Successful Drug Rehab

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Successful Drug Rehab

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Oct.08, 2010, under Home

Your progress will depend on three essential ingredients: Honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness.

Understandably, the prospect of knowing yourself and being known for who you really are is frightening, and so it inspires a great deal of fear. The key is using honesty to see ourselves in the mirror. Then, you will need to be willing to accept genuine expressions of staff and peers of how you present yourself, and open-minded of their assessment both in your strengths and weaknesses.

Your community is your ally. Your reassurance lies in the fact that all of your peers have the same basic problems and they too are seeking freedom from addiction. Therefore, they are both deeply understanding and supportive of your efforts to find your way to freedom and discover the real you.

The more structure and support you have the better chance you have of remaining clean and sober.

Destination Hope, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Toll Free: 877-824-0001
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Practical Methods for Treating Depression and Substance Abuse Simultaneously

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Practical Methods for Treating Depression and Substance Abuse Simultaneously.

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Oct.29, 2010, under Home

The National Institute For Holistic Addiction Studies (NIFHAS) reviewed outcomes of four substance abuse treatment participants who had participated in the program Drumming Off Drugs™ as part of their treatment experience. Specifically, we looked at changes in the Depression Scores using Becks Depression Inventory prior to the 10 session drumming class and then after completion of at least 8 of the 10 sessions.

Practical Methods for Treating Depression and Substance Abuse Simultaneously. There is significant evidence that co-occurrence of depression and substance abuse is prevalent among inpatient drug rehabilitation clients. Treatment paradigms for drug abuse range widely, and include pharmacologic, cognitive, and holistic approaches, and there is growing interest in programs that integrate these various methods to treat both the depression and substance abuse concurrently.

Rhythmic group drumming as a rehabilitative therapy modality has recently been bolstered by key scientific findings of interactions between music/drumming activity and the release of neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin. Music therapy in general has been gaining in popularity in recent years. Drumming is effective for improving concentration, a sense of connectedness to others and self-esteem in recovery populations.

Drumming represents a music therapy that requires limited fine motor coordination, is readily learned by all populations (normal and disabled) and all ages in a very short period of time, and that does not require significant expense. Rhythmic drumming also slows brain wave activity similar to meditation. allowing a more open dialogue during treatment. This is a very useful and powerful state of mind for a recovering addict. Drumming Off Drugs is believed to be a particularly useful therapeutic tool for improving substance abuse rehabilitation outcomes and recovery resiliency.

Find More Information: http://www.nifhas.com/

Addiction Professionals Academy

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Addiction Professionals Academy

Addiction Counselor Courses | Certified Addiction Professional | Earn Addiction CEUs

Welcome to the Academy for Addiction Professionals located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. You are about to make one of the best decisions of your career. The Academy for Addiction Professionals has been created to help you on your educational path, by offering a roadmap to becoming a certified addiction professional, certified addiction counselor, certified addiction specialist, certified behavioral health technician or to take online addiction CEU courses. At the Academy, you will be trained by instructors who are dedicated to helping you grow in the addictions field. We are addiction professionals who want you to get the most out of your career. As a result of being involved with the Academy, you will be exposed to cutting edge resources, important addictions certification updates, trends in the behavioral health field, and other addictions professionals. You will also be able to improve your opportunity for employment in the addictions field.