Pot Smoking Baby Boomers on the Rise

February 28th, 2010 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction | Marijuana Addiction - (22 Comments)

So why is it baby boomers can’t just say NO to pot smoking?  Maybe it is because they are part of the me generation.  Perhaps it is because they have the largest disposable income available to them to purchase drugs.  Maybe they are in a time warp and still believe it is the 1960’s.  No matter what the …
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Can Addicts and Alcoholics Benefit From Body Psychotherapy

February 24th, 2010 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Alcohol Addiction - (Comments Off on Can Addicts and Alcoholics Benefit From Body Psychotherapy)

I spent the last four days at a workshop centered around getting in touch with the sensations of the body to work through past traumas.  The trauma could be an automobile accident, sexual abuse, physical abuse, an earthquake, and anything that has caused you deep emotional and sometimes physical pain.  I started to wonder could …
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Are Media Psychotherapists Narcissistic?

February 15th, 2010 | Posted by Sherry Gaba in Addiction - (10 Comments)

I have noticed, as it is getting closer to my appearance on Celebrity Rehab 3’s VH1 Vlog, I am feeling excited and ambivalent at the same time.  I am asking myself what does that mean?  Am I feeling this way because I wonder how my appearance will rate with my colleagues (other professionals in the …
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New Rules Define Implementation of Mental Health and Addiction Parity

February 9th, 2010 | Posted by Stephanie Muller in Addiction | Policy - (9 Comments)

It’s been a very long road, but the addiction and mental health fields have cleared another hurdle with the recent release of federal rules that define how mental health and addiction parity must be implemented. Interim final rules jointly issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department …
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USJT Kicks off First Training Event of 2010

January 28th, 2010 | Posted by Stephanie Muller in Training Event - (7 Comments)

Groundbreaking scientific discoveries about the brain continue to revolutionize our understanding of alcohol and drug addiction, and improve our ability to prevent and treat addiction. Today, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) defines addiction as a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. Repeated drug …
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