Rays' Cobb could miss 4-6 weeks with oblique strain
Matt Moore was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with left elbow soreness that will force him to miss several months if he decides to rehab the partial tear in his left UCL or the entire season if he opts for surgery. This leaves the Rays … That's …
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A Sobering Story: Addicts must confront their demons, experts say
So people tend to still see it as a moral weakness,” said Vince Mercuri, executive director of The Open Door Alcohol & Other Drug Treatment Center in Indiana. However, addiction is not a moral failing, and brain-imaging techniques have helped to show …
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Mountainside Reminds Patients about Deducting Addiction: Writing Off Medical …
It's tax time. As Americans scramble to find their calculators and receipts from 2013, Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center reminds former clients and others suffering with addiction that their alcohol and substance abuse treatments are …
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Question by Shea Vargas: Are there people who are “programmed” to be depressed?
I’ve had depression for four years and nothing has helped it. Therapy, medication, talking, nothing helps and it’s getting worse. I’m getting addicted to drugs I’ve only tried once and it’s hard for me to get off them. What’s wrong with me…?

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Answer by DelilahDisaster
Depression is a chemical imbalance in your brain, that you are usually born with, so yes, it’s kind of like being “programmed” to be depressed. However medication should help. Just keep trying different ones until you find one (or a combination of a few) that works for you.
And if you have a history of addiction in your family, then you’re more likely to become addicted yourself. Perhaps you should go to a drug counselor, or Narcotics Anonymous meetings and get a sponsor. They can help a lot.
I hope everything works out for you, and remember, if you get too depressed, there’s always hotlines you can call, or you can just call 911.

Centre For Drug Addiction Treatment
cfdat Excessive drinking is extremely risky for the health of individuals. For the comfort and restoration of those obsessed individuals, the drug rehab centers are playing amazing role. The addicted patient needs several educative as well as …
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A gaping hole in addiction treatment
The Affordable Care Act, which promises sweeping changes to help millions of people with drug or alcohol addiction, requires that treatment be offered to those who are newly insured through the exchanges or Medicaid, the government health plan for the …
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Murder victim struggled with drug addiction, officials say
A Mesa murder victim's family appears to have been dealing with one of the most frustrating and heartbreaking problems faced by families across the Valley and nation: how to help a loved one overcome a substance-abuse problem. Jenika Feuerstein's …
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Co-Dependence and Young Adult Issues Explored at Promises Treatment …
Whether an individual requires detox, residential drug rehab, outpatient treatment, extended care or a sober living environment, Promises has been a drug rehabilitation center of choice for more than 25 years. For more information about Promises …
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Annexation Bad News For Crimea's Rehab Patients
Russian authorities have ordered all methadone distribution centers in Crimea to shut down by April 30. But with … Crimea's new de facto authorities have already offered to send methadone patients to Russia for detoxification and rehabilitation …
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It's criminal: Ethnic disparity in our prisons
He described two possible defendants: Person A comes from an upper-middle-class family, has enrolled with a counselor, set up drug rehab, and will make restitution. Person B doesn't … The center surveyed 1,821 adults in mid- to late February. And by …
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Doctors say after Narcan wears off, addicts must be careful
Spire Center in Plymouth hopes to become a South Shore destination · Weekends best · Video of the …. The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is a lifesaver, but emergency doctors south of Boston are worried about what happens to drug addicts after the …
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Question by Abcn217: AODA counselor degree advice?
Hi there. I want to become an AODA counselor, I was wondering, hopefully for some advice from real AODA counselors, how is the schooling money/studying-wise? Is it worth the job? (Im sure I will find the job more than worthwhile no matter what, I don’t care for money, I want to help people more than anything)

What does the school consist of and how many years should I plan on going?

thanks in advance.

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Answer by jannsody
If by AODA counselor, you’re referring to an “alcohol and other drug abuse” counselor, which is most likely similar to the credentials of CAC (certified addiction counselor) or CADC (certified alcohol and drug counselor), then obtaining a master’s degree can make a person more marketable in the field.

It’s great that you’re not considering “addiction counseling” for the money as most don’t enter the field for the salary 🙂 A lot of addiction counselors are “in recovery” (from addiction) themselves, but it’s not a prerequisite.

The substance abuse counseling student needs to get a passing score while completing several clinical fieldwork hours under the supervision of a clinical supervisor and having an actual patient caseload.

This site has more general info re: certification in addiction counseling: http://www.naadac.org/certification

Just an fyi that the social work/counseling (and nursing) field is supposed to have a high burn-out rate.

With regard to schooling, please do *avoid* those private For-profit schools, such as devry, ITT tech, strayer, U of P, capella, regis, argosy, walden, grand canyon, ashworth, full sail, ashford, pima medical, Stratford career, keiser, Everest, penn foster, icdc, Kaplan, art institute, concorde career and others. Their course credits usually do ** NOT ** transfer to other schools, even if the for-profit school is regionally accredited as opposed to only nationally accredited.

General career info: http://www.bls.gov/ooh and can search “substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors”, “social workers”, “counselors” or such.

For U.S. colleges (though, please still forgo those for-profit schools): http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ

This government site has more general info re: “functional qualities and helping skills for AODA counselors and therapists”: http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/substabuse/docs/reports/Helpingskills3.pdf

You may want to consider volunteering at a “crisis helpline” of which the volunteer engages in “active listening” (including reflecting feelings) of the caller as opposed to providing counseling or giving advice.

Cherry Hill's Humble Beginnings will serve adult addicts in recovery
Humble Beginnings, a new out-patient drug rehab in Cherry Hill. Wednesday, March 26 … Based on the 12-step program, the center is licensed by the state Department of Human Services to provide outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse …
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Eva Hobbs' Battle With Her Son's Mental Illness Ended in Her Bloody Bedroom …
JANUARY 2014: A confrontation involving alcohol leads to Hobbs moving out of his brother's house and in with his sister. … "Substance abuse is the most common co-occurring disorder in people with schizophrenia," according to the National Institute of …
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City of Malibu Issues Violation Notice to Passages Drug Rehab
In their campaign against the proliferation of high-priced drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities on the residential streets of Malibu, city officials are heralding a break-through with a change in state policy and more enforcement. Kara Seward …
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Lindsay Lohan's 0000 rehab stint at Cliffside Malibu 'was complimentary'
It seems management at the centre, which boasts on its website it offers the 'finest drug and alcohol addiction treatment anywhere in the world,' decided the publicity from having the infamous hellraiser staying there offset the cost. An insider told …
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Paradigm to Offer Phone Counseling Over Spring Break for Teens
No matter where the problem lies, the counselors at Paradigm Malibu work to address the current issue and any underlying core ones," Cole Rucker of Paradigm Malibu explains. Teen eating disorders encompass many mental health conditions. … Even those …
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