• 196-page paperback book, Guilford, 2002
• 10 CE/CME Credits, 70-item test
• The Red Toad Road Company is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Red Toad Road Company maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
• 2-For-1 Offer. Purchase this CE course and get a second set of CE credits free of charge for the same course. Notify the RTR Company of the names of both participants within 30-days of purchase to keep this offer in force.
• Accepted by most state licensing boards for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors

TRAINING OBJECTIVES are to learn the following:
The theoretical rationale for CBT coping skills training, the empirical support for coping skills training, the interpersonal skills taught in coping skills training, the intrapersonal skills taught in coping skills training, how to use Cue Exposure Treatment.
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This course is designed to train mental health professionals to treat addictions and the dually diagnosed using a cognitive-behavioral coping skill

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To help prepare you for the realities of working with clients affected by addictions, this beneficial text provides you with the necessary tools needed to competently translate addictions theory into practice. It offers a thorough examination of a range of models and perspectives for helping, and it encourages critical thinking to best match approaches with clients and situations. Presented in a work-text format, this book is full of cases, exercises, role-plays, an… More >>

Alcohol, Other Drugs and Addictions: A Professional Development Manual for Social Work and the Human Services

The concept of detox diet is not new. People always believed that not all the ingredients of our foods work for our body’s nourishment. A substantial amount of harmful substances also enter our body through the foods that we consume. These harmful substances get deposited in our body and eventually result in the severe illnesses. That is why we require detoxifying our body from time to time with help of detox diets. But the question is how far these detox diets are effective to reduce the toxin level of our body? Let’s examine it systematically.

Before going to find out the answer to the question, whether detox is truly effective, let’s explain simply what is meant by a detox diet. Detox diet involves the consumption of a group of foods that boosts up body’s natural elimination procedure. In general, a detox diet advocates the intake of such foods as raw vegetables, juice, plenty of water, fruits and likes and strongly restricts the intake of meat, alcohol, caffeine etc.

It has been proved that after living on a detox diet for a week or longer, the dieter starts to feel lighter as well as more energetic. Now it has been argued by many that these are more the symptoms of reduced calorie intake and not the direct consequence of the removal of toxins from the body.

Those who oppose detoxification program often hold that detox plans run inherent irony. The detox plans generally advocate fruits and vegetables intake while strictly restrict animal protein intake on the ground that these produce more toxins in the body. But in reality, liver, the natural detoxifying organ of our body can break down proteins more easily than the elements in certain fruits and vegetables.

So we can easily conclude that there is no need to deprive our body from the nutrients of animal proteins solely on the ground that they contribute to higher level of toxins in our body. On the contrary, a balanced diet consisting of fruit, vegetables as well as meat, carbohydrates and dairy products help our body to preserve its efficiency at the natural detoxification procedure.

A healthy and balanced eating habit help the body perform its detoxification process most efficiently where you may not need any additional detoxification program. But there are several detoxification plans and products that could provide you the most effective means to kick start a healthy and more hygienic life style.

A cut on calorie intake will make you feel less lethargic and also help you lose weight. Then making the bowel movements regular it will give you an improved digestive system. When all the organs will get back to their previous rhythm of work, the toxic materials will start to be flushed out automatically.

The end result is you get back your lost glory and vitality.

If your employer has asked you to submit hair, blood or urine for a drug or alcohol test in a matter of days or a week for a random drug test, or as part of an interview/promotion, and you are a user or abuser of drugs and alcohol, can you trust an online detox company to ensure that you will give clean results?

If you have taken drugs or drink alcohol excessively and you need to pass a drug or <a rel=”nofollow” onclick=”javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview(‘/outgoing/article_exit_link’);” href=http://www.trimegalabs.co.uk/resources/alcohol-testing-device.php>alcohol testing device</a>, it’s possible to squeak by the less technical urinalysis test but it’s unlikely you can cheat the high tech system that “reads” your hair. Unless you plan to shave your head, which would give you away regardless, no bleach, hair dye or strange elixir is going to “clean” your hair.

Unlike urine alcohol testing, which can only prove whether or not you have abused alcohol within a very small time frame of about a week, the drug and alcohol hair testing exposes everything you have consumed from food to absorbed chemicals as far back as 12 months ago, using specialized equipment that reveals all.

