Can anyone explain what is meant by simple intervention, in the drug treatment field?
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I can only guess at the simple intervention, being help given that does not involve medication or hospitalisation. perhaps giving advice and counselling. thats what it would mean to me.\n\nScreening means, getting a full history from a person and comparing that history to critria to see if someone meets the requirements for a service. If the person does the screening is n essential first step in assessing what the persons future care treatment and support needs will be
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A condition isn't the same as a disorder.\nTo clarify, if you take a substance and that substance creates a result does not mean that the previous condition was a negative one, or that the new condition is a positive one. Take cocaine (or Ritalin) for example.\n\nI also think that using medications for ADD is rarely appropriate as it can be treated or cured using appropriate behavioral strategies.
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Yes, in all areas. An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. I don't remember who originally said that but it has a lot of truth in it. Educating someone on Alcohol, drugs, std, or whatever it may be will in the long run allow someone to make better decisions, and fewer mistakes. \n\nInterventions often fail because those being intervened upon are usually not ready to stop doing what they have done already to warrant it. It has to be something they want to do to be able to stop.
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Not anymore. Define experiment. One of my experiments was to see if I could take all the drugs I had in my possession at one time & live. Not really to see how high I'd get because there's a plateau that I never could get past. BTW - this is not a very good nor plausible experiement. I strongly recommend against it.
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I have never heard these used at drug terms.  Just ask him straight out.
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I am a counseller, but a European one. I don't know if that makes a lot of difference. I think I am also different from most counsellers in my country. Every counseller is off course different.\n\nFirst of all I don't prejudge people. I will not tell my client what to do or what not to do. I will ask the client what effect it has on his or her life, and if he thinks that is a good thing or not. \n\nIn my personal opinion you can use or abuse 'drugs'. If someone is not able anymore to function, and this person is sitting in my room drunk or completely out of it, I will tell him or her to go to the right place to get rid of his or hers addiction. In that case I will not help the person untill he or she is able to face reality. \nIf the person is in his and my eyes capable enough to look at himself I will work with him or her.\n\nThe thing is, my truth doesn't have to be the truth of my client. Again, I don't prejudge. I have a lot of experiences myself with all kinds of psychoactive things. Don't forget that in the past psychoactive medicines where used by shamans and also psychologists and therapists. \nSo. what does my client think about it? If I have the feeling that this person is fooling himself I will definately say that and confront him/her with my suspicion. \n\nA client comes to me with certain kind of problems. That's what we will talk about, and off course I will definately ask this person in what way the drugs effect his life. \n\nAside from that, I also have the obligation to shut my mouth about things that are being said in my room. As long as someone is not hurting or abusing other people I will not report someone. \n\nFor instance, if I find out someone is a childmolester I will have to break my obligation of silence. I tell people this on forehand, so they can decide what to tell or not to tell. \n\nIt is difficult to answer your question because I don't have enough information right now. It is different in every case. \nI had a client  who smoked grass when he came to me. That's fine by me, he was able to function and because of the trust I gave him we came very deep in the proces. I am a big exeption in that! Most counsellers would send you home I think.\n\nIf you would come to me and you would have a drugproblem, we would talk about that and see what we can do to change the problem you have. \n\nIf you would come to me with other problems, but you also use drugs, we will look at your problems and the effect of the drugs you use on your life. It might not be an issue. In that case we will focus on the problem you want to work on.
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33 yo female student RN.\nHuge...advertising, and of course, the reps in the healthcare setting that push their drugs for increased sale purposes. It is the doctors that ultimately decide what to give patients, and the patients who ultimately decide to take the drug. When you say health? Are you speaking of wellness or illness?
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In civil procedure, intervention means adding yourself as a party (with court permission) because you feel your rights would not otherwise be adequately protected.  \n\nGenerally it happens when the lawsuit was initiated between other parties, but the outcome would adversely affect a third-party's rights. See the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for some examples.
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You can go to someone professional and ask him how to approach her. It is very dangerous that he drags her into doing drugs...someone who has influence over her has to be told.
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It doesn't have much to do with musicians - it's a psychological escape from "pain" usually and is very widespread throughout history, just because it's self "medication" makes it no less valid - getting high is about getting "not - low".\n\nA few people use it for spiritual experience/altered states and heavy drugs (alcohol included) can be lethal so mistakes happen -  alcohol and heroin stop your breathing, coke and x-tasy stops your heart and frys your brain (really turns all the lights on at once and leads to neurosis etc eventually depending on the person) . . . \n\nPeople who make a lot of "negative" statements about the use of drugs don't usually know much about the history - they've been around forever, but refined coke and heroin and "designer" chemicals are (modern plagues) new, concentrated and can be very dangerous. \n\nMany of these people didn't commit suicide (as in purposely end their life at that moment). It's far more complex than most are willing to even think about. They just make a simple uninformed judgement, it's sad because it doesn't help the situation out there to be blindly against something  - even drugs - remember drugs can save lives too
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What assumptions? That you are ADD/HD?  That is the primary reason for use, that is not an assumption.  If that is not the "assumption" you are refering to then you would know that there is one way to obtain a controled substance, which what you are trying to obtain is.  See a doctor or take the chance of seeing the police, you pick!
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Drug treatment centers are a joke.  Most dopers use these as a network to score more dope.  Once a doper, always a doper.
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Such as?\nThis is such a veg question. Many different kinds of drug programs out there. From the Legal Marijuana Program, to helping those hooked on hard drugs kick the habit. Helping people (like us) pay for the drugs we need. The seniors to get the drugs they need on and on.\nCould you add to your question?\nThank you :0)
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Drug education is necesary in the Education system to keep youngsters aware of the effects and dangers of drug use and abuse. Furthermore, there are efforts by the government through the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to promote Drug Education in educational institutions.
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What do you want to know, any treatment?
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Good for you for including the context you've seen this in.\n\nBut...I suspect this isn't a "police" term.  If you're talking about getting into or out of rehab, it's most likely a term used by the folks running the rehab program.\n\nStill, someone here might know.  I've never heard the term and can't even imagine what it stands for.
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I believe that it is a program that is offered for people who have been away from the community for some time. Example; People that have ben incarcerated or someone with psychiatric disabilities. It helps them to get reajusted.