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sober</category><category>stimlants</category><category>stimulants</category><category>support</category><category>therapy</category><category>tiggers</category><category>toxic</category><category>tramidol</category><category>tranquillizer</category><category>trauma</category><category>tricare</category><category>truth</category><category>twelve step</category><category>valium</category><category>veterans</category><title>San Diego Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program Blog</title><description>We believe after an effective detoxification from chemicals, treatment must include a combination of 12-step principles, in addition to addressing the full spectrum of our client's physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual needs. Chemical dependency is a progressive and chronic relapsing brain disease that affects the body, mind, emotions, family, workplace and the entire community.</description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>383</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-6431490139303646114</guid><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2014 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-12-02T09:25:35.168-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">outpatient treatment center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Treatment</category><title>Four Deadly Drug Combinations</title><description><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 23.1px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Adhr1VK5gak/VH31s7fJoxI/AAAAAAAABAc/ghg2DOINa7I/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-12-02%2Bat%2B9.23.39%2BAM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Adhr1VK5gak/VH31s7fJoxI/AAAAAAAABAc/ghg2DOINa7I/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-12-02%2Bat%2B9.23.39%2BAM.png" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Despite warning labels on prescription pill bottles and frequent news reports of celebrity overdoses, people continue to ignore the risk of mixing alcohol with prescription drugs. Although there are dozens of drug combinations that can be lethal, here are four of the most common:</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>#1 Benzodiazepines (</b>such as Xanax or Valium)<b> and Alcohol</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;">The danger here is that both alcohol and benzodiazepines work as depressants in the body’s central nervous system and increase sedation. This can lead to dizziness, confusion, impaired memory, increased irritability and aggression, loss of consciousness and coma.&nbsp;</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>#2 Opiates and Alcohol</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Another class of drugs frequently combined with alcohol is opiates, such as heroin, OxyContin and Vicodin. In many cases, the individual takes an opiate painkiller to manage pain from an accident or injury and finds greater relief (and even a sense of euphoria) when supplementing with alcohol. Combining these drugs enhances the sedative effects of both substances, increasing the risk of respiratory depression and overdose.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>#3 Antidepressants and Alcohol</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Alcoholism and depression are common <a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/dual_diagnosis_treatment.html"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">co-occurring disorders</span></a>, which puts individuals at high risk for interactions between alcohol and antidepressant medications such as Prozac and Elavil. Effects can include impaired thinking, dangerously high blood pressure, intensified depression symptoms and death.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><b>#4 Stimulants and Alcohol</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;">Stimulants such as Ritalin, Adderall, meth, speed and cocaine mask the effects of alcohol, which can cause users to drink more than they intended. This can lead to increased blood pressure and tension as well as overdose when alcohol and cocaine are mixed.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;">Please call <a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">Lasting Recovery</span></a>&nbsp;for help. We help guide you to the right place for you to get the best information and program for you and your family.&nbsp; Don't wait any longer. It isn't going to get any easier.&nbsp;</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; min-height: 15px;"><b></b><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>Call us at (858) 453-4315.&nbsp;</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px; min-height: 15px;"><b></b><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS&nbsp;</b></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>Co-Founder – Executive Director&nbsp;</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/12/four-deadly-drug-combinations.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Adhr1VK5gak/VH31s7fJoxI/AAAAAAAABAc/ghg2DOINa7I/s72-c/Screen%2BShot%2B2014-12-02%2Bat%2B9.23.39%2BAM.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-2805760985366584318</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2014 21:33:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-12-01T13:33:39.964-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction is a family disease</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Help For Families</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">outpatient treatment center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">treatment center</category><title>Why Alcoholism Affects The Whole Family</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Usr1UZ03Mag/VHzeasqr84I/AAAAAAAABAM/P5vArU27v4E/s1600/lastingrecovery_family_judysaalinger.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Usr1UZ03Mag/VHzeasqr84I/AAAAAAAABAM/P5vArU27v4E/s1600/lastingrecovery_family_judysaalinger.jpg" height="219" width="320" /></a></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 18px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Alcoholism can affect people of any age, background, income level, social, or ethnic group and most often can be traced to a genetic predisposition. &nbsp;Because drinking alcohol makes you feel better, it changes brain chemistry, thus leading to first positive and then negative emotions and behavioral changes, The disease of addiction can totally disrupt family life and cause harmful effects that can last a lifetime.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Alcoholism is therefore, a family disease. Those suffering from this dependence on alcohol may have young, teenage, or grown-up children; they have wives or husbands; they have brothers or sisters; they have parents or other relatives. Members of an alcoholic’s family very often become codependent. Codependency is an unconscious addiction to another person’s abnormal behavior. Most alcoholics have periods when they stop drinking for a short while and seemingly do well, leading the codependent person to believe that the problem can be solved. And most people who don’t know the alcoholic very well don’t even suspect a problem. Often times, the alcoholic’s codependent family members do everything possible to hide the problem, preserve the family’s prestige and project the image of a “perfect family.”</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The “perfect family” image covers the shame felt by the person with the problem as well as their family. &nbsp;No matter how everyone in the family tries to control the environment, type or amount of alcohol consumed, progress is often short lived.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">The spouse and children may avoid making friends and bringing other people home, in order to hide problems caused by alcoholism. Codependent members often forget about their own needs and desires. They devote their lives to attempt to control or cure the drinker. Unfortunately, codependent family members often become “enablers.” An enabler is “a person who unknowingly helps the alcoholic by denying the drinking problem exists and helping the alcoholic to get out of troubles caused by his drinking. Often, the enabler will lie for the alcoholic, thus enabling the alcoholic to continue drinking.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">While <a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/addiction_treatment.html"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b>alcoholism treatment programs </b></span></a>&nbsp;and self help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous help people with alcohol dependence to stop drinking and improve their life styles, <a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/family_program.html"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b>family and marital therapy </b></span></a>&nbsp;and various self-help groups help alcoholic families to improve their own well-being. Families of alcoholics need treatment just as much as the person who has a drinking problem. Marriage and family counselors can help with the tensions created in the alcoholic’s home. School counselors can provide information and support to adolescents who have family problems because of parental alcoholism. Therapists in hospitals and mental health centers, and state run alcohol programs provide information and services for alcohol related problems. &nbsp;</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Al-Anon and Alateen are two of the most successful organizations helping families of alcoholics. Al-Anon is designed to mainly help the spouses of alcoholics, while Alateen is designed to help children of the alcoholic. Both organizations’ philosophy is based upon Alcoholic Anonymous’ Twelve Step Recovery Program. The main goal of these organizations is to help family members understand that they are not responsible for an alcoholic’s drinking problems and that family members’ recovery does not depend upon the alcoholic’s recovery.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px;">Alcohol affects each member of the family differently. From the unborn child to the alcoholic’s spouse, each individual responds and reacts according to their perspective, their needs and their wants. Alcoholism and its far-reaching affects result in not only physical problems for the alcoholics, but also may result in physical and psychological problems for other members of the family. Treatment is complicated and often is not always successful. Even if the alcoholic successfully recovers, the family members who were so traumatized may not themselves ever recover from the problems inflicted upon them.</div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>If you have additional questions about alcoholism and are feeling isolated or alone we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for alcoholism and addiction individually designed for you.</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>For more information, call </b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b>Lasting Recovery </b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b>Judy Saalinger </b></a></span><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 12px;"><b>Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</b></div><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; min-height: 14px;"><br /></div><br /><div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #011a99; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/12/why-alcoholism-affects-whole-family.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Usr1UZ03Mag/VHzeasqr84I/AAAAAAAABAM/P5vArU27v4E/s72-c/lastingrecovery_family_judysaalinger.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3358593177453650583</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-26T10:04:46.567-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">del mar</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug rehab</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">rehab</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">staying sober</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">treatment center</category><title>Lasting Recovery on Staying Sober This Thanksgiving</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s73d34cKEDI/VHYU5dk7iAI/AAAAAAAAA_0/j4JVeMlx6vI/s1600/LastingRecovery_SoberThanksgiving.