Sentences with phrase «experience drug addiction»

Similarly, a patient may experience drug addiction or dependency may also have PTSD or anxiety.

Not exact matches

But as his high school experience slammed to a close in a series of disrupted celebrations, we began to face the inevitable: drug addiction.

Through her own personal life experience, in combination with several years of intense training with Dr. Stephanie Mines (http://tara-approach.org), Jeanice has come to a deep understanding of how early overwhelming experiences can influence one's health and personality throughout life and can cause a variety of disorders later in life including, but not limited to, repetitive relationship problems, chronic health issues, drug and alcohol addiction, uncontrollable violence and criminal behavior, chemical imbalances in the brain, fertility issues, severe depression, and an inability to lead a joyful, healthy life.

He may have had a drug problem in the past but addiction whilst a millionaire is a relatively comfy experience, entirely irrelevant to policy or politics.

Without proper funding for experienced prison staff, addiction treatment centres and decent rehabilitation programmes, drug use in prison will continue, regardless of the tests imposed to control it.

In New York, the Seneca Strong program aims to help rehabilitate people with drug addictions by reaching out to them through peers, fellow Seneca Nation members who have experienced addiction and are in recovery, Colburn said.

«At a time when we are experiencing an unprecedented addiction crisis, and given the reality that Suffolk County leads the State of New York in heroin overdoses, the thought that the District Attorney may have spared drug dealers in order to protect corrupt politicians is beyond horrifying,» said Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi (R - Islip).

Today's studies, presented at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health, provide new insights into how experience might produce long - term brain changes in behaviors like drug addiction and memory formation.

He divides perpetrators into three psychological categories: psychopathic (lacking empathy and concern for others), psychotic (experiencing paranoid delusions, hearing voices and having poor social skills) and traumatized (coming from families marked by drug addiction, sexual abuse and other severe problems).

For the 12 - week, $ 170,000 pilot project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and will begin later this month, Young's team plans to recruit about 60 patients from the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center who are experiencing chronic pain, are on long - term opioid therapy, and have reported other behaviors — such as drug or alcohol abuse — that put them at high risk of addiction.

Addiction to cocaine is commonly preceded by experiences with legal or decriminalized drugs, such as alcohol, nicotine, and marijuana.

Do people get caught in the cycle of overeating and drug addiction because their brain reward centers are over-active, causing them to experience greater cravings for food or drugs?

A new study looks at the question of whether people get caught in the cycle of overeating and drug addiction because their brain reward centers are over-active, causing them to experience greater cravings for food or drugs.

She has over 10 years of experience in the research field in various areas including clinical trials studies, neuroimaging studies, drug addiction, and developmental psychology.

Jae K. Kim, PhD, has over 10 years of experience using pre-clinical models of drug addiction to investigate neurological mechanisms underlying drug abuse.

Even though I have been completely healthy most days of my life other than dealing with drug addiction and a near - death experience at 24, I am a super-healthy, safe person.

Addictions (chronic masturbation, addiction to caffeine, alcohol, smoking, drugs, chocolate, sugar, games, etc.) lead to dopamine deficiency because whenever you experience a pleasure (assocoiated with addiction) your dopamine - producing cells flood your brain with dopamine so that you could experience pleasure.

Brain Habits — Helpful Vs Unhelpful Nora Volkow, MD, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (video below) has noted that people suffering from addictions may experience some dysfunction in in brain areas related to personal motivation, reward recognition, and inhibitory controls.

This is crack cocaine, lottery tickets, booze, coffee and your - Robert Downey Jr. - consumed - drug - of - choice addiction of choice, all squeezed into a playable PS2 platforming experience that runs / talk / looks like a 2.5 D duck.

Set in the Barrio La Esperanza area of Puerto Rico, writer - director Angel Manuel Soto's film presents three narrative threads, loosely connected by the poverty, drug addiction and government crackdown experienced in this community.

Though they all wrestle with personal problems — for example, the affluent student suffers from depression brought on by the death of his father, who suffered from a drug addiction — their experiences within school vary in predictable ways.

There he witnessed a highly unusual set of experiences for a privileged, young white man — daily struggles with racial discrimination, poverty, drug addiction, gang violence, and sexual abuse.

A significant portion of our veterans experience PTSD, while others may suffer from drug or alcohol addiction.

He has considerable experience of representing people with drug or alcohol addictions, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and special education needs.

