In relapse prevention pharmacotherapies for the treatment
of addiction problems, the effects on outcome are modest compared with other influences (such as patient characteristics, active follow - up and social stability) 1 and complicated by the effects of psychosocial interventions that are always recommended alongside any prescribing.2
Other children internalize their emotions or behave in ways that attempt to minimize the impact
of addiction problems.
Ministers, rabbis and priests are often the first people who become aware
of an addiction problem in an individual or family.
Usually addicts find numerous excuses for their behavior and they do not understand the core
of the addiction problem.
The type of program depends on the severity
of the addiction problem.
Not exact matches
If it's true that he had an
addiction problem, then he was aware
of it.
Cardinal Health agreed to pay $ 20 million to the state and issued this statement: «While the company denies the state's allegations, Cardinal Health recognizes that the epidemic
of prescription drug abuse is a multifaceted
problem driven by
addiction and demand.»
The humane response
of the Yankees management to the
problems of one
of its star players serves as a great example
of how an organization should deal with employees who are struggling with
addiction.
Many believers, including many Christian leaders, consider it a powerful tool for fighting what they say is one
of the modern church's biggest
problems: porn
addiction.
I hope this is not hopeless hash, but since the mind makes connections, I had Locke and Lawler on the mind when I began thinking about the
problem of heroin
addiction in the US.
Betel International operates in 19 countries, the fastest growing
of which are Russia and India, where there are significant
addiction problems.
«Christian leaders consider it a powerful tool for fighting what they say is one
of the modern church's biggest
problems: p * rn
addiction.»
There is hardly a better example
of the desperate state
of the drug
problem in the UK than the stories
of the young recovering addicts at Betel
of Britain, a Christian therapeutic community that helps people to find healing from
addiction through faith in Jesus.
This is particularly frightening to parents for whom it conjures up visions
of drug
addiction, delinquency, and sexual
problems.
When you spend an entire day planning, consuming, and recovering from the consumption
of your
addiction on a daily basis, then you have a
problem.
«Alcohol
Addiction — A
Problem for the Church,» Information Service, Federal Council
of Churches.
For our purposes, the medical and psychiatric therapies may be divided into three categories according to their purpose: (1) those therapies that aid in the physical rehabilitation
of the person suffering from the effects
of an acute binge and / or prolonged excessive drinking over many years; (2) those that help to keep the addictive cycle broken and thus maintain sobriety for sufficient time to allow other therapies to take effect; (3) those that aim at lessening the alcoholic's personality
problems — both those that contributed to the causation
of his
addiction and those resulting from the interpersonal chaos
of progressive alcoholism.
Groups like Clergy for a New Drug Policy seek to reform the enforcement laws to get to the root
of real
problems like
addiction and poverty, instead
of just locking up millions
of people, turning them into felons for life.
Lolli writes: «A realistic understanding
of the pleasurable connotations
of addiction to alcohol will help the therapist to alleviate his own emotional
problems relating to «pleasurable» experiences in other human beings and thus make his work with the alcoholic more effective.»
A lot
of people in the street do not automatically have
problems with alcohol or other
addictions and are smart enough to spend their money wisely.
I believe this becomes a different matter and can, in certain circumstances, not be a
problem if it is used as an occasional release
of sexual tension without mastering us as an
addiction.
Trauma caused by childhood abuse and neglect destroys countless lives and leads to
addiction and all kinds
of problems - many lifelong.
Wojciech Giertych, O.P. (the Papal Theologian, Vatican City), Dr. Craig Steven Titus (University
of Fribourg, Switzerland), and Dr. Paul Vitz (The Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Virginia) will be participating in this conference examining the
problem of addiction from a Catholic and Christian perspective.
A situation
of oppression or need, such as
addiction or persecution or personal crisis, can sometimes provide its own spontaneous hermeneutic which simply overleaps the
problem of the past.
The
problems of many
of the homeless are complex:
addictions, mental and / or physical illness, lack
of employment and income, lack
of job experience, lack
of education, low self - esteem and
of course lack
of permanent shelter, and more.