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s73d34cKEDI/VHYU5dk7iAI/AAAAAAAAA_0/j4JVeMlx6vI/s1600/LastingRecovery_SoberThanksgiving.jpg" height="278" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Did you know there is a “Thanksgiving Alcohol” list with specially created drinks intended for turkey day? In fact, Thanksgiving is one of the biggest drinking holidays in the nation. &nbsp;For millions of men and women who are dealing with an addiction to alcohol -- many right here in San Diego -- &nbsp;the Thanksgiving holiday (and the holiday season in general) can be problematic.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you’re a recovering alcoholic, navigating the holiday season is a bumpy ride, but there are alternatives that can help you get thought it and maintain your sobriety.</div><div><br /></div><div><ol style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 16px 0px 16px 30px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">&nbsp;</strong><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Start a new tradition:&nbsp;</strong>Thanksgiving doesn’t have to be about an elaborate dinner. You can break away from the norm and do something new. Volunteering is a great way to avoid a relapse and also help others.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Choose your parties:</strong>&nbsp;You may be invited to several Thanksgiving events, but you don’t have to attend all of them. If you know that a specific group of friends or family will be drinking and will nag you about having a drink, then don’t go. Attend events where they will support your desire to stay sober and will help you fight the urge throughout the night.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Throw your own party:</strong>&nbsp;You can’t control other people’s Thanksgiving parties so why not have your own Thanksgiving event? This way you can ensure that there is no alcohol. Those who want to share the special day with you will do so sober.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Become a designated driver:&nbsp;</strong>If you have to go a Thanksgiving event where alcohol will be served, give yourself a job: Designated driver. You can focus on staying sober if you know you have an obligation to fulfill. This way you can keep your friends safe.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Sober date:&nbsp;</strong>Invite a sober friend to any Thanksgiving event you may be attending. Most Thanksgiving dinners and events are planned in advanced so you can let the host know that you will be bringing someone with you. This way your sober date can help you throughout the evening.</li></ol><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">We hope this list helps, and wish you a&nbsp;healthy, happy Thanksgiving holiday.</span></span></div></div><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">Lasting Recovery</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">Outpatient Treatment Center for Alcohol and Drug Addiction</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #454545; font-family: Lora, serif;"><span style="line-height: 25px;">We are here to help. Call 858.453.4315</span></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/11/lasting-recovery-on-staying-sober-this.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-s73d34cKEDI/VHYU5dk7iAI/AAAAAAAAA_0/j4JVeMlx6vI/s72-c/LastingRecovery_SoberThanksgiving.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-4249776769641848883</guid><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-26T09:25:14.103-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">A-Z of Addiction Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adult intensive outpatient treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">video</category><title>Addiction: Helping Families Understand (Part 3)</title><description><br />Watch Part 3 of the Addiction: Helping Families Understand series with Lasting Recovery's counselor Jeff Cox:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xNNAOGsoSKE/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://www.youtube.com/v/xNNAOGsoSKE?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/v/xNNAOGsoSKE?version=3&f=user_uploads&c=google-webdrive-0&app=youtube_gdata" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div>We are here to help, please give us a call at 858.453.4315 or visit lasting recovery.com</description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/11/addiction-helping-families-understand.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-645254097699037357</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:19:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-24T08:19:59.142-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">12 Step</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Drugs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">treatment center</category><title>Powerful Animation Short Movie About Addiction</title><description>Hi,<br /><br />Over the weekend I was sent this Animated Short dealing with Addiction and I was struck by how powerful it is and wanted to share it with you. <br /><br /><blockquote style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;" type="cite"><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/HUngLgGRJpo/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/HUngLgGRJpo&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/HUngLgGRJpo&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></div></div></blockquote><br />Judy<br />Lasting Recovery<br />http://www.lastingrecovery.com<br /><br /><br /></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/11/powerful-animation-short-movie-about.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3769591759539988762</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:04:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-20T12:04:16.254-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug rehab</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">family addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">relationships</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>7 Ways Rehab Helps Relationships</title><description><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(20, 2, 37); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #140225; margin-bottom: 7px; text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why Alcohol and Drug Rehab Will Help Your Relationship</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The impact of alcohol and drug use on relationships can be severe:</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---arguments</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---misunderstandings</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---broken promises</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---betrayal</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---disappointment</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---guilt and shame</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tense situations fueled by alcohol or drugs lower the threshold of our patience, impairs judgment and lessens impulse control, damaging a person or a family for life.&nbsp; This cycle of destructive relationship interactions can continue until one or both of the people get off the sinking ship.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol Rehab helps you and your loved ones to:</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; ---Recognize that alcohol and drugs are the problem, not the person</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Stop trying to change each other and learn to accept the other person</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Attend&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/terms.html#selfhelp"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">support groups</b></span></a>&nbsp;to talk to others who understand</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Overcome mistrust and find hope</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Experience relaxation for the first time in a long time</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Be honest in their daily lives</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ---Recognize the cycle of addiction that leads to relapse and build in new recovery pathways.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I began working with people who suffer from addiction problems since 1981 and have seen hundreds of couples repair and strengthen their relationships with partners, parents, children, extended family, friends and&nbsp; employers.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, Alcohol and Drug Rehab will help your relationship. Give yourself a chance to recover.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Owner and Clinical Director</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist</span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/11/7-ways-rehab-helps-relationships.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-8777287471827508251</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 23:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-11-03T15:56:58.994-08:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">substance abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">withdrawal</category><title>Alcoholism and Early Recovery - What Should You Expect?</title><description><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having worked with thousands of people in recovery, as well as experiencing it for myself, I can testify that early recovery can be extremely difficult. It can be humiliating and it can be painful.&nbsp;The temptation to relapse can be almost overwhelming to some.&nbsp; There can be physical problems as well. Urges and cravings can be excruciating.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is when a good&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">substance abuse treatment program&nbsp;</b></span></a>&nbsp;can be extremely effective to help ease the pain of the addict and everyone around him or her.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">To learn more about the Lasting Recovery Outpatient treatment visit:</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html</span></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Those in the early stages of recovery can be difficult to deal with and may be impossible to live with.&nbsp; In these early stages, most are still living in partial denial; or, they are beginning to understand the full extent of the pain and damage they have caused for themselves and others.&nbsp; Some encounter painful emotions of guilt, shame, embarrassment, anger and depression. Others have low self-esteem and low tolerance for frustration.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have to remember that many are dealing with serious problems such as the physiological effects on the brain, health, marital, legal and job difficulties due to their drinking. Add to this the fact that they have not yet developed the necessary tools to face the problems they have been ignoring and you have an incredibly dramatic and emotionally negative situation.&nbsp; This can be an especially disheartening situation for our loved ones and friends who hoped to see a rapid turnaround.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Clients report a wide range of uncomfortable symptoms such as: panic attacks, feelings of anxiety and depression.&nbsp; Fortunately, these experiences are temporary; and, if one doesn’t give in to the physical discomfort and remains in the recovery process, these feelings will pass.&nbsp; This may seem like an eternity to those experiencing it and there is no formula to guarantee how short or long this experience will last.&nbsp; This difficult time can be greatly shortened through counseling, weekly or daily recovery meetings, attention to spiritual matters and learning new problem solving skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If there are continued relapses, a&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">substance abuse treatment program&nbsp;</b></span></a><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff; text-decoration: underline;">,&nbsp;</span>either an Outpatient Program (IOP 9-15 hours a week), a&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/partial_hospitalization.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">Partial Hospital Program&nbsp;</b></span></a>&nbsp;(PHP 30 hours a week) or an Inpatient Drug Rehab can be extremely effective to help ease the pain of the addict and everyone around him or her.