Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse – In this clip from a recent 3-day workshop at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses how CBT can be used to treat substance use disorders. Dr. Beck explains how the generic cognitive model can be applied to specific situations, such as when a patient is faced with a craving. He also describes the process of coping with cravings via experiential CBT treatment. www.beckinstitute.org

TRICARE substance abuse treatment falls short, experts say

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Dr. Mark McGovern, an associate professor of psychiatry at Dartmouth Medical School who specializes in the treatment of substance abuse disorders, said combat veterans tend to use a “fifth of scotch” to deal with combat stress and survivor guilt, …
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County Speaker Series to Address Alcoholism and Drug Abuse

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Union County residents concerned about or battling drug and alcohol abuse will have a free resource available to them this fall. The County is offering a Fall Speaker Series addressing addiction, prevention and treatment. The four evening presentations …
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Plan unveiled to address substance abuse in West Virginia

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BECKLEY — A $ 7.5 million effort to combat a drug abuse epidemic that finds more West Virginians succumbing to the silent poisons of chemicals than the loud, grinding crashes on highways is putting cash into every county to detect and treat addicts.
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