All Resources for 'Medical, Clinical & Healthcare Services'

The Stages of Change Model of Overcoming Addiction

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The “stages of change” or “transtheoretical” model is a way of describing the process by which people overcome addiction. The stages of change can be applied to a range of other behaviors that people want to change, but have difficulty...

Should Addiction Counselors Disclose Their Recovery?

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More often than not, the answer is: no.

  • “I’m in recovery too…so you can trust the suggestions I give you.”
  • “I’ve been there, done that, so I ‘get’ where you are coming from.”
  • “When I was in early recovery I wouldn’t trust normal people...

Self-Disclosure and the Treatment of Substance Abuse

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Treatment
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Addiction

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The identification and treatment of the substance-abusing physician has led to outcome studies focusing on years of abstinence and resultant work performance, but little has been written addressing the therapeutic changes recovery...

Physical Activity’s Role in Youth Substance Use and Mental Health

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Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

Introduction

The US Department of Health and Human Services has recommended youth ages 6-17 years old get 60 minutes or more of combined moderate and vigorous physical activity each day.

Physical activity, including playing sports, is...

Receiving Addiction Treatment in the US: Do Patient Demographics, Drug of Choice, or Substance Use Disorder Severity Matter?

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Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

This article looks at who receives treatment in the United States in terms of demographic characteristics, addiction severity and drug of choice. While sex, age and race/ethnicity have small effects on treatment utilization, the primary...

Effect of Intranasal vs Intramuscular Naloxone on Opioid Overdose: A Randomized Clinical Trial

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Treatment
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Question: Is 800 μg of naloxone hydrochloride administered intranasally as effective in reversing opioid overdose as the same dose administered intramuscularly?

Findings: In this double-blind, double-dummy randomized clinical...

Changes in Alcohol Consumption after Treatment for Depression: A Secondary Analysis of the Swedish Randomised Controlled Study REGASSA

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Treatment
Behavioural Therapy Interventions
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Objectives: Mental health problems and hazardous alcohol consumption often co-exist. Hazardous drinking could have a negative impact on different aspects of health and also negatively influence the effect of mental health...

Dependência Química: Quais são os tipos de tratamento

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Muitas pessoas não sabem que dependência química é uma doença crônica que possui tratamento. Ela se caracteriza pelo abuso de álcool, maconha, cocaína, crack ou outras substâncias entorpecentes, lícitas ou ilícitas. Esse tipo de doença...

Rights, Respect and Recovery: Action Plan

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Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Health & Justice Responses 
Justice and Diversion

In 2018, the Scottish Government released the Rights, Respect and Recovery: Scotland's Alcohol and Drug Treatment Strategy.

Scotland's first drugs strategy for a decade focuses on treating the issue as a public health concern rather than a...

Launch of 'Sobriety, Abstinence & Moderation' Research Cluster

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With recent declines in drinking rates across parts of the world including Europe and Australia – particularly amongst younger people – and the rise of ‘positive sobriety’ movements, ‘dry months’ and online communities, further research...