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Getting into Recovery does not mean we are recovered!</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Once the initial symptoms of&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/terms.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">withdrawal&nbsp;</b></span></a>&nbsp;are over, new successful strategies of dealing with problems can be put into place, and basic positive attitudes can be adopted. &nbsp;At this stage, one begins to feel victory over the addictions and compulsions that have long held them back.&nbsp; New skills at problem solving and positive attitudes begin to reap a positive effect in our relationships. &nbsp;At this point, there is a temptation, desire, or mistaken belief that a full recovery has been made and that one can move on and put the whole negative experience behind them.&nbsp; This, however, is a fallacy. The forward and upward motion, necessary for lasting recovery, is just beginning.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The addict has been psychologically estranged not only from others but first and foremost from himself. Recovery from addiction thus means recovery of the real self and the resultant resumption of healthy inner and interpersonal connectedness and emotional growth.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In early recovery, our sobriety is fragile, however, there is a big difference—we now have the tools for success!&nbsp; We have the ability to rid ourselves of resentments, overcome anger, communicate more effectively and relate better with others.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Recovery is:</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Acceptance of our own flaws and weaknesses, as well as those of others.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Open-mindedness to views different from our own. &nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Humility – one of the greatest gifts we can receive as having a substance use disorder, often referred to as &nbsp;recovering alcoholics and addicts, is to appreciate the true meaning of words like gratitude, serenity, inner peace, and forgiveness.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Moving forward in a positive direction, while helping others do the same.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Respect - for ourselves and for others.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Call&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 22, 134); color: #011686;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery Treatment Center</b></span></a>&nbsp;for help. We help guide you to the right place for you to get the best information and program for you and your family.&nbsp; Call us at (858) 453-4315.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lasting Recovery</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/11/alcoholism-and-early-recovery-what.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3641459626447198779</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 18:29:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-31T11:29:16.799-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">detox</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>The Science of Addiction Treatment</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMid1zWM_g4/VFPUi6ywhDI/AAAAAAAAA-g/bxu96EJbzlE/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMid1zWM_g4/VFPUi6ywhDI/AAAAAAAAA-g/bxu96EJbzlE/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Drug addiction is multi-dimensional, affecting all areas of an individual’s life. It is a complex illness&nbsp;characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persists often even in the face of devastating consequences. While the path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act of taking drugs, over time a person's ability to choose to stop becomes compromised. Seeking and consuming the drug becomes compulsive. This behavior results largely from the effects of prolonged drug exposure on brain functioning.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Addiction is a brain disease that affects multiple brain circuits, including those involved in reward and motivation, learning and memory, and inhibitory control over behavior.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin-bottom: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Because drug abuse and addiction disrupts so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(68, 68, 68); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #444444; margin-bottom: 26.4px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Effective treatment programs typically incorporate many components, each directed to a particular aspect of addiction and its consequences. Addiction treatment must help the individual stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and achieve productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society. Because addiction is typically a chronic disease, people cannot simply stop using drugs for a few days and be cured. Many patients require long-term or repeated episodes of care to achieve the ultimate goal of sustained abstinence and lifelong recovery.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please call&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery Treatment Center&nbsp;</b></span></a>for help. We can help guide you to the right place for you to get the best information and program for you and your family.&nbsp;<br class="" /><br class="" />Don't wait any longer. It isn't going to get any easier.&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">Substance abuse&nbsp;</b></span></a>affects people all over&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">San Diego&nbsp;</b></span></a>County, including those working in&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">Sorrento Valley&nbsp;</b></span></a>.&nbsp;<br class="" /><br class="" /><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/about.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b class="">offers treatment not for only for the person suffering from&nbsp;</b><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;"><b class="">substance abuse,&nbsp;</b></span></a><b class="">but also for their family in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos as well as other areas in Southern California.</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Call us at (858) 453-4315.</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder – Executive Director</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Providing addiction treatment and recovery services to the San Diego County community since 1981.</span></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/the-science-of-addiction-treatment.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MMid1zWM_g4/VFPUi6ywhDI/AAAAAAAAA-g/bxu96EJbzlE/s72-c/pastedGraphic.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3645247920707812058</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 01:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-30T18:10:13.523-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">antipsychotic drug</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">benzodiazepines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Haldol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">haloperidol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">substance abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">xanax</category><title>Things You Should Know Before Taking Xanax - Part 2</title><description><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">If your doctor suggests a prescription for Xanax, ask him about other options first. Xanax is addictive and has a list of negative side effects.</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before you take Xanax, tell your doctor if you have asthma or other breathing problems, glaucoma, kidney or liver disease (especially alcoholic liver disease),<span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(39, 39, 39); color: #272727;">&nbsp;</span>a history of alcoholism, or a history of depression, suicidal thoughts, or addiction to drugs or alcohol.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You should not take Xanax if you:</span></div><ul class=""><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>are allergic to alprazolam or to other benzodiazepines</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>have: emphysema, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD),</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>are pregnant or breast-feeding. It could harm the unborn baby or be transferred through breast milk. Xanax may also cause addiction or withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the&nbsp;mother takes the medication during pregnancy.&nbsp;</span></li></ul><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Xanax may be habit forming and should be used only by the person for whom it was prescribed. Never share Xanax with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.</span></div><ul class=""><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>If you feel that you may have a problem with prescription drugs, please click on this link to take a short quiz:&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html</span></a>&nbsp;</span></li></ul><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do not drink alcohol while taking Xanax. This medication can increase the effects of alcohol.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is dangerous to try and purchase Xanax on the Internet or from vendors outside of the United States. Medications distributed from Internet sales may contain dangerous ingredients, or may not be distributed by a licensed pharmacy. Samples of Xanax purchased on the Internet have been found to contain haloperidol (Haldol), a potent antipsychotic drug with dangerous side effects.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html">Substance abuse</a></span>&nbsp;affects people all over&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">San Diego</span></a>&nbsp;County, including those working in&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">Sorrento Valley</span></a>.&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/about.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">Lasting Recovery</span></a>&nbsp;offers treatment not for only for the person suffering from&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">substance abuse</span></a>,&nbsp;but also for their family in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos as well as other areas in Southern California.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please call&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">Lasting Recovery Treatment Center&nbsp;</span></a>&nbsp;for help. We help guide you to the right place for you to get the best information and program for you and your family.&nbsp; Don't wait any longer. It isn't going to get any easier.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Call us at (858) 453-4315.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder – Executive Director&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Providing addiction treatment and recovery services to the San Diego County community since 1981.&nbsp;</span></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/things-you-should-know-before-taking.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-8746083519425540477</guid><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2014 21:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-30T18:05:58.253-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alprazolam</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">antipsychotic drug</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">benzodiazepines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Haldol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">xanax</category><title>Before Taking Xanax - Part 1</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fYb6tvR2A0/VFFhwwgqopI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/YFsWH37JCdo/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fYb6tvR2A0/VFFhwwgqopI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/YFsWH37JCdo/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" /></a></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If your doctor suggests a prescription for Xanax, ask him about other options first. Xanax is addictive and has a list of negative side effects.