As a drug and alcohol counselor, your resume should showcase your experience with helping those struggling with addiction.

Having worked as an addiction counselor for over nine years now, I am highly experienced in providing timely, and well - placed treatment for drug addictions, and all the related issues that it brings.

He has particular experience working with chemical and behavioral addictions, such as alcoholism, drug addiction and sexual compulsion / addiction, mood disorders, such as depression, dysthymia and bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, relationship problems, and mental health issues arising out of or informed by sexual orientation.

Howard is a highly trained, experienced drug and alcohol addictions counselor and Licensed Mental Health Counselor, specializing in treating and providing therapy for a co-occurring disorders population.

«Are you are experiencing depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol addiction, marital and / or family conflict, grief and loss, trauma, PTSD, self - esteem issues or other mental health concerns?

«Intervention Strategies is a consulting firm of highly dedicated and experienced licensed therapists committed to providing the most professional counseling, case management, wellness, and recovery - oriented services to individuals, families and corporations seeking help for distressed loved ones suffering from alcoholism, drug addiction, trauma, depression, eating disorders and / or other mental health issues.»

Are you struggling with alcohol, drug addiction, experiencing loss of trust and relationship issues?

I have experience assisting men and women with acute Depression, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Drug and Alcohol Addiction, and Eating Disorders.

People who've experienced traumatic experiences have especially high risk for addiction, in many cases because they use alcohol, other drugs, or behaviors like gambling to cope with their bad feelings.

«Experiences and events can leave lasting emotional scars that could lead to ineffective coping skills, including drug use and addiction.

Most of my experience is in drug and alcohol addiction recovery, reducing self - harming behaviors, teen - suicide prevention, trauma - care, family communication skills, and adult services.

«When I was Dean of Student Services at a school for teens at risk for drug addiction, unwanted pregnancy, and other self - destructive behaviors, I recognized that many of these teens were depressed, anxious, or suffering from traumatic experiences.

I have years of experience treating teenagers facing drug addiction, as well as young children and their families.

Even more amazing was the fact that couples experiencing an alcohol or drug addiction on the part of one or both of the partners improved more than couples without addictions.

Over her 10 years of experience Keisha has worked throughout inpatient and outpatient settings with individuals that suffer from addiction (alcohol, drugs and gambling) and mental health issues.

YMCA Youth & Family Services offers programs for youth and families affected by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) such as: abuse, neglect, divorce, incarceration, alcohol or drug addictions, mental illness, etc..

Brianna is skilled in treating a wide variety of mental health disorders and has extensive experience in treating trauma, drug and alcohol addiction and other addictive disorders.

My previous experience includes working with clients struggling with severe drug & alcohol addiction at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.

If you think you or someone you love may be experiencing an addiction or are seeking treatment in Calgary for an alcohol use disorder or drug use disorder, we can help.

Challenges that couples present to a therapist often include doubt about the relationship, emotional distance, resentment, anger, the consequences of betrayal, experiencing romantic feelings for someone outside the marriage, alcoholism and drug addiction, sexual incompatibilities, parenting clashes, a lack of passion and romance, career and money struggles, power imbalances, issues of fairness and more.

I have experience working with veterans, adolescents and families, drug and alcohol addiction, deaf / hard of hearing individuals, and severely mentally ill and homeless populations.

According to a major study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 35 percent of children have experienced two or more ACEs, such as sexual or physical abuse or exposure to mental illness, drug or alcohol addiction, or the incarceration of a family member.

With more than 15 years of clinical experience in various places including university, day care psychiatry, drug addiction unit, home consultation service and private practice, he provides individual and group therapy for patients with severe personality disorders and complex trauma.

Subsequent research on the link between childhood adversity and addiction corroborates the findings from the ACE Study, including studies that have found that people who've experienced childhood trauma have more chronic pain and use more prescription drugs; people who experienced five or more traumatic events are three times more likely to misuse prescription pain medications.

Al - Anon / Alateen of Georgia offers family support groups, where loved ones of an alcoholic can come together and support one another, share their experiences and their strengths, and find hope in the successes of other families.3 Individuals who struggle with a drug addiction can find hope for recovery in a local Narcotics Anonymous meeting.

Trauma survivors frequently turn to alcohol, drugs, food, workaholism or sex addiction to cope with and escape from the pain of the traumatic experiences, and I specialize in treating these issues as well.