• How substances are typically abused by employees
• Alcohol and other depressants, and their effects
• Stimulants, narcotics and hallucinogens, and their effects
• Alcohol and drug policies
• Helping employees overcome substance abuse AND MORE

Read the rest of this entry

Stop Alcohol Abuse

Alcohol abuse is one of those issues in society that brings mixed reactions when you talk about the need to stop alcohol abuse.  People who drink too much or have alcohol dependence often deny they have a problem.  As long as they are in denial there is not much chance they will seek alcohol treatment.  The more they drink the more difficult alcohol withdrawal becomes.  The true alcohol addiction involves real cravings that consume your life.  Alcohol abuse, on the other hand, is a condition where you still have control and are able to limit yourself, but your drinking is causing problems in your life. 

Read the rest of this entry

• (1) Alcohol Trigger Films for Junior High: The Party & The Mother (1979)
• (2) Alcohol and the Human Body (1949) (3) Measure of a Man (1962)
• (4) None for the Road: Teenage Drinking and Driving (1957)
• (5) What About Drinking? (1954) (6) Where Does It Get You? (1946)
• (7) Few Too Many (1960s)

Read the rest of this entry

Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal include headaches, nausea, breathing difficulties, anxiety, depression and delirium tremors. Discover how alcohol can cause hallucinations and cardiovascular problems withhelp from a licensed mental health counselor in this free video on alcohol abuse. Expert: David Thomas Contact: WTGTampa.com Bio: Dr. David Thomas has been certified as a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida since 1986 and in the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1987. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Withdrawal symptoms of alcohol use can last anywhere from a few hours to 10 days, and severe alcoholics can enter into a period of psychosis that lasts for days and months. Learn about the physiological symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, such as nausea and headaches, withhelp from a licensed mental health counselor in this free video on alcohol abuse. Expert: David Thomas Contact: WTGTampa.com Bio: Dr. David Thomas has been certified as a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida since 1986 and in the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1987. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Globally, alcohol abuse is becoming a serious problem. Going by the facts, in the US, 12 to 14 million adults are addicted to alcohol. Around 100,000 adults die from alcohol abuse. This addiction has a serious impact on the society. This can lead to car accidents, suicides and homicides.

Generally people take alcohol because of peer pressure, to escape depression, due to family tension or for countless other reasons. It does not take long to get addicted to this substance and people tend to lose control of his/her life.

Read the rest of this entry

Product Description
There is a dearth of literature and training experiences on the use of hypnosis in the treatment of alcohol abuse/problem drinking, drug abuse, and gambling. This book offers new strategies, techniques, and scripts for use with problem drinkers, alcoholism, drug addiction, and gambling addiction in an outpatient population. It also reviews old and new techniques or combinations of techniques, strategies, and scripts for other addictions. Five key addictions are addr… More >>

Read the rest of this entry

Alcohol Use and Abuse Addiction and Habituation

Problem and Solution.

Summary: Although there is no definition of “addiction” that is universally accepted, in general, addiction refers to a physiological and psychological dependency on a drug. While some drugs of abuse induce physiological addiction, others do not. Alternatively, some drugs that are physiologically addictive generally are not abused (e.g., caffeine). Tolerance to drug effects, and withdrawal symptoms upon abrupt cessation of use, which develop over time, are characteristic features of physiological addiction. “Habituation” is the term used to refer to psychological dependence on a drug. Some drugs of abuse are highly rewarding because of their influence on reinforcing neurobiological processes, but they do not necessarily result in “tissue” related withdrawal symptoms. Cessation of such drugs may lead primarily to subjective craving due to previous drug conditioning (perhaps true of some marijuana users) and craving may be more readily evoked or deeply conditioned among some persons than others (“addictive personalities”). Primary methods of assessment of addiction and habituation are completed through clinical interviews or self-report surveys (e.g., American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV, World Health Organization ICD-10). Treatment paradigms for the cessation of addiction begin with initial detoxification or withdrawal, followed by inpatient or outpatient program participation (e.g., 12-step programs, milieu, cognitive-behavioral, or behavioral). Pharmacological efforts (e.g., methadone maintenance) may be used as harm-reduction strategies among those who seem unable to quit drug use.

Read the rest of this entry

Real Life Teens: Drug Abuse Beyond Marijuana and Alcohol – Crossing the Thin Line

Network Therapy for Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Effective Office-Based Treatment