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		<title>Addressing intervention Myths and Stereotypes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By David Kelly
There are many questions that families ask themselves when thinking about a possible intervention for a loved one.  There are several main myths or stereotypes about intervention that have been perpetuated through the media, and family to family.  At Assistance in Recovery, we encounter those myths and stereotypes on a daily [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Importance of Self Care in the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Meghan Knutson
During the rush of the holiday season it is very common for the best of us to put people, places, and things in front of our own well being.  As we ring in the New Year it is an excellent opportunity to get back to basics, and redirect our thinking to ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memoirs of an Addicted Brain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:11:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently finished the book Memoirs of an Addicted Brain by Marc Lewis. Lewis describes his experiences with addiction over many years from a personal and scientific point of view. Lewis describes his personal experience of taking a variety of substances and interjects with descriptions of the chemical change going on in the body when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Family’s Guide for Choosing an Interventionist</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting intervention help  is a process, not an event.  Be patient but persistent.
AiR Rules of the Road #13
As a behavioral health call center representative, I talk with families in crisis all day long. Whether the situation involves drug addiction, alcohol dependence, or another mental health crisis, when families need an interventionist, I always encourage them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sugar Addiction for Alcoholics</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By James Stolz
Minneapolis Therapist 
When I went to open my first treatment program back in 1996, I wanted to have a program free from caffeine, sugars and artificial sweetners.  In the first two weeks, two people eloped from the program to go to the store across the street and in order to buy candy bars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections on Dating in Early Sobriety</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Katie Thiboutot
AiR Outreach Coordinator
Before I got sober I always defined my ok-ness as a person and my success as a woman by whether or not I was in a relationship. As soon as I was of age to have a boyfriend, I did. As I got older, and one boyfriend turned into the next, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Honor America&#8217;s Veterans: End the Cycle of Mental Health Neglect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP, Retired U.S. Navy Commander, Military Clinical Psychologist
For the 93rd year since the November 11, 1919 commemoration of &#8220;the war to end all wars,&#8221; the American nation once again pays customary homage to its fallen heroes and the 24 million veterans alive today. Parades, political speeches, presidential laying of wreaths, purchase of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montgomery County to meet on drug intervention and drug education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Montgomery County Council will be holding meeting on drug prevention, intervention and education programs in county schools.
The meeting of three different committees is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in Rockville on Thursday.
At an April meeting, officers from the county police department reported that certain areas of the county have seen increased use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recovery is a Family Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jill Davidson, MSW, LGSW
Clinical Case Manager, Recovery Assistance Program
I recently attended a live performance by singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile. I found Ms. Carlile to be an excellent performer and her show was moving in many ways, not least of which was her on-stage act of presenting her electric guitar to a randomly chosen young guitarist [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Colin Farrell: I was a &#8220;drug-addicted drunk&#8221; father</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2012 14:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colin Farrell &#8220;made a decision&#8221; not to change his lifestyle when he became a father &#8211; even though he was a &#8220;drug-addicted drunk&#8221;.
The Irish actor is known for his hard-partying ways and spent time in rehab in 2005 where he was treated for prescription and recreational drug addiction. In 2003 he became a dad when [...]]]></description>
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