New Video Testimony Tells How Man's Drug Addiction Is Helped by the Power of …
Watch Steven Pointer's testimony about how Master Zhi Gang Sha's soul healing is helping him to overcome his drug addiction by curbing his desire to use drugs again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjfnmv3hO0A. There are more than 1,000 Soul Healing …
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Virtual reality worlds could help treat drug addicts learn coping methods to …
But learning to acclimate is part of addiction treatment too, as addicts try to develop tools that can help them get through real world cues without succumbing to their old habits. A similar process is already weaved into some addiction treatments …
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Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

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Question by : How many addicts successfully recover from drug addiction?
Those rehab places seem like a revolving door. What percentage of drug addicts who’ve been addicted to hard drugs for at least one year successfully recover from their addiction the rest of their lives?

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Question by Danyel: What type of education would I need to become an RN at a substance abuse detox facility?
I am currently going to school for pre-health with a nursing concentration, until I have the requirements to apply for nursing. I would like to be able to work as an RN in a substance abuse facility. I was wondering if anyone could give me any advise as to how to go about doing this? I do not know if I will need to specialize in a certain area in order to do so or not? If anyone could help me out in regards to what to do education wise I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

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First off, good for you for wanting to work in addiction treatment! I’m an addictions counselor and have been working in mental health (mostly suicide prevention) for 7 years and we certainly need more qualified RNs in the field. So I think you will have an easy time finding work once you’re finished with school.

As for your question… To become an RN, you need to go to nursing school. Although I’m sure you already know this. As for specializing in addiction treatment, I don’t believe there are any additional requirements, but it would be good if you have experience working with addicts or at least a greater knowledge of treating clients with addiction. So I would suggest trying to get an internship of some sort with a treatment center in your area. They may not let you do much while you’re in school, but you will be able to put it on your resume. You can learn a lot from observing how things work in treatment. The other suggestion I have would be to take some extra classes that focus on substance abuse. Drug addicts and alcoholics face a variety of special issues separate from the “normal” population you would be working with in a hospital. Most community colleges and some universities now offer programs where you can learn more about these issues. I don’t know where you live, but you may want to start looking for college programs titled “Addictions Counseling” or “Addictions Studies.” Classes you may want to take would be any type of pharmacology, a bloodborne pathogens/infectious disease class, and even alternative treatments to addiction classes. It could also help to take a few classes for addictions counselors like group therapy, individual therapy, or something similar. These will definitely help you in the future in terms of communicating with your clients.

The most important thing I would think an RN working in addiction should have to be educated about is prescription drugs of abuse. Normally when I do an intake on a client coming into treatment, they have been medically prescribed multiple addictive drugs that only contribute to and exacerbate their disease (addiction). Usually these include opiate painkillers, benzodiazepines, and other sedatives and tranquilizers. I had a client once who was on NINE different benzos which she had been on for years, all prescribed by doctors for things like insomnia, anxiety, and even hypothyroidism. This is so egregious and disgusting to me! They were killing her. She obviously had to be medically detoxed for risk of seizures and death from her meds. And needless to say, after being evaluated by our MD, she didn’t NEED any of the pills.

Anyway, I’m rambling. Just excited to see someone wanting to help in the field of addiction treatment. It is rare these days, it seems. But what a satisfying and rewarding job. Good luck to you!!!

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Pope Francis' sympathy to drug addicts, AIDS victims
… and in 2001, visited a hospice to kiss and wash the feet of 12 AIDS patients. In 2008, the Catholic News Agency reported that Bergoglio washed the feet of 12 recovering drug addicts at a rehabilitation center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he is …
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Communities help vulnerable drug addicts from relapsing
It has been a long time since recovering heroin addict Zhang Lin has felt part of a community. A user since 1998, he has spent the last decade in and out of State-run rehab centers. His ongoing battle with drugs has cost him his marriage and most of …
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Hope By The Sea, A Southern California Addiction Rehabilitation Center …
The executive team of the Southern California addiction rehabilitation center, Hope By The Sea, today announced the selection of their new Program Director, Ronald Honn. In the capacity of Program Director, Mr. Honn will also oversee program components …
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Meth scourge is growing
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Maine program to help children of drug addicts seeks to change culture
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Military substance abuse research progresses, doctor says
Several programs are under way in DOD to help battle substance abuse and mental health issues, and the Army and Marine Corps have begun resilience training for that reason, he said. "We try to get (service members) to understand what their strengths …
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ASU's Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy receives .5 million …
The Center for Applied Behavioral Health Policy within the College of Public Programs has received a $ 3.5 million federal grant to continue research on substance abuse treatment. Grant co-director Michael Shafer said the grant will help with evidence …
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