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28 day Drug Rehab Programs
2007-10-16 00:00:00 As data of the success of drug rehab programs continues to accumulate the trend is hard to argue with. The verdict is simple. For clients with serious addictive behavior in drugs and alcohol one month is just not enough. Going to rehab for one month is better than doing nothing, ... More About: Rehab , Programs , Drug Rehab , Drug , Grams
Drug Rehab Should not be Perfect
2007-09-23 00:00:00 When you have a loved one or family memeber in a drug an alcohol rehab program, what is your role? How can you best assist them to achieve their goals in sobriety and life? First and foremost I think it is important to remember the ultimate goal of going to ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Perfect , Drug
It isn?t about Being Cured in Drug Rehab
2007-09-16 00:00:00 It is very hard to predict how long a client should stay in drug and alcohol rehab to get the most benefit. The evidence seems to suggest that 90 days is the optimal length of stay for most people. The evidence also seems to suggest that we are poor predictors ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug
Presentations in Drug Rehab
2007-09-15 00:00:00 If you are in a position to make or give presentations about drug and alcohol abuse, coming up with quality materials can take a lot of time. There is some free help out there though, as always if you look hard enough. Here is a link to an area in ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Presentations , Drug , Resent
Wants and Needs before Drug Rehab
2007-09-04 00:00:00 When clients are selecting a drug and alcohol rehab center they have lots of questions. They have lots of concerns and these must be dealt with fully and professionally. We often get request and questions about specific things people want to have at their access while going through drug and ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Fore , Needs
Courage and Direction In Drug Rehab
2007-09-04 00:00:00 I spent some time on the phone last night with someone wrangling with an addiction. They knew in their heart their life wasn't working. They knew the road they were on was totally unhealthy and would probably lead to their death. They had tried many things in the quest to health. ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Dire , Direction
Consistent Themes in Drug Rehab
2007-09-03 00:00:00 In drug and alcohol rehab centers it is not possible to be all things to all people. It seems that some drug and alcohol rehab programs are trying this, but how can this make sense? What I am talking about are programs that profess to be both 12 step and ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Themes , Drug , Consistent
The Balance of Drug Rehab
2007-08-15 00:00:00 Drug and alcohol rehab centers always have serveral balancing acts to achieve while assisting clients to find sobriety. One is between dealing with the past, present and future. Helping people dealing with the realm of the past is primarily a counseling issue. Moving past our histories and old behaviors many ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Balance , Drug , Balan
Everyone Needs a Laugh
2007-07-25 00:00:00 Hello everyone, I've been on holidays for the past while. After a fun break it is always good to get back to work. Someone sent me this great link. I think we all need more of this in our lives. Check it out here! Back to drug rehab topics tomorrow. More About: Everyone , Laugh , Needs
Look For What is Similar in Change First
2007-07-18 00:00:00 Sometimes it seems like when you leave a drug rehab program you will have changed almost everything in your life. While it is true that some behaviors have to be turned in a different direction, a lot of the original you will obviously still be there. When we are changing ... More About: Change , Look , Mila , Chang , Chan
Burn your Bridges in Drug Rehab
2007-07-11 00:00:00 Too often in life we plan too many exit strategies. We want to change. We know the benefits to ourselves and others of the change. We pay lip service to the change. However we stop short of giving something 100% effort. We plan in case it doesn't work out. There ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Bridges , Drug , Bridge
Interesting Clip about Rehab and A.A.
