Drug Abuse Rehab
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What The Hell Are You Looking At?
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Have you ever wondered to your self that someone is talking to
or about you? More times than not they are not, yet we all know
the negative stigma that comes with are disorders and how hard
they are to shake once you are branded. I mean what the hell am
I a God Dam cattle?
Have you ever felt like there was a brand on your forehead,
that said hey look at me I am crazy and if you did how did it
make you feel? I can tell you what I think and that is this,
this is the reason that I wrote this dam book, so to all those
who love to brand, enter my world and take a look around you and
see what it is that I am going through. Yet I bet you really
won’t seem to see the truth of the matter that is at hand, guess
what? You got another world, SO BITE ME!
Now do I put all people in this group not really just the ones
who still have this preconceived notion that the facts aren’t
quite true, that it may in deed be a character flaw, so sort of
weakness, BITE ME! How can it be something other then the
predispostioning element that is already in our genes? I mean
they have found out the alcoholism runs in families and these
children or at a great risk to drink like there dad or mom.
The question is this how they can except the fact that alcohol
runs in the family and the jeans. Well is it so hard to believe
that a mental illness can run in families and that the genes
seem to skip some children and then they hit other ones in the
same family, but why would the mentally ill person be looked at
with some sort of character flaws, I mean BITE ME!
We have scientifically proven that a biological problem is
related with certain chemicals in the brain to be missing
causing chemical imbalance in the brain. Is alcoholism or heat
disease real? Sometimes we figure that since your mom or dad had
it that you are destine to get it also, this is not necessary
true, but we should point out that if you feel that you are
going to get it because your parents had it or not get it, you
are right. You can have predisposition yourself just by thinking
of the illness and the steps you take for or against it and
guess what whether you think you can or can’t, many times you
will be right about that thought.
Even if you would try to avoid the dreaded death sentence of
the predispostioning, try to remember that you have a chance
with therapy, the chance to put an end to the vicious cycle. Who
knows in the end you may just breed it out of your family and if
this is to be that’s great those families who seem to be labeled
crazy or lost all I can say in defense of them is this they are
really in another world and if you don’t like it, that’s ok just
BITE THEM! They are in a different world than you and yours in
no better or worse it just is and weather you make it good or
bad that is your choice. So walk the tight rope and if you fall
it’s ok and if you hang on that’s ok too. What isn’t cool is the
fact that they would still judge. You with all the greatest
information just at there finger tips, the internet so before
you judge me or anyone for that matter, if they are in another
world that’s ok, that is were they need to be at that moment in
time, how you may be asking yourself? Simple because it is
happening in this time and space and the fact that it is happing
is the only reason we need, why because God doesn’t make a
mistake. Except what is happing right now in your life and give
thanks for it, know that it is necessary to make the person that
you need to know. It’s that simple, it really is!
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Rehabilitation of the drug abuser with delinquent behavior;: Case studies and rehabilitation approaches in drug abuse and delinquency (American lecture … in social and rehabilitation psychology)
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Substance Addiction
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Substance Addiction
By Punkerslut
[Author's Note: Written on Monday, December 26, 2005.]
There is no doubt that a substance problem can be the worst
thing in a person’s life. It can create a lifestyle that is
physically and mentally unhealthy. A person who is addicted to
drugs has the following problem: by following their desires,
their wants, their urges and cravings, by listening to their
needs, they fail themselves. By feeding their indulgences, those
with a substance addiction simply worsen their own condition.
Some drugs, like heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, are
addictive enough that they stimulate theft and other morally
reprehensible acts, but there are just as many cases where such
chemicals force people to get jobs that they hate to supply
their hunger. In either case, the individual begins sacrificing
their soul just to enjoy their high. Instead of being a
multi-colored palette of experiences, life becomes an endless
race to leadingtain a state of complete and uninterrupted
intoxication. Some people can be addicted while sustaining an
ethical and cultured existence. Others suffering from substance
dependency, however, have only one meaning to their lives.
Since I have written a great deal on drugs and their positive
effects on humanity, it is only fair that I give my opinion on
addiction. It appears to be the primary reason for the current
prohibition of intoxicants. If I weren’t to address the question
of chemical dependency, it simply would not be fair to my
opponents in the drug debate. Their argument is as follows: drug
addiction has created so much pain and suffering, that our only
recourse as responsible and intelligent citizens is to ban all
substances that inebriate the user. The American legal system,
as it stands today, is the greatest persecutor of the drug user.
In its attempts to smother the drug epidemic, the government
wages its war on drugs. The prevailing attitude among the ruling
class is that anything must be done to stop this menace to
society. Even though I agree with my opponents that drug
addiction is real, that it infects a sizable portion of society,
and that it is harmful, I disagree with their methods on solving
this problem.
