Therapeutic Techniques

April 16, 2009: EFT: TAPPING INTO NEW SOLUTIONS
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After an initial period of scepticism – “I have a background in science and am suspicious of new ‘fads’ unless they have good evidence base” – Masha Bennett trained in EFT and has become a convert. She explains how it...

March 4, 2009: USE STRUCTURED INTERVENTIONS...
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... TO SPEED CLIENTS INTO CARE Structured family and workplace interventions are a powerful catalyst for change, raising a troubled person’s ‘rock bottom’ to the here and now without the dangers of a progressively-worsening addictive life. Deirdre Boyd studied cutting-edge...

March 1, 2009: COKE COSTS THE EARTH
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USING COCAINE DESTROYS RAINFORESTS It does not matter how many bottles you recycle: if you use cocaine, you turn virgin rainforest into coca farms - which quickly become toxic and barren... * 4.4 square metres of rainforest is destroyed to...

March 1, 2009: RESIDENTIAL REHABILITATION: WHAT’S THE STORY?
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The government’s Commission for Social Care Inspection and the NTA carried out a review of treatment services last year – inspector David Finney reveals findings that “residential rehabs outstrip other sectors in every outcome group we measure”. Print-friendly version: Download...

January 11, 2009: NUMBERS AND TICKBOXES MUST NOT STRANGLE PUBLIC HEALTH
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Following Addiction Today’s identification of only 2% of patients managing to access drug-free rehabs, Dr David Best diagnoses what is wrong with a treatment system in which maintenance prescribing is the driver rather than a supportive adjunct. This is the...

November 21, 2008: TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS:
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NATIONAL TREATMENT AGENCY REVIEW The National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse released its Review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems. It is mostly excellent and a great reference tool – but some conclusions have led to a judicial...

November 17, 2008: REHABS WORK: RESEARCH ON SUCCESS
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Peter McDermott, a Board member of the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, stated in The Observer national newspaper [16 November] that "Residential rehab doesn't actually work very well" alongside other negative comments. After Addiction Today complained to the NTA...

October 23, 2008: HELP CLIENTS TO SURVIVE THE 'FESTIVE SEASON'
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Christmas and the new year are the riskiest times of the year for relapse back into addiction. Here are some top hints and tips on how to survive it - or help your clients to survive it - from past...

October 8, 2008: TREATMENT EFFECTIVENESS:
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ALCOHOL SERVICES The National Treatment Agency has released its Review of the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol problems. It is mostly excellent and a great reference tool – but some conclusions have led to a judicial review being explored by...

September 25, 2008: ASSESSMENT IS THE KEY
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Heated debates about abstinence vs harm minimisation could be coolly eliminated if... satisfactory, appropriate assessment identifies whether someone is dependent/ addicted or merely a misuser/abuser, states Norman Hoffmann. This article was first published in Addiction Today journal in 2002. It...

September 17, 2008: "ADDICTION IS A DISEASE"
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“Drug [including alcohol] addictions are medical diseases which deserve parity in national healthcare programmes...” states scientist and professor Carlton Erickson, as he reveals the neurobiological research. Although this article was first printed in Addiction Today journal in 2002, the vast...

September 13, 2008: BROADCASTING TO BUILD RECOVERY
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Two new recovery resources have arrived to help professionals, people in recovery and members of the general public who want to learn more. The Afflicted and Affected internet broadcast is hosted by well-known radio personality and recovery lecturer Chris Schroeder....

July 4, 2008: MEDITATION IS GOOD FOr PSYCHIATRISTS’ MENTAL HEALTH
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Meditation sessions are proving a hit for members of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at their Annual Meeting – with a growing number claiming they turn to the spiritual discipline to combat anxiety and burnout. Meditation workshops, run by the...

June 5, 2008: DOES TREATING PEOPLE INCREASE THEIR CHANCE FOR ABSTINENCE?
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“Interventions geared for public-health and safety purposes can delay or prevent long-term recovery,” find DR DAVID BEST, JESSICA LOARING and SAFEENA GHUFRAN. They advocate a ‘life-course model’ offering hope to client and clinician alike. * This article will be published...

