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My Child’s Father Is an Addict
My Child’s Father Is an Addict When we think the parent-child dynamic in the context of addiction, we almost always think about the parent at their wit’s end trying to get help for their addicted son or daughter. The reality is, however, that it’s often the parents of underage and adult children who struggle with
Medication and Its Role in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
Medication and its Role in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening for unhealthy alcohol use in primary care settings in adults 18 years or older, including pregnant women, and providing persons engaged in risky or hazardous drinking with brief behavioral counseling interventions to reduce unhealthy alcohol
What does dual diagnosis or co-occurring illness mean?
Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Illness The term co-occurring disorder (also referred to as dual-diagnosis) is the term used to indicate a person who has one or more disorders relating to the use of alcohol and/or other drugs of abuse as well as one or more mental disorders. A diagnosis of co-occurring disorders is made when
Alcohol Related Liver Disease
Alcohol Related Liver Disease Alcohol is the most widely consumed mood-altering substance in the United States. It is a causal factor in more than 200 disease and injury conditions.[1] Heavy drinking has many potential health consequences including liver disease. In the United States, it is the leading cause of liver disease.[2] Alcohol related liver disease
Get to Know Darsey Stump MS, LPC, LICDC, Ridge Counselor
Get To Know Darsey What inspired you to become an addiction counselor? When I was completing my bachelor’s degree I was working with adolescent girls. I had no desire to work in addictions until I had the opportunity to work on a residential treatment unit for dual diagnosis, active duty military. (Which is rather funny
on 19 March 2020, in Meet the team
Get to know Kyle Short CDCA-II, Ridge Counselor
Meet Kyle What inspired you to become an addiction counselor? My sobriety date is July 1, 2008. I believe I am still here to help others who have had a similar battle. I know how the mind and body are plagued by chemical dependency. I know what it does to the family structure and the
on 09 March 2020, in Meet the team