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before you take Xanax, tell your doctor if you have asthma or other breathing problems, glaucoma, kidney or liver disease (especially alcoholic liver disease),<span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(50, 51, 51); color: #323333;">&nbsp;</span>a history of alcoholism, or a history of depression, suicidal thoughts, or addiction to drugs or alcohol.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You should not take Xanax if you:</span></div><ul class=""><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>are allergic to alprazolam or to other benzodiazepines</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>have: emphysema, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD),</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>are pregnant or breast-feeding. It could harm the unborn baby or be transferred through breast milk. Xanax may also cause addiction or withdrawal symptoms in a newborn if the&nbsp;mother takes the medication during pregnancy.&nbsp;</span></li></ul><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Xanax may be habit forming and should be used only by the person for whom it was prescribed. Never share Xanax with another person, especially someone with a history of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it.</span></div><ul class=""><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px 0px 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>If you feel that you may have a problem with prescription drugs, please click on this link to take a short quiz:&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html</span></a>&nbsp;</span></li></ul><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Do not drink alcohol while taking Xanax. This medication can increase the effects of alcohol.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 9.6px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is dangerous to try and purchase Xanax on the Internet or from vendors outside of the United States. Medications distributed from Internet sales may contain dangerous ingredients, or may not be distributed by a licensed pharmacy. Samples of Xanax purchased on the Internet have been found to contain haloperidol (Haldol), a potent antipsychotic drug with dangerous side effects.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html">Substance abuse</a></span>&nbsp;affects people all over&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">San Diego</span></a>&nbsp;County, including those working in&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">Sorrento Valley</span></a>.&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/about.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">Lasting Recovery</span></a>&nbsp;offers treatment not for only for the person suffering from&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">substance abuse</span></a>,&nbsp;but also for their family in Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos as well as other areas in Southern California.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Please call&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 51, 255); color: #0433ff;">Lasting Recovery Treatment Center&nbsp;</span></a>&nbsp;for help. We help guide you to the right place for you to get the best information and program for you and your family.&nbsp; Don't wait any longer. It isn't going to get any easier.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Call us at (858) 453-4315.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder – Executive Director&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Providing addiction treatment and recovery services to the San Diego County community since 1981.&nbsp;</span></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/before-taking-xanax.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6fYb6tvR2A0/VFFhwwgqopI/AAAAAAAAA-Q/YFsWH37JCdo/s72-c/pastedGraphic.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-817772440671452994</guid><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 20:44:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-29T23:00:04.714-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ambian</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">benzodiazepines</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">codeine</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">norco</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">oxycodone</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">prescription drug abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tranquillizer</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">valium</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">vicodin</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">xanax</category><title>Signs of Prescription Drug Abuse</title><description><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin-bottom: 7px; min-height: 15px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Prescription drug addiction continues to be a growing problem that many people don't take as seriously as they should.&nbsp;</span><i class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</i><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;">Prescription drugs that create physical dependency and addiction belong in two classes of pills; &nbsp;opiates and benzodiazepines. &nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Opiates include drug such as codeine, vicodin, norco, oxycodone and benzodiazepines/tranquillizer drugs including xanax, valium, ambian and others.</span></span><br /><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">How do you know when you or someone you love needs treatment get free from prescription drug dependence? &nbsp;Review the 20 questions that can help you become clearer about whether or not you'd benefit from from help:&nbsp;</span></span><i class="" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="color: #003399;"><span class="" style="line-height: 20px;"><b class=""><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_prescription.html</a></b></span></span></span></i></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Signs of Addiction to Prescription Drugs:</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><ul><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">A preoccupation with symptoms of pain or sleeplessness in order to justify the request for more medication.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Lack of interest in doing other activities unrelated to the drug using experience.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Good, drug induced feelings preoccupy the mind.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Mood swings.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Borrowing from friends and/or purchasing from drug dealers.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Purchasing drugs on the internet or from pharmacies in Mexico.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Past history of drug addiction.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">On and off relief from anxiety.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Using more than the recommended amount of the medication.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Taking medications from family, friends or strangers medicine cabinets.</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Hiding medications or lying about taking them.</span></li></ul></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Medication changes the brain chemistry,making it less effective at producing chemicals like dopamine or endorphin. Since the brain has stopped producing these chemicals itself, they must be introduced through another source.&nbsp; At this point, the prescription drug addict has become physically dependent on the medication.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Effects of Excessive Use of Prescription Pills:</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A person who is addicted to prescription drugs may experience the following:</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="" style="margin: 0px;"><ul><li style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Anxiety</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Depression</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Difficulty sleeping or sleeping too much</span></li><li><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">Loss of interest in relationships with friends or family members</span></li></ul></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><br /></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/terms.html%23withdrawl"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">Withdrawal</b></span></a>&nbsp;symptoms when they try to stop using the medications on their own</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Important: &nbsp;Consumption with or without alcohol can effect the central nervous system causing respiratory distress,&nbsp; failure or even death.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder and Clinical Director</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/signs-of-prescription-drug-abuse.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-8390830103949323202</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:05:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-27T11:05:34.168-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">boundaries</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">codependency</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Codependent</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sorrento valley</category><title>Are You Codependent?</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="">Learn to</i></b><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="">&nbsp;</i></span><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><i class="">Set Boundaries</i></b></span><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; color: #022086; margin: 0px;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">by Lasting Recovery&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134);"><b class="">http://www.lastingrecovery.com&nbsp;</b></span></a></span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/terms.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 254); color: #0432fe;">Codependent</span></a>&nbsp;individuals put the feelings of others before themselves,&nbsp;setting&nbsp;aside their own needs in order to serve someone else. Codependent people typically do not set personal&nbsp;boundaries&nbsp;for themselves and cannot recognize&nbsp;boundaries&nbsp;set by others. Their behavior is based on sacrifice and a perceived obligation to help others fix their problems. They commonly work to protect others from the consequences of behavior and do things for others they are capable of doing themselves.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>To determine if you have codependent tendencies, please answer these 20 questions:</b>&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/questions.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134); color: #022086;"><b class="">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/questions.html&nbsp;</b></span></a></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Compassion and codependence might be explained as opposites, because compassionate individuals control their own lives and allow others to do the same. Compassionate people have boundaries.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The purpose of a boundary is to make clear separations between different turf, different territory. Boundaries define limits, mark off dividing lines.&nbsp;&nbsp;The purpose of having boundaries is to protect and take care of ourselves.&nbsp; We need to be able to tell other people when they are acting in ways that are not acceptable to us.&nbsp; We have not only the right, but the duty, to take responsibility for how we allow others to treat us.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some boundaries are rigid - and need to be.&nbsp; Boundaries such as:&nbsp;<i class="">"It is not OK to hit me, ever."</i>&nbsp; and&nbsp;<i class="">"It is not acceptable to call me certain names."