How the Hair Drug and Alcohol Testing Device Works

Using ethyl glucuronide, (EtG) alcohol testing technology, no other test in the world can give detailed results for hair alcohol testing. EtG alcohol testing allows a scientist to segment testing into months of abuse unlike previous FAEE, testing alone which only shows alcohol dependency. FAEE or fatty acid ethyl ethers is a patented forensic process which reveals markers that are only exposed if a person has consumed alcohol. The more alcohol consumed the greater amount of FAEE and EtG markers become present in the hair.

What Detox Companies Claim

Detox companies claim that by using their products, pills, elixers or teas, that you will be able to pass any drug test. They claim that they are 99% effective and that you won’t have to worry at all. In the case that you decide to try one of the detox companies out, it is highly recommended that you use their drug and alcohol testing devices that come with the product as a home test for your self, not for submission for something as serious as final results to apply for a job.

Unless you are a clean and sober individual, there is nothing to worry about if your company asks you to give blood, sweat, urine or hair sample for any drug or alcohol testing device. If you are not a sober person and you are a risk taker, then you should trust the detox potions. If you are going to be giving your hair as a sample for testing…all will be revealed, including the detox potion you attempted to take under the radar.  Unfortunately, if you are a drug user or alcoholic, there isn’t much you can do to prevent the truth from being revealed.

Patricia is a 30 year old woman who started using methamphetamine in her last year in college. She found that it gave her “an edge” in studying and on tests. The problem was that she soon found that if she did not have any “meth”, she couldn’t function at all. She tried many times to shake the habit, and even went through “rehab” three times.

However, after a while no matter what she tried, the depression and lethargy was too much to take and she would relapse. At her lowest point, Patricia weighed 80 pounds, was unemployed, and her health was failing. She finally moved in with her parents and sought help and support.

This story describes the lives of many addicted persons in our society. They are not “Bowery Bums.” They are middle and upper class folks, who suffer from a deadly condition that is resistant to treatment. In fact, about 15% of the population suffers from some type of substance dependency or abuse (not counting smoking).

The typical detox/rehab system that John experienced has a success rate of less than 15%. Yet the response to failure is to put people through the same process again and again. Repeating something over and over, and expecting a different outcome has been described as a form of insanity.

What’s wrong with the Detox/Rehab Cycle?

The current predominant system of treatment stresses the social aspects of this all-encompassing problem. The usual treatment is to “go to “rehab”. While this is differs from place to place and program to program, what usually happens is that after medical “detox”, the affected person is sent to a residential program of varying length and luxury or is sent home to a relatively brief outpatient program. After this, the person is released to their previous life and lifestyle to be supported by local 12 step programs, like Alcoholics or Narcotics Anonymous (AA and NA).

This assumes that once an addicted person gets through the first few weeks off their drug they eventually return to normal. This is a fallacy. The withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, anxiety, fatigue, and muscle aches, and can go on and on, sometimes indefinitely. (This is a HUGE problem with methamphetamine use). This condition is called the Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAW). In addition, there are psychologic triggers for cravings that can themselves cause the return of these physical symptoms. Eventually, almost all of these people succumb and restart using. Here’s why..

Top 7 Reasons Why the Detox-Rehab Cycle Doesn’t Work

1. It fails to recognize and treat the brain disease that causes drug cravings using amazing new medical advances, including the Prometa protocol and buprenorphine (Suboxone)

2. Most detox-rehab programs don’t diagnose and treat underlying psychiatric conditions such as depression, anxiety, and even bipolar disorder. The usual medications used to treat these problems may not help addicts and may actually make the problem much worse.

3. It fails to analyze each person’s individual situation and to work with him or her to realize the extent of his or her problem. Addiction counselors should use tools like the Readiness to Change Quadrant Evaluation and then follow up with advanced counseling techniques such as motivational interviewing.

4. Most detox-rehab programs do not effectively evaluate and treat the nutritional aspects of substance abuse using a variety of supplements that vary from person to person.

5. The current detox-rehab cycle does not include treating alcohol and drug addictions on an ongoing and personal basis for at least a year using the Recovery Maintenance Model.

6. Current detox-rehab programs allow addicted persons to return back to their homes and lifestyles after the acute treatment is completed without modifying their environment.

7. The treatment is for “Substance Abuse” and everyone gets basically the same treatment regimen. The person must admit that they are an addict and submit to the program’s mandates, even if they do not buy into the process. Many folks do what Patricia in the story did. She “shined it on” until she could get out. Others check out early and return to using very quickly.

Abstinence based programs that keep patients in residence for a specific period and then have them go back to their prior lifestyles are doomed to fail.