everyone involved. But that difficulty can’t be an excuse not to act. Your decision to conduct a drug intervention may well save the life of the addict you care about. For his sake, for your own sake, it’s absolutely vital that you find the courage to make the right choice. The good news is that you don’t have to bear the burden alone. Most exclusive addiction treatment facilities offer private intervention services to their clients, thus ensuring that the healing process gets off on the right foot. The support you get from a professional intervention specialist will make a world of difference in your drug intervention efforts. All that remains... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2149775 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:05:58 +0100 2149775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2131597&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F521425907%2F There is no shame in succumbing to drug addiction. To fall victim to the disease is not a sign of personal weakness or moral failure. On the contrary, drug addiction exists outside the scope of human will, and drug addicts don’t “choose” to be drug addicts any more than diabetics “choose” to be diabetics. If you’re sick, it’s not your fault. The catch, of course, is that you can’t expect to get well again without the help of drug addiction treatment professionals. The right private drug addiction treatment facility will change your life. Only by committing yourself to an exclusive drug addiction treatment program can you hope you to rediscover yourself as you used to be, before your disease turned you into the person you are today. Drug addictions strip victims of their dig... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2131597 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:28:16 +0100 2131597 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095085&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F506750753%2F Your addiction treatment experience can only be as successful as you’re willing to make it. Yes, the support you get from addiction treatment professionals will be vital in helping you get where you need to go. But that support means nothing if you aren’t able to put it to good use. In the end, addiction treatment is and must always be a personal process. Even the best addiction treatment center in the world can’t help you if you refuse to help yourself. The practical implication here is that you have to be ready for a fight the day you arrive at an addiction recovery rehab. There’s nothing easy about addiction treatment—let there be no mistake about that. But your addiction treatment program will quite literally change your life, provided that you’re willing to commit to the h... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095085 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:29:25 +0100 2095085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2095086&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F505728891%2F The road to addiction recovery is always paved with suffering and heartache. But that doesn’t mean you need to hit rock bottom before you finally seek help. Too many drug abusers go too long without enrolling in addiction treatment programs. The results, for them and their families, can be devastating. For your own sake, learn from their mistakes. Get help from a drug addiction rehab center while the choice is still yours to make—and before someone else has to force you to do the right thing. Addiction never goes away on its own. If you feel yourself getting hooked on a drug, your condition is bound to get worse, not better. The good news is that the right addiction recovery treatment center really can help to solve the problem. The catch is that you have to be the one to take the firs... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2095086 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:03:04 +0100 2095086 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081355&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F503755154%2F All private drug addiction treatment centers make bold promises to their clients. Some deliver. Some don’t. For you and the people who care about you, the difference is more important than any in the world. The success or failure of your drug rehab experience will quite literally change your life. Under those circumstances, it’s inconceivable that you could ever settle for a subpar drug addiction treatment facility. Of all the drug treatment centers in Los Angeles, only one is exactly right for you. To find it, you’re going to have to research your options and understand your needs. And please, for your own sake, don’t be seduced by fancy online brochures. Some of the most “exclusive” drug addiction treatment centers in Malibu put more emphasis on style than substance. If you�... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081355 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:16 +0100 2081355 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078866&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F495741536%2F Pharmaceuticals drug addiction is in many ways a fate worse than death. That might sound melodramatic, but it should ring true for anyone who’s ever been victimized by chronic drug abuse. To be an addict is to be stripped of all hope and joy and dignity, and to become a stranger to everything and everyone you’ve ever cared about. Pharmaceuticals drug addiction plunges its victims into a shadow world of need and desperation, a place where nothing matters except the next high. It is, simply stated, the worst of all possible outcomes. But that doesn’t have to be the way the story ends. The good news in all this is that successful Pharmaceuticals addiction treatment can change your life, provided that you have the good sense to seek it out. The day you enroll in a private pharmaceuticals... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078866 Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:21:00 +0100 2078866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065705&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F494233572%2F Be sure to take a look at ‘buprenorphine news’ halfway down in the right column–  there are new things popping up lately about buprenorphine.  The top two studies are particularly interesting;  the first looked at patients wearing low-dose buprenorphine patches (yes, they are coming folks!) in pain patients to see if the patients took less medication ‘on the side’– I see many problems with such a study, since patients will take ’side medications’ for different reasons, and people on buprenorphine, being blocked, would need to take very large doses of other narcotics to get any effect toward reducing their pain.  