May 25, 2008: PHARMACOLOGY AND ADDICTION
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YOUR DEFINITIVE CUTTING-EDGE GUIDE This article will be published on the website 30 June 2008 REFERENCES: 1. Addolorato G, Balducci G, Capristo E, Attilia ML, Taggi F, Gasbarrini G, Ceccanti M 1992: Gammahydroxybutyric acid (GHB) in the treatment of alcohol...

April 28, 2008: THE RIGHT TIME FOR WOMEN TO QUIT SMOKING
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Women smokers seeking to kick the habit have a greater chance of success if they do so in the days before their menstrual cycle, say scientists from the University of Minnesota. Surges and lulls in levels of the sex hormones...

March 6, 2008: DEFINING “12-STEP” TREATMENT:
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First UK survey identifies links to mainstream practices Relating therapies applied in “12-step treatment” to those practised by mainstream professionals can ease access to effective care – and increase the workforce capacity to treat addictive disorders by thousands of qualified...

February 28, 2008: ORGANISATIONS TREATING ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE ARE NOT ON STAKEHOLDER LIST FOR Nice GUIDELINE ON ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
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“I was alarmed not to see the many treatment centres specialising in recovery from alcohol dependence NOT represented on the list of stakeholders informing/steering the Management of Alcohol Dependence guidelines from the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence,” reports...

February 27, 2008: METHAMPHETAMINES: RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE
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Ice, the devil’s drug, poor man’s cocaine... In view of recent warnings from the Association of Chief Police Officers about a methamphetamine epidemic in the UK, we republish an Addiction Today article from 2005 on the opportunities to recover from...

February 27, 2008: DRUG STRATEGY 2008-2018: treatment details
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The following are the promises made in the strategy regarding treatment for drug-and alcohol problems, as well as the proposed action plans - available in full at Drugs: protecting families and communities – 2008-2018 strategy (1Mb pdf file) and at...

February 27, 2008: DRUG STRATEGY 2008-2018 - where to find details
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Drug strategy overview The September 2007 Addiction Today informed readers about the new 10-year drug strategy and the opportunity to influence it with their views. That strategy has now been released. Aiming "to restrict the supply of illegal drugs and...

February 22, 2008: YOUR CHANCE TO INFLUENCE DRUG TREATMENT 'CLINICAL GOVERNANCE'
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Deadline 14 May 2008 Guidance on clinical governance in drug treatment is due to be published this summer. As part of this, the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse has today [21 February] published a draft - and is inviting...

February 16, 2008: POLICE CHIEFS WARN OF CRYSTAL METH EPIDEMIC
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The Association of Chief Police Officers warned [15 February] that the UK could suffer an epidemic of methamphetamine addiction within two years. A class-A drug, it triggers violence and could be "as big a problem as crack cocaine". ACPO revealed...

January 17, 2008: RECOVERY MAPS: GUIDE CLIENTS...
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... on their life path by drawing relapse and recovery 'maps' Encouraging clients to draw ‘maps’ of their recovery can elicit information from the unconscious right side of their brains – Martin Weegmann steers us through This article originally appeared...

January 14, 2008: THE GUIDE TO REHAB
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WHAT REALLY WORKS 20 research facts everyone should know about rehab treatment for alcohol and drugs dependency This article first appeared in Addiction Today, January 2001 In late 1999, Dr David Best (who was working with the National Addiction Centre),...

January 11, 2008: WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE RESEARCH
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Project Match 3-year outcome results for alcoholism treatment Project Match is the world’s most expensive research into the effects of treatment for alcohol dependency, examining Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy and 12-Step Facilitation Therapy. These news reports by DEIRDRE...

September 28, 2007: NICE GUIDELINES, TECHNOLOGY APPRAISALS
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has produced, in relation to the Clinical Guidelines 2007: Opioid detoxification guidelines Psychosocial interventions guidelines Methadone and buprenorphine for managing opioid dependence technology appraisal Naltrexone for the managemetn of opioid dependence technology...

April 20, 2007: CREATIVE WRITING TO INSPIRE RECOVERY
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Just as art and drama therapy have been proven to be effective as part of a recovery programme, so many clients can benefit from the therapeutic effects of writing – FIONA FRIEND pens a guide. This article first appeared in...

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