</i>&nbsp; In recovery, it is not enough to set boundaries. Boundaries must be enforced. We need to be willing to go to any length, do whatever it takes to protect ourselves.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is impossible to have a healthy relationship with someone who has no boundaries, with someone who cannot communicate directly, and honestly.&nbsp; Learning how to set boundaries is a necessary step in learning to be a friend to ourselves.&nbsp; It is our responsibility to take care of ourselves - to protect ourselves when it is necessary.&nbsp; It is impossible to learn to love ourselves without defining ourselves as separate individuals in healthy ways. We must own our rights and responsibilities as co-creators of our lives.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class="">For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134); color: #022086;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b class="">: (858) 453-4315.&nbsp;</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134); color: #022086; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><span class="">Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</span></a></span><span class="">, Ph.D., MFT, CAS&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director&nbsp;</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="">Serving:&nbsp;</span><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(2, 32, 134); color: #022086;"><span class="">San Diego&nbsp;</span></span></a><span class="">, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos, Sorrento Valley</span><span class="">, La Mesa and Chula Vista as well as the rest of the nation.</span></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""><br /></b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""><br /></b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/are-you-codependent.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-4916810918446422781</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-23T22:20:38.209-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ailments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Illnesses</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Treatment</category><title>20 Ailments And Medical Illnesses That Can Be Linked To Alcoholism</title><description><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe, there&nbsp;<i class="">is&nbsp;</i>valid evidence that alcohol offers some cardiovascular protective effects when consumed in moderation. But leaving moderation behind, few drugs devastate as systematically as alcohol when abused in large doses and over a long period of time.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol is among the leading lifestyle-related causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The excessive use of alcohol causes nearly 80,000 deaths every year. Heavy drinking has been associated with alcohol-related injuries and acts of violence. It also brings with it an array of physical conditions involving the digestive tract, liver, brain and heart. Moreover, it increases the risk for malnutrition and various forms of cancers.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">•&nbsp;<i class="">For additional information about alcoholism, click here:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/alcohol-drug-info.html"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/alcohol-drug-info.html</span></a></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early in the course of drinking, some individual’s alcohol abuse problems may show no physical or laboratory abnormalities, but as drinking continues problems begin to manifest themselves in many of the div’s organ systems.&nbsp; Obviously, a physical examination is necessary if there is any indication whatsoever of any medical problems.&nbsp; This physical examination will include important information about the presence and also the extent of any organ damage, and should be geared toward examining the organ systems most vulnerable to alcohol abuse including: the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal system, and the central and peripheral nervous systems.&nbsp; The physician will also be alert to other possible concerns related to alcohol such as alcohol withdrawal or delirium, intoxication or withdrawal from other drugs, and the acute presentation of psychological problems. &nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is a&nbsp;<i class="">partial list&nbsp;</i>of diseases and other medical conditions that are associated with the abuse of alcohol:</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><ul class=""><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Anemia</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Bleeding in the digestive tract</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Brain cell damage</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Brain disorder called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome&nbsp;</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Cancer of the esophagus, liver, colon, and other areas</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Changes in the menstrual cycle (period)</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Delirium tremens (DT's)</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Dementia and memory loss deficits in the ability to plan, make judgments, solve problems, and perform other aspects of "executive function”</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Depression and suicide</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Erectile dysfunction</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Gout - Men who drink alcohol, particularly beer, may double their likelihood of developing gout.</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Heart damage and cardiovascular disease</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>High blood pressure which can lead to kidney disease, heart disease, and stroke</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Infectious diseases (such as tuberculosis and hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Heavy drinking suppresses the immune system, providing a toehold for infections</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)&nbsp;</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Injuries and truama due to auto accidents or violence</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Liver disease, including cirrhosis&nbsp;</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Nerve damage</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Poor nutrition, malnutrition, specific vitamin deficiencies</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Seizures and epilepsy</span></li><li class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class=""></span>Sleeping problems (insomnia)&nbsp;</span></li></ul><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But researchers have linked alcohol consumption to more than 60 diseases.&nbsp;</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol does all kinds of things in the div, and no one is fully aware of all its effects. &nbsp;Alcohol is a complicated little molecule and its abuse can devastate all areas of a person’s life.</span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class=""></b><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">We offer treatment for all kinds of addiction individually designed for you.</span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class="">For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b class="">: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(1, 26, 153); color: #011a99; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b class="">Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><b class="">, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b><br /><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/20-ailments-and-medical-illnesses-that_23.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-113649198353221904</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-22T13:12:24.935-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">California</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Dr. Arthur Farkas</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Fearless Change Project</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>Watch Now: Interview With Judy Saalinger and Dr. Arthur Farkas</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger and Dr. Arthur Farkas, co-founders of Lasting Recovery, share their personal journey of struggling with and overcoming their own addictions in this powerful 10-minute documentary film. &nbsp;Learn how addiction affects everyone, and know that there is still hope.</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/XO-_foLvwA8/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/XO-_foLvwA8&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/XO-_foLvwA8&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;">Visit Lasting Recovery&nbsp;<a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/">http://www.lastingrecovery.com</a>&nbsp;for more information&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">or call us at</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;</span><span class="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 17px;">858-453-4315.</span><br /><span class="" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span></span><span class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="background-color: white; line-height: 17px;">Do you have a drinking problem? &nbsp;Take the assessment test here: &nbsp;</span><span class="" style="line-height: 17px;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html</a></span></span><br /><span class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span class="" style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/watch-now-interview-with-judy-saalinger.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-5898910777598692094</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2014 19:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-21T12:10:33.111-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cravings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Curb</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">detox</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">relapse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>6 Tips to Curb Alcohol Cravings</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cravings can be hard to deal with initially and may occur for a variety of reasons. In some cases, cravings occur as a reaction to physical symptoms of discomfort from withdrawal. Recovering alcoholics may also crave a drink to escape from unpleasant feelings of boredom and depression, to enhance a positive mood or to fit in with other people in social situations. Each type of craving requires a different coping mechanism. Below is a list to help reduce cravings:</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">1. &nbsp;Use short-term coping mechanisms such as distraction or meditation. Cravings usually only last a short time and learning to cope without drinking will help your sobriety.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">2. &nbsp;Go for a walk or call a friend for support. Keeping your mind and body busy can be extremely helpful in overcoming alcohol cravings.</span><br /><br /><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">3. &nbsp;When the urge to consume a drink starts to eat at you, think the drink through. There are many good reasons for giving up alcohol. Remind yourself why you are quitting.</span><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">&nbsp;</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">4. &nbsp;Help avoid relapse by scheduling a regular exercise routine. Studies show that increased physical activity may play a key role in overcoming dependence on alcohol. Physical activity will improve your health as well as distract you from boredom and alcohol cravings. Going for a run or lifting weights when you feel the urge to drink is a constructive activity that distracts you from your cravings and triggers the release of natural endorphins in the body that produce a feel-good effect.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">5. &nbsp;Eat a healthier diet to compensate for nutritional deficiencies associated with alcoholism. Eat small amounts at regular intervals to reduce the occurrence of blood sugar lows.</span><br /><br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: inherit;">6. &nbsp;Stay well hydrated. Drink at least 64 fluid oz. of water each day to help your organs function properly and facilitate the natural detox process.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><b class=""><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have additional questions about alcoholism and are feeling isolated or alone we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for alcoholism and addiction individually designed for you.&nbsp;</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br class="" /></b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b class="">For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 253); color: #0432fd;"><b class="">Lasting Recovery</b></span></a><b class="">: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.&nbsp;</b></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br class="" /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(4, 50, 253); color: #0432fd; text-decoration: underline;"><a class="" href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b class="">Judy Saalinger</b></a></span><b class="">, Ph.D., MFT, CAS&nbsp;</b></span><br /><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b></div></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><b class="" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/6-tips-to-curb-alcohol-cravings.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-5258573807169266682</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 16:42:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-20T09:42:30.207-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">addiction treatment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marijuana</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>Three Rules That Govern The Family System In Addiction</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lasting Recovery co-founder Judy Saalinger talks about the three rules that govern the family system when someone is in addiction. &nbsp;Watch the video from the Lasting Recovery YouTube channel here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/vAuzMDiRa7g/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/vAuzMDiRa7g&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/vAuzMDiRa7g&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>We offer treatment for all kinds of addiction individually designed for you.</b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For more information, call&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" style="color: #003399;"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</span></a>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html" style="color: #003399;">Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><div style="line-height: 19.5px; margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/three-rules-that-govern-family-system.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3404266798200049144</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-16T08:01:20.369-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">12 Step</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholic</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcoholics anonymous</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcoholism</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>20 Ailments And Medical Illnesses That Can Be Linked To Alcoholism</title><description><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe, there&nbsp;<i>is&nbsp;</i>valid evidence that alcohol offers some cardiovascular protective effects when consumed in moderation. But leaving moderation behind, few drugs devastate as systematically as alcohol when abused in large doses and over a long period of time.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol is among the leading lifestyle-related causes of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The excessive use of alcohol causes nearly 80,000 deaths every year. Heavy drinking has been associated with alcohol-related injuries and acts of violence. It also brings with it an array of physical conditions involving the digestive tract, liver, brain and heart. Moreover, it increases the risk for malnutrition and various forms of cancers.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">•&nbsp;<i>For additional information about alcoholism, click here:</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/alcohol-drug-info.html"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/alcohol-drug-info.html</span></a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Early in the course of drinking, some individual’s alcohol abuse problems may show no physical or laboratory abnormalities, but as drinking continues problems begin to manifest themselves in many of the div’s organ systems.&nbsp; Obviously, a physical examination is necessary if there is any indication whatsoever of any medical problems.&nbsp; This physical examination will include important information about the presence and also the extent of any organ damage, and should be geared toward examining the organ systems most vulnerable to alcohol abuse including: the cardiovascular system, the gastrointestinal system, and the central and peripheral nervous systems.&nbsp; The physician will also be alert to other possible concerns related to alcohol such as alcohol withdrawal or delirium, intoxication or withdrawal from other drugs, and the acute presentation of psychological problems. &nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Below is a&nbsp;<i>partial list&nbsp;</i>of diseases and other medical conditions that are associated with the abuse of alcohol:</span></span></div><ul><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Anemia</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Bleeding in the digestive tract</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brain cell damage</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Brain disorder called Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Cancer of the esophagus, liver, colon, and other areas</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Changes in the menstrual cycle (period)</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Delirium tremens (DT's)</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dementia and memory loss deficits in the ability to plan, make judgments, solve problems, and perform other aspects of "executive function”</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Depression and suicide</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Erectile dysfunction</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Gout - Men who drink alcohol, particularly beer, may double their likelihood of developing gout.</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Heart damage and cardiovascular disease</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">High blood pressure which can lead to kidney disease, heart disease, and stroke</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Infectious diseases (such as tuberculosis and hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Heavy drinking suppresses the immune system, providing a toehold for infections</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis)&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Injuries and truama due to auto accidents or violence</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Liver disease, including cirrhosis&nbsp;</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nerve damage</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poor nutrition, malnutrition, specific vitamin deficiencies</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Seizures and epilepsy</span></span></li><li style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sleeping problems (insomnia)&nbsp;</span></span></li></ul><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's no secret that alcohol consumption can cause major health problems, including cirrhosis of the liver and injuries sustained in automobile accidents. But researchers have linked alcohol consumption to more than 60 diseases.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Alcohol does all kinds of things in the div, and no one is fully aware of all its effects. &nbsp;Alcohol is a complicated little molecule and its abuse can devastate all areas of a person’s life.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We offer treatment for all kinds of addiction individually designed for you.</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b>Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/20-ailments-and-medical-illnesses-that.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-5575173760511607957</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-16T07:57:07.925-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Alcohol</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Drugs</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Help</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">substance abuse</category><title>What To Do If Your Family Member Has A Problem With Alcohol Or Drugs</title><description><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">76 Million People Have been exposed to Alcoholism in the Family</span></i></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The person who has someone close who drinks too much or who uses other drugs has plenty of company. People experiencing alcohol and other drug problems&nbsp;not only hurt themselves but they also hurt their families, friends, coworkers, employers, and others.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Experience shows that for every person with an alcohol or other drug problem, at least five others are affected by their behavior. Therefore, millions of Americans have a personal stake in helping "someone close" find the way to overcome alcohol and other drug problems.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">• Check out our Family Programs at Lasting Recovery:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/family_program.html"><span style="color: #011a99; letter-spacing: 0px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/family_program.html</span></a></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The person who sets out to help someone with an alcohol or other drug problem may at first feel quite alone, possibly embarrassed, not knowing where to turn for help. Many people have preserved so many wrong ideas and attitudes about problem drinking and other drug abuse, too often thinking of them as having merely a moral weakness or lack of willpower.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may have learned to better understand alcohol and other drug problems and already made contact with Alanon, Alateen, Naranon &nbsp;or a local church, physician, therapist or treatment center. This does not mean that "someone close" will cooperate at once by going for treatment when you tell them how their behavior is affecting you. Those with alcohol and other drug problems may deny they have a problem. They may find it difficult to ask for or accept help.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If there is one thing true about alcohol and other drug abusers, it is that, as with all people, each one is different -- different in human needs and responses, as well as in their reasons for drinking and taking other drugs, their reactions to these drugs, and their readiness for treatment.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As a friend or relative, you &nbsp;are in a good position to help because you know a good deal about their unique qualities and their way of life. And having made the effort to gain some understanding of the signs and effects of problem drinking or other drug abuse, you should be in a better position to consider a strategy for helping.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What does it take?</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be active, get involved. Don't be afraid to talk about the problem honestly and openly. It is easy to be too polite, or to duck the issue by saying, "After all, it's their private affair." But it isn't polite or considerate to let someone destroy their family and life. You may need to be persistent or break through any denial they have.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You also may need to let them know how much courage it takes to ask for help, or to accept it.