If the study shows that people with the patch take on average higher doses of side meds, what does that mean?  I wouldn’t... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065705 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:23:10 +0100 2065705 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056381&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F489109653%2F Addiction rarely exists as in isolation. In fact, the disease is almost invariably associated with one or more psychological conditions, ranging from clinical depression to anxiety and personality disorders. Under those circumstances, it should probably go without saying that the best addiction treatment is that which aims to promote holistic healing. And for that to happen, an addiction treatment program must be proceeded by a thorough process of dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis techniques allow addiction treatment experts to assess the full scope of an addict’s health. That sort of evaluation, in turn, provides the information necessary to the construction of a personal and personalized addiction treatment program, with an emphasis on promoting healing from the inside-out. There’s a re... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056381 Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:33:24 +0100 2056381 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056382&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F487986677%2F The best alcohol addiction treatment is that which gives patients a fresh start in life. That might sound clichéd, but the plain fact of the matter is that alcohol rehab can only succeed when it helps an alcoholic remake himself and his world. Alcohol addiction, after all, is a thoroughly devastating disease. To overcome it demands a thoroughly holistic sort of recovery, driven by an alcohol addiction treatment program designed to help an alcoholic get better from the inside-out. Given the stakes, nothing less than that could ever be good enough. You don’t need to be told about the miseries of alcohol abuse. The good news is that alcohol addiction treatment really can fix what’s been broken, provided you have the courage to take the first step. Only by enrolling in an alcohol rehab ce... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056382 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:32:19 +0100 2056382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056383&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F486956639%2F Malibu heroin rehab cannot be rushed. In a perfect world, heroin recovery would be little more than a quick and easy fix, the sort of thing you could do over a long weekend, or at least in no more than a week. Unfortunately, that’s not the way it works. The truth is that heroin addiction is a stubborn disease, one that can’t ever be eradicated without sustained and determined effort. In the end, Malibu heroin rehab simply can’t be effective if it isn’t a long-term process. The practical implication here is that you have to find a Malibu heroin rehab center that can meet all of your long-term needs. Heroin drug treatment is a long road. To walk it successfully, you need help from someone who’ll be there with you at every step along the way. That’s the sort of care you’ll find ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056383 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:57:04 +0100 2056383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056384&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F486037500%2F Alcohol addiction will break down even the most resolute of its victims. However tough you believe yourself to be, you simply can’t expect to overcome alcohol dependency through will alone. After all, alcoholism is a disease, and like any disease it exists beyond the scope of individual choice. No one ever “decides” to contract diabetes. By the same token, no one ever “decides” to succumb to alcohol addiction—and, more to the point, no one can ever simply “decide” to get sober. Alcohol addiction recovery invariably begins with an alcoholic’s decision to seek professional alcohol treatment. It’s not easy, but it’s the most important decision any alcoholic could ever make. To enroll in an alcohol addiction treatment facility is to set oneself on a course towards a brigh... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056384 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:24:49 +0100 2056384 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033402&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F481959981%2Fdoctors-still-dont-understand-addiction.html Med schools ignore major health problem.If there is one thing most workers in the field of addiction treatment can agree upon, it is that doctors are inadequately trained to deal with addicted patients.Researchers at the Boston Medical Center recently reported that “education on addiction is inadequate during medical training, resulting in suboptimal medical care for those at risk.” In a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the Boston researchers found that a “Chief Resident Immersion Training” program yielded significant benefits. This “train the trainers” approach “effectively transferred evidence-based addiction knowledge and practice to 64 chief residents in generalist disciplines and more importantly, enhanced the addiction curriculum in 47 reside... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033402 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:41:00 +0100 2033402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2028116&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=36896&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSuboxoneTalkZone%2F%7E3%2F478717619%2F I have talked a number of times about the fact that Suboxone is only a part of recovery from opiate dependence.  I have been one of the docs recruiting patients for a study that looks at an additional component of treatment that is provided by telephone.  Patients starting Suboxone for the first time for treatment of opiate dependence, or patients who have taken Suboxone in the past but not for at least three months, are eligible for the study (there are a couple other conditions that are relatively minor).   What’s in it for you?  If you participate for the full six months, you are paid a total of $225 by the organization doing the study. Recruitment for the study will end at the end of 2008.  So if you are ‘on the fence’ about starting treatment, or waiting until ... Suboxone Talk Zone blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2028116 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:43:57 +0100 2028116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1940923&cid=t_131397_140_f&fid=38154&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPatientTimes%2F%7E3%2F435463647%2F People come to a psychiatrist because they want to change.  