Download or read book Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2016-09-03 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Estimates indicate that as many as 1 in 4 Americans will experience a mental health problem or will misuse alcohol or drugs in their lifetimes. These disorders are among the most highly stigmatized health conditions in the United States, and they remain barriers to full participation in society in areas as basic as education, housing, and employment. Improving the lives of people with mental health and substance abuse disorders has been a priority in the United States for more than 50 years. The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 is considered a major turning point in America's efforts to improve behavioral healthcare. It ushered in an era of optimism and hope and laid the groundwork for the consumer movement and new models of recovery. The consumer movement gave voice to people with mental and substance use disorders and brought their perspectives and experience into national discussions about mental health. However over the same 50-year period, positive change in American public attitudes and beliefs about mental and substance use disorders has lagged behind these advances. Stigma is a complex social phenomenon based on a relationship between an attribute and a stereotype that assigns undesirable labels, qualities, and behaviors to a person with that attribute. Labeled individuals are then socially devalued, which leads to inequality and discrimination. This report contributes to national efforts to understand and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that can lead to stigma and discrimination. Changing stigma in a lasting way will require coordinated efforts, which are based on the best possible evidence, supported at the national level with multiyear funding, and planned and implemented by an effective coalition of representative stakeholders. Ending Discrimination Against People with Mental and Substance Use Disorders: The Evidence for Stigma Change explores stigma and discrimination faced by individuals with mental or substance use disorders and recommends effective strategies for reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek treatment and other supportive services. It offers a set of conclusions and recommendations about successful stigma change strategies and the research needed to inform and evaluate these efforts in the United States.

Download or read book Addiction and the Vulnerable Self written by Edward J. Khantzian and published by Scholastic. This book was released on 1990-08-03 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Harvard Cocaine Recovery Project, a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded randomized clinical trial, was initiated in 1986 to compare different approaches for treating cocaine abusers. Modified Dynamic Group Therapy (MDGT), one of the models used in the study, is a short-term supportive-expressive psychodynamic group approach specifically adapted for cocaine addicts. While many previous studies of substance abuse treatment were compromised by extraordinarily high dropout rates, this approach retained nearly 70% of group members for the entire length of treatment. This book describes MDGT and provides a practical guide to implementation. Based on an understanding of the psychological vulnerabilities of addicts, the MDGT model addresses the modifications in psychodynamic technique that are necessary for addicts' needs. It focuses on four main areas of difficulty involving self-regulation; affect, self-esteem, relationship, and self-care problems. Both supportive and expressive, the approach helps group members identify, process, and modify the characterological traits that mask addict's vulnerabilities. With this approach, a well-led group can heighten self-esteem, improve self-care, combat feelings of isolation and shame, and strengthen the individual's capacity for positive change. Concomitant involvement with an individual therapist/counselor is encouraged as a means to support and facilitate the group therapy, especially early in group treatment, and to maintain a flexible individual and group treatment context for self-exploration and understanding. Bringing the model to life are detailed vignettes and transcripts of groups in different phases of recovery. These cases demonstrate techniques, illustrate technical issues, and illuminate major themes that unfold during treatment.

Download or read book Drugs and Low Self esteem written by Kenneth R. Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses various aspects of low self-esteem, how it can lead to drug abuse, the negative consequences, and where to get help for such a problem.

Download or read book Help for Drug Addicts written by Yvette Bandry and published by . This book was released on 2011-07-31 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can sometimes get very difficult and hard to take. Different people cope in different ways with the stress that life brings. Regrettably, drugs have become the most prominent coping mechanism that people use to deal with life's problems. Drugs can be medical wonders if taken properly. They can cure our pains, aches and illnesses. They can also help us overcome some of our hang-ups and inhibitions. The problem begins when drugs are wrongly used. The thing about drugs is that it makes you feel good about yourself and the world around you - even for just a little while - and then it traps you into a vicious cycle of craving. You start feeling that you can't live without the euphoria and ecstasy that drugs give you and that you just can't cope with life's problems without the drugs. That's the onset of abuse and addiction.This guide is a self-help book for the drug addict and for those who have a love one with some form of substance addiction. You will get information on:* The effects of methamphetamine, heroin, marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, nicotine, prescription drugs* How to identify your drug problem * How to identify the signs in others* How addiction works* Treatment options - rehab centers, safe detoxing, working the 12 steps, building your self-esteem* Intervention, involving the family* Calming the soul, staying soberThis book is a treatment guide so you can get the help you need to help yourself (or a love one) get clean and sober. We'll look at the signs of a problem and address the various drugs that are most likely to cause dependence. Then, with the help of experts, we'll give you some strategies that you can try to get you back on the road to a drug-free life.Drug addiction is a powerful demon that can sneak up on you and take over your life. You can help yourself get out of it. Your journey to recovery starts with your choice!