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You will find that most people with drinking or other drug-related troubles really want to talk it out if they find out you are concerned about them.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b></b></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">What You Can Do</span></b></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Try to remain calm, unemotional, and factually honest in speaking about their behavior</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and its day-to-day consequences.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Let the person with the problem know that you are reading and learning about alcohol</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">and other drug abuse, attending Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, Alateen, and other support groups.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Discuss the situation with someone you trust -- someone from the clergy, a social worker, a counselor, a friend, or some individual who has experienced alcohol or other drug abuse personally or as a family member.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Establish and maintain a healthy atmosphere in the home, and try to include the</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">alcohol/drug abuser in family life.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Explain the nature of alcoholism and other drug addiction as an illness to the children in</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">the family.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Encourage new interests and participate in leisure time activities that the person enjoys.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Encourage them to see old friends.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Be patient and live one day at a time. Alcoholism and other drug addiction generally</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">takes a long time to develop, and recovery does not occur overnight. Try to accept</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">setbacks and relapses with calmness and understanding.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">•&nbsp;</span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Refuse to ride with anyone who's been drinking heavily or using other drugs.</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you need support in helping your loved one to see what they are doing to themselves and to you, contact me at <a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" target="_blank">Lasting Recovery</a>. We see the results of family members taking positive actions as stated above… getting treatment and &nbsp;getting back in touch w/family and friends who learn more about the disease of addiction to create a lasting recovery. Call (858) 453-4315 if we can help!</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In Gratitude for this Day,</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px; min-height: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></span></div><div style="margin: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder and Executive Director</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/what-to-do-if-your-family-member-has.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-3139496304383048369</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2014 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-14T11:35:17.054-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Effects</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Help</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Loved Ones</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><title>Addiction and its Effects On Loved Ones</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A8xnl8vxYv4/VD1sn-jp-hI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/TVihIL0X8Gs/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A8xnl8vxYv4/VD1sn-jp-hI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/TVihIL0X8Gs/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You may feel powerless over another’s substance abuse but there are ways to help: The first step is learning all you can about addiction.</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When a friend or family member is undergoing&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html"><span style="color: #0433ff; letter-spacing: 0px;">treatment for&nbsp;<b>addiction</b>&nbsp;to alcohol or drugs,</span></a>&nbsp;it's only natural to want to do everything you can to help. Many people whose loved ones are addicts ask how they can become more understanding. Experts agree that the power to do that lies in knowledge. Learn as much as you can about addiction. For example, it might be of comfort to know that addiction is considered a disease rather than lack of willpower. Addicts are not bad people; they are sick people.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />There are many resources that can help you find out more about what your loved one is going through. You might want to talk to people who have been through this process, or consult with a minister, rabbi, or other leader of your religious community. Motivating your loved one to get and stay in treatment by going to family therapy can be very helpful. Having a family member involved in the addict’s treatment and follow-up increases the chance that addiction treatment will be successful.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Any good&nbsp;<b>addiction treatment program</b>&nbsp;will have a family therapy component. But what you need to watch out for is assuming responsibility for your loved one’s problems. The addict needs to learn to be responsible for himself and his addiction, and his or her&nbsp;<b>family needs to learn not to take on the addict’s problems</b>. If the addict is having difficulty dealing with problems related to addiction, remind that person that he has a sponsor to talk to, and that he can go to a meeting where people are familiar with these types of situations.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I would suggest he talk with his&nbsp;<b>Alcoholics Anonymous</b>&nbsp;sponsor, or other recovering addicts, or his therapist, but I was careful not to take on his problems. My counselor helped me see that this was a much better way to support him than letting him dump his uncomfortable emotions on me.”</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When someone you love is battling addiction, it’s important not to lose sight of your own well-being. “It’s so easy to become isolated and preoccupied with whether the addict is going to drink or use drugs. Family and friends often experience anger, fear, and frustration. You need to be sure that you don’t get pulled into a downward spiral.”</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Talk to a professional with experience in addiction. A counselor or therapist can help you build your own network of support. Even though you may have empathy for the addict, you need to focus on yourself and reclaim some balance in your life.</span></span></div><div style="color: #4c4c4c; margin-bottom: 7.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help!&nbsp; We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="color: #0433ff; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lasting Recovery</span></a><b>:&nbsp; (858) 453-4315.</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0433ff; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html">Judy Saalinger</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/addiction-and-its-effects-on-loved-ones.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A8xnl8vxYv4/VD1sn-jp-hI/AAAAAAAAA9Q/TVihIL0X8Gs/s72-c/pastedGraphic.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-1679252219056439444</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-13T11:21:34.294-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Helping Families</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Jeff Cox</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Part 1</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">video</category><title>ADDICTION: Helping Families Understand (Part 1)</title><description><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">“What Is Addiction?” &nbsp;</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">In this first of a 12-part series presented by Jeff Cox (MA CADC II) for Lasting Recovery, the topic of addiction is addressed. &nbsp;The intent of this particular video series is to help families dealing with addicted loved ones to better understand the disease.</span><br style="font-family: Helvetica;" /><br style="font-family: Helvetica;" /><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">Do you or someone you know have a drinking problem? &nbsp;Take the Lasting Recovery assessment test here: &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html" style="font-family: Helvetica;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_alcoholism.html</a><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/ifLN1VXUZDU/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/ifLN1VXUZDU&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/ifLN1VXUZDU&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For more information, call&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" style="color: #003399;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</span></a>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html" style="color: #003399;">Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/">http://www.lastingrecovery.com</a></span></div><br /></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/addiction-helping-families-understand.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-7138481711482887646</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2014 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-10T12:12:19.245-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dependency</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marijuana</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pot</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weed</category><title>Is Marijuana Addicting? - Part 3</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">In the third part of this powerful three-part radio show from the LR archives, Judy Saalinger discusses marijuana use, abuse and dependence in “Is Marijuana Addicting”.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">&nbsp;</span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/mKfYcjtBP0A/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/mKfYcjtBP0A&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/mKfYcjtBP0A&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/MHInYh8U8Lo/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Are you addicted to marijuana? &nbsp;Take the Lasting Recovery assessment test here: &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html</a></font></object></div><span style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;"><b style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: xx-small;"></span><b style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</b></span><br /><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" style="color: #003399; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html" style="color: #003399; font-weight: bold;"><b>Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/is-marijuana-addicting-part-3.