At least that is what they think they want.  They get up the nerve to make an appointment, walk through the door– not a small thing!  In fact, considering that psychiatrists are supposed to be the doctors who deal with depression, anxiety, and ‘frailties’ of the mind, it is interesting how much dread they invoke in people!  I think the reason isn’t necessarily because psychiatrists have horrible personalities… at least I hope that isn’t the reason… but rather I think people fear going to psychiatrists for at least two other reasons.  The first is that people think that psychiatrists will ’see through them’– that we have some special ability to read minds, or determin... Patient Times blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1940923 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:59:33 +0100 1940923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1868608&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F417063737%2Fdrugs-on-ballot.html States to vote on drug policy proposals.The Drug War Chronicle has done an excellent job of rounding up the various drug policy initiatives that will appear on state ballots in November. The majority of these initiatives concern marijuana decriminalization, medical marijuana, and prison sentencing reform. The Drug War Chronicle reports in its October 3 issue that the pace of drug policy initiatives has slowed, compared to the beginning of the decade, when medical marijuana initiatives were on the ballot in dozens of states.While California voters will be asked to strengthen their support of medical marijuana and lessen penalties for possession, voters in Michigan and Massachusetts will have the opportunity to follow California’s lead with marijuana decriminalization initiatives of their ... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1868608 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:45:00 +0100 1868608 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848042&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F409388813%2Fmccain-on-drugs.html Full speed ahead on the Drug War.One issue largely missing in action during the presidential campaign has been the Drug War, and all the policy implications for addiction treatment that go with it. Our thanks go out to OnTheIssues blog for compiling the admittedly skimpy record of public statements about drug policy by both candidates. In this post, we examine the on-the-record views of Republican candidate John McCain.In his long career in the U.S. Senate, John McCain’s support for the Drug War has never wavered. Campaigning for president in 2000, McCain’s positions were the most hawkish of the four major candidates, the Boston Globe reported. “He wants to increase penalties for selling drugs, supports the death penalty for drug kingpins, favors tightening security to stop the flow ... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848042 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0100 1848042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734306&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F374678766%2F Drug addiction treatment can never succeed if it isn’t administered in a secure and serene environment. Remember, addiction is a remarkably resilient disease, and any addiction treatment program is bound to test the will of the individual who undertake it. Under those circumstances, it’s absolutely vital that a recovering addict get proper support throughout the treatment process. That support, in turn, has to foster peace of mind, because no drug addiction treatment patient can get sober if he doesn’t feel comfortable where he is. The moral of the story is that you have to find a drug addiction treatment center that feels like home. As clichéd as that might sound, the success or failure of your drug addiction treatment experience will quite literally hinge on the context in which y... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734306 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:40:16 +0100 1734306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679664&cid=t_131397_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2FjoM0u6RljsM%2F Methadone - the agent used against opioid addiction - has been found by German researchers to have surprising killing powers against treatment-resistant forms of leukemia cells. Methadone, developed in Germany in the 1930s, is a low cost agent that acts on opioid receptors, and thus is used as an opioid substitute to treat addiction. Scientists have found that opioid receptors also exist on the surface of some cancer cells for reasons that are not understood. One research group tested the agent in human lung cancer cell lines and found that it can induce cell death. Thus suggesting that methadone has the potential as a new therapy for leukemia, more specifically in patients whose cancer no longer responds to chemotherapy and radiation. The said laboratory study finding was published in the... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679664 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:59:29 +0100 1679664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642856&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F341952180%2F The point of addiction treatment is not to do the heavy lifting for you. That would be nice, but it’s simply not the way the healing process works. On the contrary, the best addiction treatment is that which empowers patients to get better from the inside-out, in a way that only they themselves can make real. The point, then, is that your addiction treatment program can only work if you make it work. In the end, there’s simply no way to avoid putting in the effort. The good news is that addiction treatment doesn’t have to be a miserable experience, provided you get help from professional experts at an exclusive addiction treatment facility. True, you must ultimately make addiction recovery a real and meaningful thing. But the assistance you get along the way will be vital in helping ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642856 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:52:51 +0100 1642856 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1543670&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F319829876%2Faddiction-treatment-who-is-client.html The Overselling of Drug RehabProfessor David Clark, who runs the Wired In recovery website in the U.K., recently posted several passages from William L. White's "Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America."According to Professor Clark, "In highlighting [these quotes] on my Blog, I am not questioning the value of treatment. However, I am providing a word of caution to those who are trying to tell 'society' that the government-led treatment system is successful and is a panacea to some of society's problems."Among the observations from White's book:Who is the client?"Addiction treatment swings back and forth between a technology of personal transformation and a technology of coercion. When the latter dominates, counselors become, not helpers, but behaviora... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1543670 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:24:00 +0100 1543670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500378&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F304778567%2F There’s nothing easy about Malibu drug detox. Addiction is a ferocious disease, one that never goes down with a fight. It should perhaps go without saying, then, that the early stages of drug withdrawal can be traumatic for recovering addicts. But it doesn’t have to be that way. On the contrary, the right Malibu detox program can make a world of difference. The only catch, of course, is that you have to be willing to take the first step. Malibu drug detox starts with you, and your willingness to seek help. Yes, the care you get from Malibu drug detox technicians will be vital in helping you get where you need to go. But that care can only be useful if you resolve to seek it out. Please, for your own sake, do it today. You already know what’s at stake in the fight against addiction. N... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500378 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:22:58 +0100 1500378 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1500379&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F303228827%2F So you’ve decided to enroll in an addiction treatment center. And you have no idea where to turn, or even where to start looking. That’s okay. You aren’t alone. If you’ve made it this far, you probably already know that there are a seemingly limitless number of addiction treatment centers in Los Angeles. Many prospective patients make the mistake of assuming they’re all more or less the same. Nothing could be further from the truth. The plain fact of the matter is that an addiction treatment facility is only as good as the people who staff it. If you’re going to get better, in other words, you’re going to have to find a place with a personal touch. The practical implication here is that you have to do your research before you make a final decision. Only by getting to know an ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1500379 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:04:33 +0100 1500379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1407363&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F280336342%2F Some people will tell you luxury addiction treatment is more or less the same as regular addiction treatment. Those people obviously aren’t speaking from firsthand experience. The truth is that details matter in an addiction treatment facility. It’s the little things, like the taste of the food or the feel of a mattress, that shape a patient’s addiction treatment experience. If you’re going to get better, it’s going to be because you get all the support you need on the road to recovery. And if you’re going to get that, it’s going to be because you give luxury addiction treatment a chance. There are some things you can’t put a price tag on. Your health is certainly one of them. The day you start luxury addiction treatment will be the day you start rediscovering the world as ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1407363 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:52:20 +0100 1407363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1378069&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F271709289%2F Every addiction treatment center says it cares about the individual needs of its individual patients. But actions speak louder than words. The truth is that some addiction treatment centers offer generic addiction treatment programs, as if what worked for one addict should somehow work for every addict. But that’s not right. The truth is that substance abuse is a profoundly personal problem, one that never afflicts any two victims in quite the same way. If you’re going to get better, in other words, it’s going to have to be on your terms. The best addiction treatment center is the one that recognizes and respects your fundamental uniqueness. What that means, in a practical sense, is that you need an addiction treatment program designed for you and no one else. An addiction treatment ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1378069 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:51:22 +0100 1378069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1362500&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F267348537%2F There are no guarantees in the addiction treatment process. If you’re going to get better, it’s going to be because you find an addiction treatment program that’s tailored to your unique individual needs, at an addiction treatment center that’s dedicated to helping you get sober on your own terms. With so much to lose, and so much more to win, you can’t afford anything less than the best care you can get. Addiction treatment is too important for you to make the wrong decision. The practical implication here is that you have to understand your options before you enroll in a private addiction treatment facility. There are plenty of “exclusive” addiction treatment centers in Los Angeles, but they don’t all live up to their promises. Remember, addiction treatment is a delicate ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1362500 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:19:18 +0100 1362500 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1346262&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F262925726%2F To be bipolar is to live one’s life between two injurious extremes. Bipolar disorder, also called bipolar depression or manic depression, is characterized by drastic mood swings, between dizzying highs on the one hand and withering lows on the other. Bipolar patients never no peace, or stability. On the contrary, they’re subject to overwhelming forces which are largely beyond their conscious control…which of course explains why so many manic depressives turn to drugs and alcohol for support. The incidence of drug and alcohol addiction among bipolar victims leaves no question as to the correlation between the two diseases. Bipolar patients are, simply stated, predisposed to addiction, and addicts are very often subject to underlying psychological illnesses. As should perhaps go wi... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1346262 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:36:52 +0100 1346262 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1315449&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F254533229%2F Drug addiction is not a choice. No one ever “decides” to be an addict. By the same token, no one can ever simply “decide” to get sober. On the contrary, drug recovery is and can only be the product of clinical drug treatment. Remember, drug addiction is a disease. Like all diseases, it can’t be overcome without help. You wouldn’t expect a cancer victim to get better without cancer cancer treatment…and you shouldn’t expect an opiate abuser to get better without opiate treatment. That’s simply not the way healing happens. The good news is that drug addiction doesn’t have to be the end of the story. The right addiction treatment center can make a world of difference, first and foremost by helping you find the strength to reclaim life as you used to know it. The only ca... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1315449 Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:57:24 +0100 1315449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309143&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F253273791%2F . On the contrary, every addict is unique, and so must every addiction treatment program be tailored to a patient’s unique individual needs. There is no such thing as a generic rehab experience. Cocaine detox and cocaine treatment, for example, are different from Ambien detox and Ambien treatment. The same is true of meth rehab, or crack rehab, or any other form of substance-specific recovery. Addiction treatment is always personal. The best addiction treatment center is the one that keeps that principle closest to its heart. Some addiction treatment facilities in Los Angeles try to turn rehab into an assembly-line operation. That’s a recipe for failure. If you’re going to get better, it’s going to be because you find a treatment center that recognizes and respects you as an indivi... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309143 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:29:30 +0100 1309143 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1301909&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F251029138%2F Luxury addiction treatment is worth the cost. That might sound crass, but it’s the truth. There are some things that you simply can’t put a price tag on. Successful addiction recovery is one of them. Luxury addiction treatment facilitates the healing process, first and foremost by ensuring that an addict gets all the support he needs on the road to sobriety. If you or someone you care about is a victim of substance abuse, you can’t afford to settle for anything less. It’s important to note, though, that not all luxury addiction treatment is the same. There are plenty of “exclusive” addiction treatment facilities in Los Angeles. Some of them really can deliver on their promises. Some of them can’t. The difference, for you and the people who care about you, is more important th... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1301909 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:19:52 +0100 1301909 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1296182&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F249741295%2F . There’s no other way to put it, no gentler way to phrase it. Whoever you are, however tough you believe yourself to be…crack abuse will leave you with nothing if you refuse to get the help you need. And please, don’t believe for a second that you can beat it on your own. You can’t. Crack addiction is a disease, and like all diseases it can only be eradicated with competent clinical treatment. The good news is that the right drug rehab center can make a world of difference. The only catch is that you have to take the first step. The fight against crack addiction starts with you. If you want to get better, you can. If you commit yourself to a drug rehab program at an exclusive Los Angeles drug treatment facility, you will. But the decision has to come from you. No one can make ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1296182 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:48:49 +0100 1296182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1255209&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F240930075%2F Addiction treatment can only work if you make it work. Some exclusive addiction treatment facilities in Los Angeles would have you believe that addiction treatment is a passive activity, or a spectator sport. That simply isn’t the case. The truth is that addiction is a personal disease, and an addiction treatment program can only be driven by personal effort. No one can do the heavy lifting for you in an addiction treatment center. No one can heal you against your will, or take you anywhere you won’t go by yourself. Addiction recovery has to come from the inside-out. Nothing less could ever get the job done. The moral of the story is that you have to be ready for a fight the day you start an addiction treatment program. If you want to get better, you can. If you commit yourself to the ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1255209 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:24:09 +0100 1255209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1248038&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F239023154%2F Every private addiction treatment center in Los Angeles makes big promises. Not all of them can live up to the billing. The truth is that addiction treatment is a delicate art form, and that addiction treatment programs can only be successful if they’re administered with empathy and expertise. And personal attention matters in the addiction treatment process. The most successful addiction treatment facilities are those which cater to the unique needs of their unique patients, and aim at all times to help them get sober on their own terms. Any other course of action is a recipe for failure. The lesson here is that you have to do your research before enrolling in an addiction treatment center. Understand your needs. Know what kinds of questions to ask. Some “exclusive” addiction treatm... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1248038 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:12:32 +0100 1248038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1238236&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F236665787%2F As should perhaps go without saying, it’s not easy to live with manic depression. The disease, also referred to as bipolar disorder or bipolar depression, is characterized by marked and unpredictable mood swings. A manic depressive is subject to dizzying highs and crushing lows, and will generally do anything he or she can to achieve emotional stability. That, in a nutshell, is why manic depression is so often linked to drug abuse. And that’s why drug treatment can only be successful it includes comprehensive psychological therapy. If you or someone you care about is a manic depressive with a drug problem, you need addiction treatment that addresses both issues. In fact, a rehab program which fails to account for a patient’s manic depression is necessarily doomed to fail. The practic... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1238236 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:51:22 +0100 1238236 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1233306&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FAddictionInbox%2F%7E3%2F235393562%2Fsoros-funds-addiction-initiative.html Urges insurance companies to close “treatment gap” In a move designed to jump-start a reluctant insurance industry, philanthropist George Soros is pushing an addiction initiative aimed at the estimated 20 million Americans who cannot afford treatment for substance abuse.Through his New York-based Open Society Institute (OSI), Soros will award $10 million in grants to study “obstacles associated with addiction treatment.” Victor Capoccia, who previously ran community-based drug and alcohol treatment programs for the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals, will serve as director of OSI’s Initiative to Close the Addiction Treatment Gap. Capoccia also directed the addiction prevention effort at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.Any future system of universal health care should pr... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1233306 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:24:00 +0100 1233306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1230430&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F234645304%2F Your private addiction treatment experience can’t be successful if you don’t get the right support along the way. People matter in an exclusive addiction treatment facility. So do relationships. Even the most advanced addiction treatments are worthless if they aren’t administered by competent, compassionate individuals. What that means, of course, is that you have to find a California addiction treatment center staffed by people who genuinely care about their work. There is no substitute for passion in the addiction treatment process. 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If you’re going to get better, you’re going to need help. Please, don’t force yourself to learn... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=915449 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:48:49 +0100 915449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=888889&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F159235928%2F Private addiction treatment isn’t for the faint of heart. Some luxury Los Angeles addiction treatment centers make addiction treatment programs sound easy, as if recovery were simply a matter of checking into a California addiction treatment facility and then waiting for someone else to do the heavy lifting for you. But that’s not how it works. The fact of the matter is that addiction treatment is and must be a personal process, one driven by the efforts of patients who have the courage and strength to play active roles in their own healing. 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Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836496 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:55:14 +0100 836496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=833738&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F150335374%2F The private addiction treatment center that’s right for you is the one that helps you get better. Obvious, right? Maybe not. The addiction treatment process is never a sure thing, even in the most exclusive addiction treatment centers in California and Los Angeles. Addiction treatment programs are inherently difficult undertakings, fraught with risk for addicts themselves and driven only by the most concerted kind of effort. In that sense, a private addiction treatment center can only succeed to the extent that it empowers its patients, and helps them develop the skills and self-esteem necessary to make addiction recovery work over the long haul. Cliffside Malibu’s luxurious addiction treatment facilities can give you all the support you need on the road to recovery. From the secluded ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=833738 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:30:05 +0100 833738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=814352&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F146718527%2F Before I got private addiction treatment at Cliffside Malibu, I was a wretch. I was worth than a wretch, in fact; I aspired to be a wretch, hoped that maybe one day I’d be able to graduate to wretch-hood. Before I enrolled in an exclusive addiction treatment program at Cliffside Malibu’s luxury addiction treatment center, in fact, I would’ve told anyone who’d listen that addiction treatment couldn’t work for me. But I was wrong…and thank God for that. Addiction treatment changed my life. Finding the right addiction treatment facility is the best thing any addict could ever do, the only way to get back to living life as it can and ought to be lived. No California addict gets better without California addiction treatment; that’s just the nature of the beast. But make no mis... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=814352 Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:27:28 +0100 814352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=807042&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F145574098%2F Addiction treatment is never a sure thing. Anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. Exclusive addiction treatment centers can’t guarantee success for their patients…for the simple reason that that success is ultimately in the hands of the patients themselves. Addiction treatment only works if addiction treatment treatment patients make it work. To pretend otherwise would be to misrepresent the fundamental nature of the addiction recovery process. Addiction is invariably an intensely personalized disease. Addiction treatment, by the same token, must be an intensely personalized process. Addiction treatment experts, at best, can only act as facilitators: as midwives of that sort of inside-out healing upon which lasting sobriety must be predicated. Yes, it’s important that you find ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=807042 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 19:04:18 +0100 807042 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=803824&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F144956561%2F What’s it like in an addiction treatment center? It’s not fun, I can tell you that much. Even luxury addiction treatment programs are grueling; that’s just the nature of the beast. 