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“AA” and the core treatment philosophies that have integrated with its existential principles has arguably provided a more robust integrative approach to treating not just the phenomenon of addiction but also arguably extends into the very heart of the “human condition”.
The first essential factors for a person to be able to recover are a sense of hope and belonging. Hope is based on a sense that life can hold more for one than it currently does, and it inspires a desire and commitment to pursue recovery.
It dawns on me that Dave’s role is not to just treat the addiction, but to provide the resources an individual needs to support them in beating the addiction and preventing them from being pushed back into it.
“… what motivates the addict to give up drugs is the way in which external events and circumstances reveal the unacceptable extent to which his or her identity has been damaged by addiction.”
Contrary to what is commonly assumed, psychoactive drugs do not produce fixed and predictable psychological effects that are dependent purely on their chemical properties.
If we are to help people recover from heroin addiction, them we must help them move from the culture of heroin addiction to the culture of recovery. So what is the culture of heroin addiction?
… qualitative analysis of the views and experiences of clients on the RAPt treatment programme in one male and one female prison, with the aim of gaining initial insights into the various processes that are operating in treatment, and to understand how these processes might interact to facilitate behavioural change and a person’s path to recovery from addiction.
We concluded that treatment needs to involve a socially engaging environment with multifaceted activities in which clients can learn, implement new skills, and receive feedback from a variety of sources (practitioners, peers, others in recovery, and family members), in order to facilitate motivation to change and enhance self-esteem of clients.
I’ve been writing a series of “Journeys” articles, which focus on: common themes that resonate about people’s journeys into and out of addiction, and common factors that influence these journeys.
Looks at the regulation and control of drugs by presenting the views of the philosopher Douglas Husak about the justice of drug laws in the United States.
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