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-829299018148272380</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-09T12:45:13.429-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Marijuana Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pot</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weed</category><title>Is Marijuana Addicting? - Part 2</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In this second part of a powerful three-part radio show from the LR archives, Judy Saalinger discusses marijuana use, abuse and dependence in “Is Marijuana Addicting”. &nbsp;</span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/p7JOCiW3_2w/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/p7JOCiW3_2w&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/p7JOCiW3_2w&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', sans-serif; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; line-height: 19.5px; text-align: left;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/MHInYh8U8Lo/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><font face="inherit"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Are you addicted to marijuana? &nbsp;Take the Lasting Recovery assessment test here: &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153); font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html</a></font></object></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19.5px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19.5px;"></span><b style="font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19.5px;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</b></span><br /><div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" style="color: #003399; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html" style="color: #003399; font-weight: bold;"><b>Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 19.5px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/is-marijuana-addicting-part-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-4441446026276609827</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 17:01:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-08T10:02:46.270-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cannabis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marijuana</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pot</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">weed</category><title>Is Marijuana Addicting? - Part 1</title><description><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 12px;">In this first part of a powerful three-part radio show from the LR archives, Judy Saalinger discusses marijuana use, abuse and dependence in “Is Marijuana Addicting”. &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/MHInYh8U8Lo/0.jpg" height="266" width="320"><param name="movie" value="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/MHInYh8U8Lo&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/MHInYh8U8Lo&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object></div><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Are you addicted to marijuana? &nbsp;Take the Lasting Recovery assessment test here: &nbsp; &nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html" style="font-size: 12px;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html</a></span><br /><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 0px;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</b><br /><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b>Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</b></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/is-marijuana-addicting-part-1.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-940429292799087010</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2014 16:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-08T09:55:39.781-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alcohol abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">substance abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Treatment</category><title>Substance Abuse Treatment is just the Beginning</title><description><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvPwjrwGEYI/VDVsHT-sZ-I/AAAAAAAAA9A/hjnUb0iUopQ/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvPwjrwGEYI/VDVsHT-sZ-I/AAAAAAAAA9A/hjnUb0iUopQ/s1600/pastedGraphic.png" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><i><span style="font-family: inherit;">4 Things To Remember To Stay Focused on Your Recovery</span></i></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">When our lives start to improve it is easy to be caught up with all the good things that are happening. So, I have listed out a few important things to remember about recovery:</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>1)&nbsp; Convincing others to take action in terms of getting clean and sober is sometimes difficult.</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;Most people would say that it is impossible to force another person to give up drugs and alcohol, and that the decision must come from the individual alone. It is possible to influence an addict through practicing detachment and becoming aware of how not to enable the person in your life.&nbsp;</span></span></div><br /><ul style="font-size: 12px;"><li style="color: #0432fe; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;">For addiction counseling help, please go to<b>:&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/individual-family.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>http://www.lastingrecovery.com/individual-family.html</b></span></a><b>&nbsp;</b></span></span></li></ul><ul style="font-size: 12px;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Learn more about Lasting Recovery’s Intensive Outpatient Program&nbsp;</span></span></li></ul><ul style="font-size: 12px;"><li style="color: #0432fe; margin: 0px 0px 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; letter-spacing: 0px;">Click here:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>http://www.lastingrecovery.com/outpatient_program.html</b></span></a></span></span></li></ul><br /><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>2) Addicts and alcoholics in early recovery are vulnerable to relapse.&nbsp;</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">There is hope for everyone, of course, but time spent in recovery will reveal the truth of this numbers game to you. This is why most recovery programs advocate strength through a fellowship rather than through an individual. Individuals have a tendency to fail. “The fellowship” remains sober.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>3) Getting sober and living sober are two different things.</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;In fact, they are two completely different phases of recovery. Early recovery is nothing like being 2, 4, or 8 years sober. It is so different that many people relapse because they never move past the initial phase of recovery where they are just hanging on for dear life to stay sober. Eventually you have to start growing as a person in order to maintain positive direction in your life.&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>4) Progress is vital in recovery.</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">&nbsp;If you are not growing, chances are you are regressing toward relapse. Being too comfortable, bored or complacent might just send you off course. The path of growth is a path of courage to handle whatever life throws you while remaining clean and sober.</span></span></div><div style="font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you have additional questions about the recovery process, we can help! &nbsp;We offer treatment for addiction individually designed for you.</span></b></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>For more information, call&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</b></span></a><b>: &nbsp;(858) 453-4315.</b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/staff.html"><b>Judy Saalinger&nbsp;</b></a></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder &amp; Executive Director</span></b></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><b style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">Serving: &nbsp;&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html" style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>San Diego&nbsp;</b></span></a><b style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Del Mar, La Jolla, Poway, Rancho Penasquitos,&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/contact.html" style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: #0432fe; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Sorrento Valley&nbsp;</b></span></a><b style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0px;">, La Mesa and Chula Vista as well as the rest of the nation</b></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/substance-abuse-treatment-is-just.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zvPwjrwGEYI/VDVsHT-sZ-I/AAAAAAAAA9A/hjnUb0iUopQ/s72-c/pastedGraphic.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total><georss:featurename>San Diego, CA, USA</georss:featurename><georss:point>32.715738 -117.16108380000003</georss:point><georss:box>31.861779000000002 -118.45197730000002 33.569697000000005 -115.87019030000003</georss:box></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3546389342203112566.post-8887072868781875080</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2014 18:55:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2014-10-06T11:55:22.240-07:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Addiction</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cannabis</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">drug abuse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Intensive Outpatient Treatment Center</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Judy Saalinger</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Lasting Recovery</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">marijuana</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Need Help</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">san diego</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Smoking Pot</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Unemployed</category><title>Cannabis Use During Adolescence - Is It A Risk In Later Life?</title><description><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Is cannabis use during adolescence and early adulthood an innocent diversion or does it have serious social outcomes in later life?</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the question addressed by Fergusson and Boden in a study they published in the journal&nbsp;<i>Addiction.&nbsp;</i>To obtain their answer they followed a group a young people from the age of 14 until the reached the age of 25 years. They divided these young people into six groups based on the amount of cannabis they smoked between the ages of 14 and 21 years. The rates of cannabis use among these young people ranged from none to more than 400 times during this seven year period.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Do you have a problem with marijuana? &nbsp; Take the Lasting Recovery assessment test here:&nbsp;</b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html" style="font-style: italic;">http://www.lastingrecovery.com/ss_marijuana.html</a></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Fergusson and Boden found that the more cannabis these young people used before the age of 21 years the worse off they were between the ages of 21 and 25 years. Those with the highest rate of use were the least likely to have earned a college degree, had the lowest level of income, were most likely to be unemployed, and were the least satisfied with their relationships and with life in general.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Even after statistical adjustment for a range of possibly confounding variables including: family socioeconomic status and functioning, exposure to child abuse, personal adjustment and mental health, high school achievement, and other substance use. The relationship between increasing levels of cannabis use and lower educational, economic and satisfaction outcomes remained statistically significant.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is just another finding in a growing body of evidence that heavy cannabis use early in life can have serious consequences in early adulthood.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you or someone you care about needs help, call <b><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" target="_blank">Lasting Recovery</a>, (858) 453-4315</b> for a confidential assessment. You and your family are worth it! &nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Co-Founder and Executive Director</span></span><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.lastingrecovery.com/" target="_blank">Lasting Recovery&nbsp;</a></span></span><br /><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; min-height: 15px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div></description><link>http://blog.lastingrecovery.com/2014/10/cannabis-use-during-adolescence-is-it.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Lasting Recovery)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>

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