Download or read book Self esteem and Drug Addiction written by Leah Wilder Cleveland and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Self Treatment Turmoil written by RD king and published by 大賢者外語. This book was released on with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Look At Self Treatment For Drug Abuse! Get All The Support And Guidance You Need To Kick Your Habit! In today’s society it can be quite tempting for a person to seek out a source of instant gratification to help them cope with the struggles that they face from day to day. Unfortunately, this search leads many people to a path of drug abuse. In most cases, people who abuse drugs destroy their life and turn everything upside down and backwards. Drug use will start off as occasional use in most cases. However, most people who abuse drugs will surely find themselves addicted to the drug, sooner or later. Addiction can be very hard to break free from and as mentioned before, addiction can completely ruin a person’s life. The effects of addiction will start off slow but before you know it you will be stuck in the pit of addiction and it will seem as if there is no way out. You may be one of these people who are lost in addiction and cannot find their way out or you may know someone who is going through this. If this is the case you are reading the right book. The following chapters in this book will explain the basics of drug addiction and provide you with some pointers that will be very useful for trying to beat your addiction. It is important to keep in mind that the process of beating an addiction is extremely difficult and you may experience setbacks. If and when these setbacks occur you must not give up and you must continue the fight. After all, you are in a fight for your life! Below are the information that you are about to learn: Drug Abuse Basics Learn Self-Discipline to Beat Drugs Work On Your Self-Esteem to Stay Away From Drugs Fill Your Time with a Hobby to Replace Drugs Realize When You Can’t Beat Drugs on Your Own The Importance of Drug Education and Prevention

Download or read book Self concept and Drug Addiction written by Richard A. Lindblad and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book TIP 35 Enhancing Motivation for Change in Substance Use Disorder Treatment Updated 2019 written by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-11-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivation is key to substance use behavior change. Counselors can support clients' movement toward positive changes in their substance use by identifying and enhancing motivation that already exists. Motivational approaches are based on the principles of person-centered counseling. Counselors' use of empathy, not authority and power, is key to enhancing clients' motivation to change. Clients are experts in their own recovery from SUDs. Counselors should engage them in collaborative partnerships. Ambivalence about change is normal. Resistance to change is an expression of ambivalence about change, not a client trait or characteristic. Confrontational approaches increase client resistance and discord in the counseling relationship. Motivational approaches explore ambivalence in a nonjudgmental and compassionate way.

Download or read book Dark Paradise written by David T. COURTWRIGHT and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a newly enlarged edition of this eye-opening book, David T. Courtwright offers an original interpretation of a puzzling chapter in American social and medical history: the dramatic change in the pattern of opiate addiction--from respectable upper-class matrons to lower-class urban males, often with a criminal record. Challenging the prevailing view that the shift resulted from harsh new laws, Courtwright shows that the crucial role was played by the medical rather than the legal profession. Dark Paradise tells the story not only from the standpoint of legal and medical sources, but also from the perspective of addicts themselves. With the addition of a new introduction and two new chapters on heroin addiction and treatment since 1940, Courtwright has updated this compelling work of social history for the present crisis of the Drug War.

