Tag: substance abuse
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January 02, 2008 08:32 PM EST --
Hello all~
Just needed to vent after a very long two days. As you can tell from the title of the article, this discussion is about alcohol and substance abuse. My younger . . .
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May 28, 2006 08:06 PM EDT --
September 28, 2003
As I drive to work each afternoon (I work the late shift from 2:30 PM to 11 PM) I try to focus on what I what I want to do that day. Since I am learning different methods of therapy . . .
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May 28, 2006 08:37 PM EDT --
October 6, 2003
Ugh. My patient "T", the domestic violence victim, left ADA, Against Clinical Advice. Her husband has threatened to kill her but she wants to go home to him.
Sometimes I feel . . .
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May 28, 2006 09:03 PM EDT --
October 8, 2003
Dr. B, (a psychiatrist) who is my supervisor for this practicum, is a wonderful man. He is so kind and patient with people. Tonight as part of my supervision, we got to work with one of . . .
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May 28, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
October 12, 2003
I'm not always so nice and understanding, folks. After all, I'm human.
I don't know if it was because of the Red Sox game, the rain, or the full moon but patients tonight . . .
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August 02, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
Book Review: Dave’s Dream by Sandy Knauer
ISBN: 1-931540-74-8
Copyright 2001
A month has passed since the Sunday afternoon when I picked up “Dave’s Dream” to read. I didn’t . . .
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November 26, 2007 05:55 PM EST --
Our nation is in the grip of an epidemic. It is a monster with many heads, springing from one body: Addiction. The variety of substances and affiliations are bewildering, but the suffering . . .
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November 30, 2007 02:34 PM EST --
A friend whose son got hooked on cocaine, and struggled for years to overcome the addiction, told me that the only way he’s been able to remain drug free is to almost completely reinvent his life. . . .
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May 09, 2009 08:27 PM EDT --
All I can say is wow. Suspended as a driver and owner. He is one of the drivers I would have least suspected to fail a drug test. Nascar does have one of the toughest policies in all sports. While . . .
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June 25, 2006 11:52 AM EDT --
Okay, so I quit my job about two weeks ago but absolutely nothing has changed and I am going crazy. I heard a rumor that my boss interviewed someone this past Friday so I am hoping that he hires . . .
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June 04, 2006 09:00 PM EDT --
October 2003
One of my patients tonight was an older woman who had a long history of substance abuse. She had been drinking for many years and had a diagnosis of severe pancreatitis which can cause serious . . .
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June 04, 2006 09:07 PM EDT --
October 2003
I am still sick with this stupid cold or flu but made every effort to "be present" for my patients. Things seemed to go okay. I did a group on "Intentions" and told the . . .
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July 01, 2006 08:10 PM EDT --
There Should Be A Law
"I think there should be a law. For every day you go without calling your momma you should have to pay her $5.00," I told my son.
He replied, "Well, for each beer . . .
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January 30, 2006 02:16 AM EST --
I can tell when I need a vacation. I'll give you an example. We have two sides in the detox where I work. The men are on one and women are on the other. . . .
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June 04, 2006 09:52 PM EDT --
It had to happen but I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. I have had to detox from my addiction as a Gatherer. Now I don't want a single comment about how I am making fun of people with "real" . . .
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June 18, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
Remind me never to take a full-time job again. Especially in a substance abuse treatment center. It nearly killed me off.
First there was the switch from being a nocturnal person to . . .
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May 29, 2006 02:48 PM EDT --
Mike tossed back another Budweiser as the "party favors" arrived. Just another member of the group, he received a clear baggy from a guy in a grey hoodie. "Party favors" . . .
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September 29, 2006 11:14 AM EDT --
C'mon, everybody has at least one good substance abuse story! Escapades under the influence of *other* substances are also eligible.
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September 14, 2006 09:33 PM EDT --
I got this info from Texas Roadhouse, but this is not just a promotion for you to eat at their restaurant. From what I read it is to have people commit to eat with their families. It . . .
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April 28, 2008 12:16 PM EDT --
Introduction
Substance abuse is a terrible problem worldwide. It has led to the deaths of Sam Kineson, John Belluchi, Jimmi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and many others.
Nick Nolte
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