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Addiction treatment programs only work if they confront the full scope of addiction itself; that much should be obvious. The truth, of course, is that addiction is both a physical and psychological disease, and that addicts are sick in mind as well as in body. Addiction treatment facilities, in Malibu or Los Angeles or anywhere else, can’t be successful it they don’t take full stock of that fact. And your private addiction treatment program can’t help you get sober if doesn’t help you get healed in the head. Psychological addiction treatment is about freedom, as much as anything else: freedom from those emotional and cognitive bonds that make addiction such an odious and overwhelming con... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=786027 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:18:22 +0100 786027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=779547&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F140500001%2F Drug treatment that works is drug treatment that changes the very substance of who you are: that turns you into a different person, one who can relate to the world and himself without succumbing to the urge to get high. Drug treatment, when you really get down to it, has got to help you get reborn. With so much to lose, anything less than that just isn’t good enough. Drug rehabilitation patients, of course, are in for the fight of their lives. A drug rehab program isn’t easy, for the simple reason that it can’t be: If you’re going to get healed…if you’re to get changed from the inside out, in a way that frees you from the compulsions of addiction…you’re going to have to suffer a little along the way. That’s just the way recovery works. That’s just the way heali... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=779547 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:20:22 +0100 779547 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=777921&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F140385548%2F Addiction treatment patients don’t get better by accident. Successful substance abuse treatment programs are and can only be the product of hard work: of expert guidance from rehab center professionals and concerted effort from addiction treatment patients themselves. An Addiction program can’t help unless you’re willing to help yourself. If you’re going to get better, in other words, it’s going to be because you make it happen. The most important lesson here? Drug and alcohol treatment isn’t easy. Don’t expect it to be. Successful addiction recovery patients are invariably the ones who approach the addiction treatment process in the right state of mind: ready for a struggle, committed to the fight. No, addiction rehab it isn’t easy. It can’t be. But nothing you do will e... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=777921 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:05:17 +0100 777921 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=767714&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F138958190%2F There are many methods for the treatment of substance abuse and addiction. Treatment will vary according to factors such as: type of drug(s) used, level and duration of addiction, and individual personality characteristics. The treatment of addiction has scientific approaches, including behavioral (counseling, cognitive therapy, and psychotherapy), medicinal, or a combination of both. Many addicts believe they can quit using without professional treatment. Unfortunately, long term recovery and abstinence are rarely achieved without the assistance of licensed professionals. Behavioral therapy focuses on coping skills to deal with the “cravings” and prevent relapses, as well as therapeutic treatment based upon factors such as race, gender, income level, parenting, physical or sexual abus... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=767714 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:25:42 +0100 767714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=767715&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F138958191%2F is a critical component of substance abuse and addiction treatment. Physiological changes related to the abuse of drugs and alcohol, require specialized therapy. Physical therapy to repair neglected or wasting muscles, and revitalize organs, and psychotherapy to repair the emotional and psychological damage caused by the ravages of toxic substances. Therapy for physical conditions can include an aerobic exercise program containing activities such as swimming or running, to help regain cardiovascular health, improve circulation, and correct metabolic imbalances. As well as gym workouts with machines and free-weights to rebuild muscles and attain overall general fitness. Regular exercise combined with a healthy diet are the foundations of a solid physical therapy plan. Nutrition and diet al... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=767715 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:23:39 +0100 767715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=767722&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F138952211%2F Addiction has many forms,some people may seek the “high” of drugs and/or alcohol, while some prefer the “rush” of gambling or shoplifting. For some people, sex is the “drug” that gets them “high”. These people are known as sex addicts. Sexual addiction, like drug or alcohol addiction, has many faces. The addiction can be as seemingly harmless as a habitual frequenting of a strip club, to the more dangerous act of sleeping with prostitutes. With risks running from jail, to contracting an STD, the effects of sexual addiction can be as devastating as any other addiction, even deadly. The results of sexual addiction are obvious and should be taken seriously. Sexual addiction is an illness suffered by millions of people in the United States today,... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=767722 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:00:39 +0100 767722 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=760672&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137788712%2F Created in Germany in 1912, the drug technically known as MDMA, widely known today as “ecstasy”, gained popularity in the late ’80’s and early 90’s through the underground dance club or “Rave” scene. Up until this point a relatively unknown substance used in secret tests by the military for psychological warfare during the 50’s and by “hippies” seeking “enlightenment” during the early 70’s, little was known about this substance, it’s lasting long term effects, or how to treat it’s abuse. Specialized ecstasy rehab is not common in most drug and alcohol treatment centers. Therefore, drug treatment center statistics for ecstasy rehab and treatment are few. This is more than likely due to the applications and singular objective of the d... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=760672 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:55:13 +0100 760672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=758809&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F137545269%2F 12 step programs have been a major part of helping addicts recover before, during and after the rehabilitation process. The first and most famous, of these programs, AA or Alcoholics Anonymous started in the 1930’s. Since then the 12 step model has been proven to be effective not only for alcoholism, but for a wide range of addictions and dysfunctional and obsessive behaviors. 12 step programs are based on the text “Alcoholics Anonymous,” AKA “The Big Book.” Written by Bill Wilson, Dr. Bob, and a few friends. The book explains how AA was started, and how the process worked for them. The tenets outlined in this book are known as the 12 steps. The 12 step program has since gone on to become the most successful overall program for treating alcoholism. The 12 step program focuses... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=758809 Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:42:29 +0100 758809 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=730899&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35794&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FCliffsideMalibu%2F%7E3%2F132026435%2F For most people with a substance abuse problem, the road to addiction recovery can be long. For most, it involves acknowledging the fact that they need help and acting on the desire to get help. Once admitted to a treatment center, most clients go through a detoxification process and then get to work on their recovery. Addiction recovery is not easy, but it can be done. For many people, it is just a matter of finding an addiction recovery program that clicks with them. With the many different programs available, this is not the hard part of addiction treatment. People who have made this addiction recovery journey often find it challenging to go back out into the world without their substance of choice to help them cope. A large part of addiction recovery is a lifelong desire to be free of ... Cliffside Malibu blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730899 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:58:31 +0100 730899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=506725&cid=t_131397_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchanneln.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Faddiction-neurobiology.html title Open Mind Series: On Addictiondescription The Picower Institute at MIT hosted the Open Minds Series: On Depression, and On Addiction. Includes talk on the neurobiology of changes that occur with addiction, related to obesity and other addictive behaviours. Potential new therapeutic targets and barriers to research. A different view than AA's.producer The Picower Institute for Learning and Memoryfeaturing Nora Volkow at 51:30format RealMedia date 08/05//06length 02:54:45link http://web.mit.edu/picower/events/openmindseries.htmldirect video link http://web.mit.edu/webcast/picower/2006/q2/mit-picower-om-on_addiction-08may2006-pm-80k.ram Tags: webcast brain addiction neuroscience (Source: Channel N) Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=506725 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:14:00 +0100 506725 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=505568&cid=t_131397_122_f&fid=34736&url=http%3A%2F%2Fchanneln.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fswapping-drugs-in-vansterdam.html title CAST Vancouver - CAST Launcheddescription Chronic Addiction Substitution Treatment (CAST) (web site, with more videos and references) is a Vancouver, Canada proposal for a study to begin fall 2007 (as yet unapproved) substituting legal amphetamines for crystal meth and cocaine derivatives in chronic addicts. Similar to methadone treatment, but for stimulant abusers. What CAST fails to adequately address is mental health care for concurrent disorders. Many street addicts have serious mental illnesses and currently receive inadequate, if any, treatment in a city focussed on self-directed Wellness Plans while closing more hospital beds. producer CTV British Columbiafeaturing Mayor Sam Sullivan and teamformat embedded date 26/02/07length 00:02:18link http://www.castvancouver.org/ca... Channel N blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=505568 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:32:00 +0100 505568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=730487&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35797&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnewrecovery.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fmethadone-abuse-growing-killer.html When given in small, controlled doses, methadone is a well-documented treatment for heroin addiction. But taken in larger doses, without adequate medical supervision, and in combination with other drugs, methadone can be a drug of abuse, addiction, and death.A federal government study found that nationwide methadone-related deaths climbed to more than 3,800 in 2004 from about 780 in 1999. Among all narcotic-related deaths in 2004, only cocaine killed more people in the United States than methadone. More from the Baltimore Sun. (Source: New Recovery) New Recovery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730487 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:01:00 +0100 730487 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=730533&cid=t_131397_151_f&fid=35823&url=http%3A%2F%2Faddiction-dirkh.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fvaccinating-against-vices.html Developing a pill or a vaccine for a specific drug addiction has long been one of the tantalizing potential rewards of addiction research. Now a company in Florida has garnered national attention, a spate of clinical trails, and a positive response from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) with a compound called NicVAX, aimed at nicotine addiction. In addition, Celtic Pharma in Bermuda is working on a similar product for cocaine addiction.The idea of vaccinating for addictions is not new. If you want the body to recognize a heroin molecule as a foe rather than a friend, one strategy is to attach heroin molecules to a foreign body--commonly a protein which the body ordinarily rejects--in order to switch on the body’s immune responses against the invader. The idea of a vaccine for c... Addiction Inbox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=730533 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:03:00 +0100 730533