Posted in Substance Abuse on Dec 8th, 2009
Substance abuse among nurses is difficult to gauge since not all doctor’s offices and hospitals require regular drug screening. There are, however, nurses who get caught taking medications that should have gone to patients. While there doesn’t appear to be a wide spread epidemic, there are certainly nurses who abuse substances and endanger not only themselves and other hospital staff, but patients.
Posted in Substance Abuse Counselor on Dec 1st, 2009
Behavioral disorder counselors deal with substance abuse problems every day. They are professional and experienced and can help someone who calls in to definitively set up a working plan to overcome a substance abuse problem. If a loved one calls in, the behavioral disorder counselor can help to set up an intervention. They can set up a treatment plan that can work based on a particular individual’s need
Posted in Substance Abuse on Nov 24th, 2009
A short question yet it is for you hard to answer. It is essential to understand that deciding to go to a drug and alcohol rehab is not an easy one. Addiction is something that some people fight with for years, before they finally decided that getting serious about it is not something that they can do on their own.
Posted in Substance Abuse on Nov 17th, 2009
While there is no universally accepted definition of the term substance abuse, there are guidelines which aid in the diagnosis. Basically, it is the use of harmful drugs or alcohol with the knowledge that it is harmful. A person who tries Oxycontin, just to try it even though they know it can be harmful, is abusing a substance. They are not necessarily addicted but they may continue to use it knowing the dangers of the substance.