The
problem is that this kind
of extreme poverty is often part
of a whole complex
of problems that might include
addiction, mental health issues, childhood abuse and family break - up.
There must, therefore, be some «soil
of addiction» which is receptive to the seeds
of the
problem.
They worked with the everyday
problems of these people — the terrible exploitation and high rent, the cruelty and inequality
of law enforcement, the
problem of jobs, dope
addiction, and alcoholism.
Such people may be substance abusers, but usually in the case
of church leaders the
problem is an
addiction to work, sex, romance, self - abuse, power or money.
If you are suffering from divorce, troubled marriage, depression, loss
of love one, work
problems, family
problems, drink
addiction, drug
addiction, etc...
Violence, criminality and drug
addiction will have to be discussed not simply as
problems of «law and order,» though that is important, but in regard to their more basic causes.
Many churches have a host
of groups going on the help people with specific
addictions and
problems.
This raised urban unemployment to higher and higher levels, creating an atmosphere
of hopelessness and despair and breeding the familiar
problems of crime, drug
addiction and alcoholism.
Trying to solve someone's
addiction to chocolate cake by giving them artificially - sweetened chocolate cake doesn't get to the root
of the
problem.
I, on the other hand, am more
of a salty crunchy snack kind
of person... I have no
problems getting through a bag
of sea salted pita chips dunked in spicy hummus... okay, let's not talk about it (I have recently discovered I have a bit
of an
addiction...).
The sugar
addiction was strong during my younger years, and it set me up for a host
of health
problems and with this mindset that all cookies were a «no - no» food.
Later, Leaf revealed that part
of his
problem was his
addiction to painkillers.
The country has a festering
problem with crack cocaine
addiction, because the Colombian couriers distribute the drug as salary to their Belizean assistants, who sell it for a relative pittance on the streets
of Belize City.
But I worry that if I leave my children to cry it out, then they will not see the point in reaching out to us if they have
problems later in life and could try to deal with serious issues like bullying, drug
addictions, teenage pregnancy, gambling
problems, or flunking out
of school on their own or turn to peers.
I also believe this sort
of joking even has a nod
of respect to the twin realities
of the situation — that caffeine and alcohol can be badly addictive and that
addiction can be a serious
problem for some people.
The therapists at Concentric are experts in relationship
problems, couples and marriage, child, adolescent and family issues,
addictions and compulsive behaviors, substance abuse, life transitions and stress management, depression, anxiety, bipolar, varying degrees
of trauma and unresolved family -
of - origin issues.
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.
Michel Odent, in his review
of research on the «primal period «(the time between conception and the first birthday), concludes that interference or dysfunction at this time affects the development
of our capacity to love, which is particularly vulnerable around the time
of birth, being connected hormonally to the oxytocin system.3 Research by Jacobsen4 5 and Raine6 among others, suggests that contemporary tragedies such as suicide, drug
addiction and violent criminality may be linked to
problems in the perinatal period such as exposure to drugs, birth complications and separation or rejection from the mother.
Both the new research findings and the potentially beneficial applications
of this hormone in reducing anxiety states, stress,
addictions, and
problems of childbirth are fascinating and
of great significance in all our lives.
Children who are living with their grandparents because
of parental
addiction, neglect or abandonment bring a whole set
of other
problems to deal with.
Ranches for troubled boys offer a range
of services including psychological counseling for
addiction, behavioral or emotional
problems, drug and alcohol treatment as well as imparting important life skills to those enrolled.
(Unless you have an
addiction issue, in which case you have a more urgent
problem than determining a safe level
of consumption.).
«To fix this
problem, once elected, I will propose creating a lock box for the money that is raised by this surcharge to ensure that it goes directly to effective programs that help people and families who are suffering from
addiction in addition to programs that are focused on addressing the root causes
of addiction,» she said.
As well as a loss
of confidence and self - esteem, disconnection from the labour market and loss
of skills, there are deeper issues such as mental health
problems, debt, family difficulties and, in some cases, drug and alcohol
addiction that must be taken into account.
This won't solve all
of Iran's
problems with drugs and
addiction, but would potentially open up a venue for comprehensive and open - ended discussions about the objectives and means
of drug control.