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NIDA Publishes "Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Populations"

Published Jul 27 2006, 09:11 AM by Peggy L. Ritchie
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NIDA just published "Principles of Drug Abuse Treatment for Criminal Populations" . You can review these principles in depth:

  1. Addiction is a Brain Disease
  2. Recovery Takes Time
  3. Length of Treatment Critical
  4. Assessment
  5. Responsivity Issues
  6. Monitor Drug Use
  7. Criminal Thinking Patterns Addressed
  8. Agency Collaboration
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thesoberchoice said:

This is good article. But, i would like to inform you that i have seen one site http://www.thesoberchoice.com which gives all the information about remove from drug addiction and also provide treatment for the same.

So, i thinks that it will be good if you take visit this site.

October 2, 2007 6:52 PM
 

Tom Larkin@verizon.net said:

Hi Peggy,

Addiction is a learned self defeating habit influenced by the interaction between your brain, your environment and your acquired way of thinking.

Read Albert Ellis to recover from this "Alcohol is a disease" irrational way of thinking.

Tom

December 10, 2007 3:43 PM

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About Peggy L. Ritchie

Principal Analyst Legislative Analyst Office Sacramento, CA 95814