If a person discovers that a close, loved one is addicted to
drugs, the last thing they would ever do is call the police to
arrest that person. Drug addicts suffer from a personal problem,
not much different than those addicted to gambling or those with
anger management, or those who can’t quit smoking cigarettes.
Today, the state is arresting people for having these personal
problems. The government is putting them in a population of
rapists and murderers, with the absurd notion that once they
rejoin society, they will be “rehabilitated.” To heal those who
suffer from alcoholism, there are support groups, psychological
treatment, and a wealth of highly trained staff. Those are the
methods that we promote when it comes to helping those with any
personal problem. It is only by addressing the problem and
treating it directly that we can ever achieve a solution to our
own psychological issues. Knowing this, it is our duty as a
society to promote this method for treating drug addiction. But,
our state is a coercive state — it rules by power and force,
which ultimately translate to violence. The duly elected members
of our establishment feel a thrill to swing their hammer. If it
is a brilliant idea to imprison those who suffer from addiction,
then why don’t we impose the same sentences on those who smoke
cigarettes, or those who accidentally slip on their diet plan?
Why not bring back alcohol prohibition? I’m sure that those
police officers who raid medical marijuana growers would
definitely love to participate on a raid on Alcoholics Anonymous.
When a person’s addiction drugs causes them to lose control of
most of their life, the leading thing they can do for themselves is
to stop using drugs. The most absolute worst thing that could
happen to them would be imprisonment. Conservatives still
support the “power equals force” theory. The state has an army
of police officers to subdue the population. By threatening this
type of punishment on the population, people can be coerced in
to abstaining from drugs, ultimately immunizing them from
addiction and its horrible effects on health. Animals are
similarly trained in the same way, by a system of rewards and
punishments, to encourage or discourage certain behavior. This
isn’t something new: the established order seeking social
control by treating the people like sheep. The fact is that
human beings are not simple enough to be coerced by threats or
controlled by rewards. (And, if you want to get technical about
it, neither are animals.) What kind of people are produced by a
social that is so coercive? It produces citizens that obey every
order, carrying out every command of authority — at one moment
they tremble at whatever punishment might come, at the next
moment they are pleased and satisfied with their reward. This
type of coercive authority produces the ideal citizens of the
Third Reich: men and women who are willing to turn their
leader’s dreams into a reality, no matter what their own
personal or social cost.
A psychological issue simply cannot be threatened away. If we
genuinely want to rehabilitate people, to make them confident
and a value to others emotionally, then we certainly can’t go
about it with threats. If it was that simple, we could just
threaten away alcoholism. The new message of the ruling order
would be this: in order to cure people of alcoholism, we are
incarcerating all individuals who are proven guilty of using
alcohol. By imprisoning these innocent, sick people, are we
rehabilitating them? The answer is no. Psychotherapy is an
important part of rehabilitation. Counseling and treatment can
change a person; it can help them discover the source of their
problems, it can help them remove that source. It is no
different when it comes to drug addiction. After all,
psychologists who treat those with drug dependency also treat
those who are alcohol dependent — and this would make sense,
since alcohol is also a drug. If the government is not
imprisoning alcoholics, chronic gamblers, overeaters, smokers,
homosexuals, and offbeat artists, then it becomes a living
contradiction when it imprisons drug addicts.
The system headtains an unfair standard for society. It seeks
to punish those of us who use chemicals to tap in to the
unconscious parts of our minds. It is a personal activity,
something that has no direct effect on those around the user. To
outlaw it is equivalent to banning any type of harmless
preference, whether it’s religion, diet, hobbies, or career.
There are certain cultures where one’s profession is determined
by their parent’s profession, while opium reheads the most
popular drug. People born on different parts of the globe are
not that much different than each other. Whether it’s a ban on
drug’s, or a certain religion, or a style of artwork, the
problem is the same: a government that is overstepping its
bounds in “protecting its citizens.” And, just as in every other
case of a government committing unjust acts, to change the
situation, we must break the law. Martin Luther King once wrote,
“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience
tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of
imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community
over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect
for law.” ["Letter From a Birmingham Jail," written while in
jail by Martin Luther King Jr, 1963.] We are criminals like
Martin Luther King, but I believe can evolve. Until we can
arrange a one-million man smoke-in on the lawn of the
Whitehouse, I don’t suggest any person to use drugs openly where
they can be arrested.
