Drug Addiction and Mindfulness Part I – mySoberLife.com
Drug Addiction problems can be very challenging. Dr. Richard Fields discusses the use of Mindfulness for Drug and Alcohol addiction. To learn more about mindfulness as well as issues related to addiction, substance abuse, recovery and sobriety visit www.mysoberlife.com
Addiction and the Brain – drug or alcohol abuse is a disease.
Tim Brunson, PhD, talks about how the brain works regarding addictions (alcohol, drug addiction). Why does your brain respond to repeated behavior? How can you use suggestion and imagination to create an alternate reward instead of alcohol, prescription or illegal drugs? Listen to this video on addictions and find answers!
Narcissist’s Addiction Atypical
Everything you Need to Know about Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Abuse – click on this link: www.narcissistic-abuse.com Classical addiction – to drugs, alcohol, gambling, or to other compulsive behaviors – provides the addict with an exoskeleton: boundaries, rituals, timetables, and order in an otherwise chaotically disintegrating universe. Not so for the narcissist. Admittedly, like the addict’s search for gratification, the narcissist’s pursuit of narcissistic supply is frenetic and compulsive and ever-present. Yet, unlike the addict’s, it is not structured, rigid, or ritualistic. On the contrary, it is flexible and inventive. Narcissism, in other words, is an adaptive behavior, albeit one that has outlived its usefulness. Addiction is merely self-destructive and has no adaptive value or reason. Finally, at heart, all addicts are self-destructive, self-defeating, self-loathing, and even suicidal. In other words: addicts are predominantly masochists. Narcissists, in contrast, are sadists and paranoids. They lapse into masochism only when their narcissistic supply runs hopelessly dry. The narcissist’s masochism is aimed at restoring his sense of (moral) superiority (as a self-sacrificial victim) and to prod him into a renewed effort to reassert himself and hunt for new sources of narcissistic supply. Thus, while the addict’s brand of masochism is nihilistic and suicidal – the narcissist’s masochism is about self-preservation. (From thebook “Malignant Self-love: Narcissism …
Dealing with Addiction – Part I
Dealing with Addiction is a look into the complex world of cross-addiction, featuring the presence of problem gambling intermingled with substance abuse, and mental health issues. 30-50% of problem gamblers in treatment or support groups are substance abusers. This 15-minute video features recovering persons and clinicians in the field and is a joint effort of the Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) and the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association (FADAA). For more information, visit www.gamblinghelp.org or call 888-ADMIT-IT.
Parent Education: Understanding Teen Addiction Part 2
The Progression of Chemical Use from Experimentation to Addiction:an understanding of the differences “drug abusers” enabling denial “drug testing” “Sacramento” “granite bay” “folsom” “fair oaks” “Carmichael” “adolescent” “substance abuse” “teen drug abuse” “adolescent drug use”
Passages Malibu Addiction Treatment Center – Video Tour
Passages Malibu Substance Abuse & Addiction Treatment Center (visit: www.passagesmalibu.com ) wasfounded in 2000 by father and son team Chris and Pax Prentiss as a result of a father’s unconditional love and ongoing concern for son Pax and his downward life spiral of addictions. Pax’s personal journey in overcoming heroin and cocaine addiction was the foundation for Passages Malibu to pioneer the approach which has now become the new standard for the treatment of alcohol addiction and drug dependency. Rather than simply following the basic one-size-fits all 12 step rehab model in which clients attend group meetings and receive little individual counseling, Passages Malibu provides 70 hours/month of concentrated one-on-one therapy to every client. These personalized sessions focus on determining the underlying causes of dependency of drugs and alcohol. At Passages, a consulting physician and skilled team of licensed therapists customize a private drug treatment program for each individual in a naturally serene and beautiful setting. In 2010, Passages Ventura, a new wellness center was established in Ventura, California. To learn more about Passages Malibu or Passages Ventura please visit (www.passagesmalibu.com for Passages Malibu Addiction Treatment Facility) or visit (www.passagesventura.com for Passages Ventura Addiction Treatment Facility). At Passages Malibu — Addiction Ends Here!
CHOOSELIFE WALES DRUGS & ALCOHOL ADDICTION RECOVERY WELSH TOWN TALES 4
WELSH TOWN TALES Documentary series filmed over a year, following the stories of people living in and around Llanelli. This once-mighty industrial town struggles to survive the chill winds of recession. With bankruptcy looming, the local firm of Spencer Davies Engineering tries to stave off the receivers, Pembrey Airport attempts to expand the local tourist trade, and a different side of Llanelli is shown through the experience of one family who have lost a son to drugs. Heroin addiction is plaguing our society as heroin addicts have to fund their heroin habits. The path of addiction start much earlier on in someone’s life. Cigarettes are definitely a gateway drug and normally opens the door to cannabis. I really believe that cannabis is the most deceptive drug that there is. We all know that heroin kills people yet cannabis sends a message that it is an okay drug, well it is not. For most heroin users once the heroin is out of their system they then have to learn recovery techniques to overcome their habitual practises and remain consequence free from the drug. Yet when you give up cannabis the THC in the drug deposits itself in brain cells and you can suffer from flashbacks and panic attacks years later. Cannabis is not a safe drug…Cannabis is not a safe drug… Cannabis is not a safe drug….This video is designed to encourage you whether you live in Wales, England, Ireland , Scotland or anyone of those countries in the “United kingdom” or even mainland Europe. There …
Lesson 1 – Introduction to Drug, Alcohol and Addiction Counseling
This first lecture is an overview of addictions, the substance abuse counselor and the counseling field.
Addiction Risk Factors (Mental Health Guru)
Anyone can suffer from addiction, but there are certain factors which may increase a person’s chance of becoming addicted. mental.healthguru.com
Addiction Recovery Through Relationships With God Reload
This video gives insight into the role God plays in all forms of addiction recovery.