Relapse

Beliefs and Perspectives about Addiction This information has allowed me to look at the effects of alcohol and drugs from a different point of view. These desires and cravings affect the brain. Van Wormer and Davis (2013) claim that nicotine is the highly addicted. I know a young woman and a young man that smoke and drinks alcohol. I ask them one day why do that continue to smoke, and they both replied that if they wanted to they could stop. It has been two years and they both are still…

alternative aid who only offer preliminary detox” (Substance Abuse, ND). Patients who seek better treatment that meets their needs may have to drive long distances which can limit their access to ongoing care and support that could potentially result in relapse which may especially be the case with those who are without transportation (Substance Abuse, ND). Recovery is ongoing…

Gavin Bart’s journal article Maintenance Medication for Opiate Addiction: The Foundation of Recovery provided the scientific information regarding how methadone works to reduce heroin withdraw symptoms once it is ingested into the human body. Bart’s article provided descriptive information on the typical methadone dosages used. This article was the only article to provide information dosage information and information about the possible serious side effects of lethal respiratory suppression. The…

Eating disorders are very common throughout the world today as many people are wanting to change their bodies and develop these disorders in the process. One of the most common types of eating disorders is known as Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia is a common disorder that is known for its excessive weight loss due to self-starvation. People with this disorder are typically hungry but due to wanting to lose weight they will starve themselves and refuse any food given to them. As anorexia becomes more…

The keystone of treatment for EGPA remains corticosteroid therapy. The use of these various immunosuppressive medications was effective to treat symptoms of refractory EGPA and to minimize the development of relapses. If some defined prognostic risk factors (i.e., renal insufficiency, proteinuria >1gr/day, cardiomyopathy, central nervous system or gastrointestinal involvement) exist, the disease might be considered severe and should be treated more intensively with additional…

must continue, in order to ensure that relapse does not become the inevitable outcome diffusing the process of change. Perhaps one of the most popular forms of support found is that of 12-step recovery. There are many anonymous recovery groups that are rather chemical specific, but are all focused around the 12-step process. This process is the building or continuation of building of a foundation on which an individual may further prevent a potential relapse. A recovery program must consist of…

Briefly describe and critically evaluate one or more models of addictive behaviour. Models of addictive behaviour aim to explain the initiation, maintenance and relapse of addictive behaviour. The Biological Model and The Cognitive Model are two that aim to do this. The biological model describes addiction as being a disease and enforces the idea that the addiction can’t be reversed even with treatment. The model is seen as a reductionist approach in explaining addiction because of the ability…

includes realizing that, poverty, class, racism, social isolation, past traumatic experiences, sexually based discriminations and other social inequalities play a key role in drug abuse. It also affects the fact of whether the addict will have a relapse or not. Another principle would be that every addiction whether it’s an addiction to a licit or illicit drug should all be treated the same. Another principle includes giving those who have used drugs and currently use drugs a voice for when they…

and helped in prolonging people’s life by an average of six months(Harmon “A Drug Trial Cycle: Recovery, Relapse, Reinvention”…

inpatient treatment. PO will benefit from developing and building sober social support and gaining insight and knowledge to minimize relapse potential and improve chances at long term sobriety. PO will benefit from learning skills/strategies to cope with social pressure, interpersonal conflicts, anger issues, and addictive behavior. PO has a high potential for relapse due to her pattern of frequent interpersonal conflicts. Reported using of heroin and methamphetamine on 10/11/15,…