No one with any sense is in favor of arresting individuals
addicted to drugs. But, few people are willing to accept the
idea of “legalizing drugs.” The idea behind legalization (or
“decriminalization”), however, is just that: those who are
caught with small amounts of any controlled substance will not
be prosecuted, nor will be they interrogated or harassed by the
police. While there is a great deal of sympathy of those
addicted to drugs, there is little sympathy for those who
distribute these substances. The drug dealer is looked at as the
man who sells poison to the children of his community. Much of
the antipathy towards chemical distributors is undeserved.
Marijuana and psychedelic drug sellers, for example, hold a high
code of ethics, something that even the DEA has admitted.
Heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine dealers, much like their
users, are less considerate and feeling. What many people don’t
realize is that most dealers are people themselves who have
habits — they are doing the only thing they know how to
survive. Again, the drug dealer just like the drug addict is
simply a pawn in a much larger social game. If poverty weren’t
so rampant, if Capitalism left the ghettos untouched, then
perhaps these types of tragedies wouldn’t have to be endured.
For Life, Punkerslut
About the author:
Punkerslut (or Andy Carloff) has been writing essays and poetry
on social issues which have caught his attention for several
years. His website www.punkerslut.com provides a complete list
of all of these writings. His life experience includes
homelessness, squating in New Orleans and LA, dropping out of
high school, getting expelled from college for “subversive
activities,” and a myriad of other revolutionary actions.
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The Art of Change
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The desire for change is a paradox. We know that it is important to accept ourselves and not be so self-critical, and yet at the same time we may have less-than-desirable habits we’d like to replace, traits we want to enhance, or skills we’d like to develop.
Change happens unceasingly around us and we are called upon constantly to adapt and grow, or wither. Carl Rogers believed that all living organisms have a tendency toward growth, and that as people we strive to actualize our inherent potential.
Then what makes change so challenging? A situation that frequently comes up in coaching is the client who feels he truly wants to change but is baffled by his inability to do all the action steps that he has agreed to do. He started with the outstanding of intentions – what’s going on?
Think for a moment about a successful change that you have made. For example, if you are in recovery from an addiction you know that the change didn’t happen all at once. It probably took quite a while to work through the denial, the attempts to control, the realization that something had to be done but not knowing exactly what, the knowledge that you weren’t sure you really wanted to stop, the decision to stop, the actual stopping, and the integration of new habits and behaviors.
Other changes, too, unfold through a series of steps. Psychologist James Prochaska and his colleagues studied people who made successful changes and identified these stages:
* Precontemplation – the person denies having a problem and has no intention of changing their behavior. They might be demoralized and resist talking about their problem because there doesn’t seem to be a solution.
* Contemplation – “I want to stop feeling so stuck.” The person acknowledges their problem and struggles to understand the causes and wonder about solutions. They may be far from making a commitment to action, however.
* Preparation – the person is planning to take action within the next month. They are making final adjustments, and have made their intention to change public. They may have instituted a small number of changes already, but they have not necessarily resolved their ambivalence.
* Action – this is the most obviously busy period. The changes are major visible to others and receive the most recognition.
* Maintenance – change never ends with action. This is the period where the changes are incorporated and the time to be alert to the risk of relapse.
* Termination – the former problem no longer presents a temptation or threat, and the cycle of change is exited. (We know in the case of some changes, like addiction, that there is no “cure” however.)
You can be at different stages with different issues in your life. Also, the stages are not linear; you can – and probably will – spiral back to previous stages, such as contemplation and preparation, before you are actually able to proceed with efficient change.
This is what is so important to realize: spiraling back to previous stages and being ambivalent are all part of change. This does not constitute failure.
So what does that client, whom I mentioned above, need to do?
1. Suspend judgment. It’s important that he recognize the stages of change so that he doesn’t judge himself a failure. This is not the time for self-criticism.
2. Recognize what he has already accomplished. Behaviors “travel in packs” and nourish each other. He might be altering other behaviors or attitudes that will have an influence on the necessary thing he wants to change.
3. Not give up. It’s good for him to sit with those feelings of ambivalence instead of running away from them because they’re uncomfortable. Being present with the ambivalent feelings is a step toward change, while putting off change isn’t.
A lot of coaching happens in the contemplation and preparation stages. Just because someone has hired a coach does not mean they will be able to immediately take all their desired action steps. But even people who are not ready to act can set the change process in motion.
Think about something you have been meaning to change, or are actually trying to change right now. What stage are you in?
About the Author
Martha Ruske is a marriage and family therapist in California. She currently works with people in long-term recovery from alcoholism, helping them step out into the fuller life they deserve. Find out about the benefits of recovery life coaching and get a free workbook at www.intentionalpath.com.
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