Download or read book The Healing Power of Self Love written by Oscar Bamwebaze Bamuhigire and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the field of alcoholism and drug addiction treatment, there have always been questions for which there were no satisfactory answers: Is substance abuse is a problem of discipline or a disease? Why is it that most alcoholics/ drug addicts do not seek for, or receive treatment? Why is it that only 5- 10% of alcoholics/ drug addicts respond to treatment? Why do untreated addicts have a better chance at breaking the bond of addiction than addicts who get treated? Why has the incidence of recovery without the help of formal treatment continued to rise? Are the successes of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A) nothing more than spontaneous remission? Why are some people able to quit their addiction without treatment, while others only get worse after treatment? Why does treatment have a negative effect? Why are some treatment programs more effective than others? Why has the world continued to experience a steady increase in the rate of addiction and self destruction? Why is it that 1 in 2 Americans has a diagnosable mental disorder each year, and 81 Americans commit suicide every day? Why do non-Hispanic blacks bear a disproportionate burden of disease, injury, death, and disability? Why do the most successful treatment programs for addicts have a spiritual component? Why do non white people suffer from a high rate of substance abuse and self destruction? Why does Africa have the highest rate of suicide, poverty, and disease in the world? Why are some treatment programs more effective than others? Etc. In a unique blend of psychology, psychiatry, metaphysics, medicine, orient and western religions, The Healing Power Of Self Love provides answers to these and many more questions. In making its revolutionary contribution to the scientific world, it also explains how addicts can enhance their chances of recovery from addiction through the treatment programs of their choice, by utilizing the ancient tools of discipline, lateral thinking, and insight from the life experiences of the world's greatest leaders. Even though this book was initially designed to meet the needs of alcoholics and drug addicts in treatment, it may be of great value to people who are struggling with other types of addiction, and those who are faced with major obstacles to their self-realization or self actualization.

Download or read book Drug Use for Grown Ups written by Dr. Carl L. Hart and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Hart’s argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this country’s war on drugs, we should all share his outrage.” —The New York Times Book Review From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups, he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism. Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars. Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step.

Download or read book Addictive Thinking written by Abraham J Twerski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-06-03 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The unpredictability and anxiety associated with the coronavirus pandemic can cloud and confuse everybody's thinking. Excuses, self-deception and addictive logic can harm your recovery and relationships. Don't let it. Author Abraham Twerski reveals how self-deceptive thought can undermine self-esteem and threaten the sobriety of a recovering individuals and offers hope to those seeking a healthy and rewarding recovery. Abnormal thinking in addiction was originally recognized by members of Alcoholics Anonymous, who coined the term "stinking thinking." Addictive thinking often appears rational superficially, hence addicts as well as their family members are easily seduced by the attendant--and erroneous--reasoning process it can foster. In Addictive Thinking, author Abraham Twerski reveals how self-deceptive thought can undermine self-esteem and threaten the sobriety of a recovering individual. This timely revision of the original classic includes updated information and research on depression and affective disorders, the relationship between addictive thinking and relapse, and the origins of addictive thought. Ultimately, Addictive Thinking offers hope to those seeking a healthy and rewarding life recovery.

Download or read book Overcoming Addiction written by Corinne Sweet and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most of us are addicted to something - cigarettes, alcohol or drugs, junk food, chocolate, work, or regularly falling for the wrong person. Overcoming Addiction looks at why you became addicted and helps you to overcome your addictions and learn to love yourself again. In Part 1, Corinne Sweet examines how addictions start - how we ‘get hooked’. She encourages you to face up to your feelings and assess your problems and needs. In Part 2 she shows you how to overcome your addictions. Based on the work she does with clients, the author provides a practical and encouraging programme for: Owning up to addiction Eliminating the painful emotions which underlie many addictions Developing a strategy for overcoming your addiction Enjoying life to the full Includes a comprehensive information and resource section.

Download or read book Addiction written by Angel Greene and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides detailed information of how addictions come about, what causes it and how to properly deal with it. You will learn how to plan a course of action, regain confidence, and eventually quit any specific addictions that you may have.

Download or read book Claiming Your Self Esteem written by Carolyn M. Ball and published by Celestial Arts. This book was released on 2013-08-07 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through discussions of the dynamics of self-esteem, stories of successful life transformations, and powerful exercises that really work, psychotherapist and teacher Carolyn Ball shows that when we learn to love and respect ourselves, we can live the kind of happy and creative lives we have always wanted.

Download or read book Motivating Offenders to Change written by Mary McMurran and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-04-11 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is increasing pressure, soon to be legislation, for particular offenders to be given a choice of psychological treatment or imprisonment, even if treatment must sometimes be within special prison hospitals or units for offenders. The key issue will be motivating offenders to commit themselves to treatment, and to maintain their motivation trough the therapeutic programme and thereafter, on release. This is the first book to tackle the subject of motivating offenders in therapeutic programmes and as such, will prove an invaluable resource for forensic practitioners. * Written by some of the top clinical and forensic practitioners and researchers in offender rehabilitation * There is a real demand for a book on this subject as a result of changes in criminal justice policy and in mental health provision Part of the Wiley Series in Forensic Clinical Psychology

Download or read book Addicted Women written by Wayne County (Mich.). Department of Substance Abuse Services and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: