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October 21st, 2008
It takes time to Jail Meth Makers
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It takes time to Jail Meth Makers
The challenge for addictions medical treatment is not unlike that of law enforcement. It may take three, four, or five arrests to finally incarcerate the chemist (the cooker) who made the methamphetamine. Similarly, it may take three, four, or five times for a patient to be treated successfully and remain clean. An analogy would be a situation in which a doctor tries several medications to reduce a persistent ailment. He tries a medication, measures its results, and determines whether to use another medication. In a similar fashion, we need to develop medications for methamphetamine addiction because we are never certain what will work.
The problem is not only medical, but it is administrative as well. Clinicians can take someone who is dependent on methamphetamine and lock them on a alcohol detox malibu unit. Yet, at 20 days when their insurance runs out, the health management organization says that we must move them out of the program. Although they leave drug-free, it is not the end of the battle with their addiction. Consequently, relapse prevention is one of the key issues we must address.
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October 21st, 2008
Dual Diagnosis detox santa monica Support
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Dual Diagnosis detox santa monica Support
Integrated drug rehab dallas is defined as the concurrent and coordinated provision of mental health and substance abuse/dependence drug rehab los angeles. Integrated opiate detox malibu will include the enhancement of existing mental health and substance abuse services and funding streams. Dual Diagnosis specific services will be developed to address gaps in traditional services and service systems. To ensure the integrated provision of services, working coalitions between local mental health and substance abuse providers will be established through the pilot project.
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October 13th, 2008
Meth Abuse in Pregnant Women
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Meth Abuse in Pregnant Women
Methamphetamine abuse or dependence is not a homogeneous disease. There are many sub-populations who require specialized outpatient drug rehab los angeles, such as the pregnant woman. Last year I had the unfortunate duty, for the first time, of telling three drug dependent women that they were pregnant. Imagine the range of emotions that went through their facial expressions after hearing this and then trying to decide how to deal with this tragic situation. The faces of all three pregnant women are forever etched in my mind. Protecting lifethat is what drives researchers to pursue medications.
We have also learned there are very different types of users. Some of you may have heard the term “chippers.” These are individuals who will use drugs episodically but have not become fully dependent and are not using drugs on a chronic basis. These people may do well with outpatient addiction treatment malibu, but for the abuser whose brain is changed, we may need a completely different therapeutic approach. We have got to find ways to accelerate the process of brain recovery for the heavy abuser.
Soon I will meet with the director of medications development division at the National Institute on Drug Abuse. We will discuss a collaborative arrangement to study a new, nontoxic drug that, in a pilot study, actually improves brain function and fixes brain membranes. This is the kind of medication we could give to pregnant women and to their children who are dependent.
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October 7th, 2008
The Compulsive Nature of Drug Addiction
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The Compulsive Nature of Drug Addiction
This compulsiveness is the root of the enormous health and social problems associated with drug abuse. Understanding that addiction is a consequence of fundamental neurological changes means that a major goal of detox santa monica must be either to reverse or to compensate for those brain changes. Fortunately, research and remarkable scientific advances over the past 25 years have increased understanding of the voluntary acts of drug abuse and the compulsive nature of dependence and addiction. Most importantly, this insight has provided the nation with a strong scientific basis for drug abuse prevention and drug rehab dallas efforts.
None of the above-mentioned genetic, biological, social, environmental, and behavioral factors can completely deny the role of personal responsibility. Having addiction does not absolve an individual of responsibility for his or her behavior, but it does explain why many addicts cannot simply stop using drugs by sheer force or will alone. As with any illness, lifestyle behavior change is a critical part of achieving and sustaining recovery.
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October 7th, 2008
Drug Rehab Resources
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Drug Rehab Resources
As part of ongoing research, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Drug Policy Information Clearinghouse has prepared this fact sheet to summarize correctional system statistics, research, and drug addictions medical treatment information, as well as information regarding ongoing projects addressing drug abuse alcohol detox malibu in the criminal justice system.