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Learning and Conditioning – Drug and Alcohol Treatment Triggers
Many of the concepts incorporated into drug and alcohol treatment programs are based on basic learning and conditioning research done by some of the early …
Schemas and Scripts – False Memory and Drug Addiction Treatment
There are schemas and scripts when it comes to memory. A schema is an organized, structured set of information about a concept, theme, or person. …
Carl Jung and Addiction Treatment and Alcoholics Anonymous AA
Carl Jung is considered one of the great contributors to Alcoholics Anonymous and recovery. Some of his ideas permeate addiction treatment facilities today. Some of …
Using Behavior Contracts in Drug and Alcohol Treatment
At Northbound we use a host of behavior contracts for our clients. We believe in using behavior contacts in addiction treatment because it helps set …
Journaling In Addiction Treatment – Writing As Therapy
At Northbound we require all of our clients to journal every night while they are in the first phase of drug and alcohol treatment. For …
Mental Disorders – Schizophrenia and Drug Psychosis
Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder, or group of disorder rather, marked by a breakdown of integration between emotion, thought and actions. It’s as if a …
Drug Tolerance and Drug Addiction
Drug tolerance is increased resistance to the drug’s effects after continued drug use. Larger doses are needed in order to produce initial drug effects. There …
Cerebral Language Functioning and Drug Addiction
The cerebral cortex contains the key brain regions necessary for language comprehension and production. It is important that all addiction treatment clinicians have a general understanding of …
Post-Treatment Interventions – A New Idea!
Why Not Have A Post-Treatment Intervention? An Interventionist For Each Client After They Enter Treatment The other day I was talking to interventionist Jean Mackie. …