2007-07-09 00:00:00 Short little video clip by Penn and Teller. Check it out here. More About: Interesting , Rehab , Clip , Eres
Keep Dogma out of Drug Rehab
2007-07-08 00:00:00 Every drug and alcohol rehab center has several common goals for their clients. One is the ability to make better quality decisions in their lives. This leads to the question of what makes up a good decision? How can you tell a poor decision?Good choices have several characteristics in common. ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Dogma
Re-defining Pain in Drug Rehab
2007-07-07 00:00:00 When looking at addiction in a drug and alcohol rehab center you will often hear a phrase repeated again and again with small variations. Interesting enough, I even heard it spoken on a tv show about very large people addicted to food. What I am talking about is, "I had ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Pain , Drug
How to Give an Apology in Drug Rehab
2007-07-06 00:00:00 Once someone has entered a drug and alcohol rehab program, it does not take too long before them start to think clearly. Ususally about 7 to 10 days after arriving at a rehab center, a clients mood starts to improve and they usually for the first time in quite a ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Give , Drug , Apology
Dig Deeper for Gratitude in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-07-04 00:00:00 A friend once said to me, "The problem with graitude is that you have to be grateful!" It was a cute response to the difficulty sometimes we face in getting into the mindset of gratitude. Old questions and "tapes" in your head block the path to the peace and calm ... More About: Rehab , Gratitude , Alcohol , Drug
A Forgotten Step in Drug Rehab
2007-07-03 00:00:00 In a drug and alcohol rehab center it is very easy to get totally focused on the job at hand. Attending all the classes. Getting back into shape physically. Dealing with past legal issues. Mending past relationships. There is a large amount of foward focus. There is one problem with ... More About: Rehab , Drug Rehab , Drug , Step , Gott
Staying Busy in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-07-03 00:00:00 It is ironic that often in our lives what would give us the most benefit is the thing we want to do the least. Most times when someone enters a drug and alcohol rehab program to a large degree they have a feeling of defeat. They have some hope, but ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug , Stay , Busy
Raising the Bar in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-07-01 00:00:00 One of the best friends you can have in a drug and alcohol rehab center is momentum. How much permanent change you are able to accomplish while you are in a drug and alcohol rehab program is depandant on many factors. One of particular importance is the ability to link ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug
Reading in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-07-01 00:00:00 For a drug and alcohol rehab program to be effective, it must use all styles of learning. Education sessions need to have spoken as well as visual components to them. Unfortunately one of the most cost effective methods of learning, may be one of the least effective in a drug and ... More About: Reading , Rehab , Alcohol , Drug
What to do when you get ?Stuck? in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-07-01 00:00:00 If changing your behavior about drug and alcohol addiction was easy, we wouldn't have a problem. We also would not have a need for drug and alcohol rehab centers. Changes that are difficult to achieve often involve several points along the way where we all tend to get "stuck" and ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug , To Do
Inspecting Yourself after Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-27 00:00:00 The more tools you have when you leave a drug and alcohol rehab center, the less stressful the transition will be. The more ways to control stress in your life and build your confidence in your ability to handle life without drug and alcohol abuse, the calmer you will be. ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug , Inspect
More about Stress in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-27 00:00:00 When families are faced with finding a drug and alcohol rehab center for a family member it is certainly a stressful time. What is interesting is how stress can and will affect our decision making abilities. It really drives home the danger of stress in our behavior. Siblings will often ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Stress , Drug , Tres
Understanding Others in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-24 00:00:00 When you leave a drug and alcohol rehab center, and you want to have a great life, you will probably need to be able to get along with other people better. Drug and alcohol addicition is an isolating condition and the longer it continues, the poorer you become at relating ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Understand , Standing
Is it time for Alcoholics Anonymous to no longer be Anonymous?
2007-06-23 00:00:00 Many drug and alcohol rehab centers base at least part of their program on the 12 steps from alcoholics anonymous (A.A.). In the past half century since the development of A.A. many things have changed. Society has tackled many of it's ills and life is much different than that of ... More About: Time , Anonymous , Alcoholics Anonymous , Anon
How do you know you have Changed in Drug and Alcohol Rehab?
2007-06-22 00:00:00 Going to a drug and alcohol rehab program has a single major purpose. To change your life from uncontrolled drug and alcohol use, to focused self controlled purposeful living. The problem is that real change is difficult to see and even harded to prove. There are lots of old saying ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug , Chang , Chan
There is always another way in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-22 00:00:00 Sometimes when dealing drug and alcohol addiction and life in general we can get trapped into the belief that there is only one solution. The proplem often lies in that solution is either not attainable or would involve to many other external forces out of your control. No matter what ... More About: Rehab , Alcohol , Drug , There , Always
Communication habits in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-22 00:00:00 In drug and alcohol rehab programs there is a large amount of time spent on communication skills and improving them. Good communication skills are one of those wonderful things that will affect and improve all areas of your life. It will definately lower and control stress in your life. It ... More About: Communication , Rehab , Habits , Alcohol , Drug
Exercise after Drug and Alcohol Rehab
2007-06-22 00:00:00 The first weeks after leaving a drug and alcohol rehab center are the some of the most critical in the prevention of relapse. One of the essential things to insure a transition back into normal life is to have a full and busy schedule. It provides the safe structure to ... More About: Rehab , Exercise , Alcohol , Drug
It?s about the time you stay in Drug and Alcohol Rehab
More articles from this author:2007-06-18 00:00:00 Length of stay in a drug and alcohol rehab center comes up a lot. How long should someone stay? If they are really focused and get a lot of one on one attention, can you significantly decrease the length of stay required? Interesting and important questions. The answer is yes.... ... More About: Rehab , Time , Alcohol , Drug , Stay 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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