Archive for July, 2010
How to Become a Therapist: Detecting Addiction
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The term “substance abuser” conjures images of an unkempt, malnourished person who sleeps in the streets. In reality, the person working alongside you or living in the house across the ... Read more..Substance Abuse In Healthcare Professionals
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Fans of the show "ER" will recall how Dr. John Carter became dependent on pain medication that was legally prescribed to treat pain from a nearly deadly attack he experienced ... Read more..Clinical Signs of Addiction
Friday, July 16th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
A medication is considered misused whenever a person indiscriminately uses the medication (like when it is someone else's). A medication becomes abused when a person continually self-medicates resulting in a ... Read more..Therapist Schools: Behavioral Patterns of Addiction
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
The clinical signs of addiction are; tolerance, withdrawals, increased dosages, uncontrollable use, scheduling life around taking the drugs, prioritizing the drug, and abuse despite negative consequences. I will write ... Read more..Therapist Schools: Prescription Drug Abuse
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Drug misuse and abuse effects all socioeconomic groups and has become a major medical, economic, social, and interpersonal challenge for our society today. As a therapist, it is important to ... Read more..Therapist Schools Blog
Friday, July 9th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
Therapist schools blog has been created with the intention of keeping students and professionals up to date with the most compelling information in the varying thereapist fields. At www.therapistschools.com, our ... Read more..