Evidence Based Practice : Effect Of Support Groups On Substance Use Recovery

Ms. Bynum is a self-referral who agreed to participate in the TPAPN monitoring program. On 11/24/16, Ms. Bynum tested positive for alcohol (ETG - 2510 ng/ml, ETS - 77 ng/ml) and renewed her program with TPAPN. On 2/26/16, Ms. Bynum tested positive for alcohol (ETG - 7980 ng/ml, ETS - 1580 ng/ml). On 4/7/16, Dr. John Lehman conducted an assessment on Ms. Bynum and recommended 90-day inpatient treatment program that Ms. Bynum refused. Additionally, Dr. Lehman stated on assessment that Ms. Bynum is not fit to practice and has a high-risk for relapse.

For the support group observation assignment, I attended the Gateway Group’s Alcoholic Anonymous (A.A.) meeting. The Gateway Group is part of a larger organization called the Tri-County Intergroup Association of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Tri-County Intergroup serves A.A. members in Franklin, Wake, and Warren Counties and is broken down into 113 separate groups. As the preamble states, the purpose of all A.A. group meetings are for A.A. members to share their experience strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. There are no dues or fees for being an A.A. member, and the only requirement for membership is to have a desire to stop drinking ().

This paper is a reflective report of the authors’ personal observations, thoughts, and experiences from attending one of the ‘Alcohol Anonymous (AA) meetings’ at Burnaby Fellowship Centre Society. It is a drop-in social club for recovering alcoholics and addicts where its members describe their experiences with alcohol or drug addiction, how they came to the society, and how their lives have changed as a result of attending the program. Burnaby Fellowship Centre Society is part of the AA group which is a self-supporting and independent body. Membership is open to anyone who wants to recover from addictions and the only requirement for membership is a desire to stop the addictions. The main purpose of the AA meetings is to help its members

This paper will try to explain the different views of how and why Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs are accepted and rejected as effective tools in treating alcoholism and other addictions. The articles reviewed contradict the others’ opinion. First, we see that supporting the 12-step programs with a degree of involvement both the doctor and patient will see better results in treating the addiction. The second view will show that 12-step programs can be used as “self-help” treatment and must be used in conjunction with other forms of rehabilitation. When AA and other 12-step programs are not used with other forms of treatment, the patient tends to become codependent on the group.

Client is attended 10 out of 13 groups and missed 3 of them during the month of March, 2017. UA collected on 03/06 was positive for alcohol use. Client admitted 03/18/17 as his last day of alcohol use. Client appears to struggle to maintain his sobriety. Relapse prevention and ways to comply with treatment and court mendates were discussed. Client reported that he started taking Disulfiram 250 mg (Medication for alcoholism) on a daily basis to manage his cravings. Client also reported that he will try to attend self-help meeting daily. Client may benefit from a brief inpatient placement due to continued alcohol use.

Description: Alcohol and Drug Treatment program is designed to help people who are abusing the use of alcohol and drugs before serious health issues or addictions. The patient will be taken into a secluded area, where they will receive a personal room room and schedule set up with appointments, therapy sessions, and medical treatment to help cope with their specific addictions. Patients are allowed to stay as long as necessary, or until the professionals feels as if they patients has had sufficient treatment, and will be able to live adequately by themselves outside of the facility. If the person were to relapse, the program will welcome the patient to come back to receive further

Emergency medical personnel have admitted the client to inpatient treatment after she suffered from acute alcohol poisoning. Staff was alerted to a possible ongoing substance use disorder when delirium tremens, hallucinations and withdrawal symptoms were present within eight hours following her treatment for alcohol poisoning. She was referred to me in order to be assessed for long term care. Client says she has eight to twelve drinks a day, never having fewer than five drinks. Client has admitted depressed mood, emotional reactivity as well as interpersonal problems with family, friends and with her husband George.

For years, many new and innovative recovery options have sprouted up in response to the growing population of addicts in America. Although each individual program has the same ultimate goal, they each take a different approach. The specific approach taken by each program is what can make or break the success of recovery for an addict. The most popular of these programs are twelve-step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. However, twelve-step programs are not the only options available. Despite their popularity, twelve-step programs lack the personal qualities that some secular programs offer. What's more is that these programs do not cater to individual needs and differences, therefore

The mistake was that the patient’s history of alcohol use was not obtained during admission, therefore, the patient was at risk for withdraw. Another mistake the hospital made was that they did not conduct a diagnostic workup to be sure that co-occurring disorder requiring acute intervention were not missed. (Stewart, 2017). In any case, the ramification of undiagnosed, untreated, or undertreated alcohol dependence can lead to higher likelihood of becoming homeless, confine, sick, suicide, and early death. Individuals who suffer from alcohol dependence are best served through integrated treatment.

If someone I cared deeply about had an addiction, I would give lots of support. I would also encourage them to attend support groups so they won't feel alone at all, and be supported among their peers, as well as friends and family. Being around other who share the same experiences and obstacle might effect their future decisions. They can also build a close connections with others so they aren't isolating themselves from the world. The support group will be a save environment for the bad and good days. Attending supports groups might decrease the chance of them beating themselves up over mistakes. They will also learn that conflicts in relationships can be overcame. A confidence boost will also benefit from talking about issues or successes

Community psychologists have long recognized the importance of multiple levels of influences on behavior and person-environment interactions. With risky health behaviors, such as drinking, the influence of multiple settings can be operationalized in terms of where someone lives and the people with who they interact with (Karriker, Frendo, & Mericle, 2017). In a recent survey, 10% of all American adults aged 18 and older considered themselves to be in recovery from an alcohol or drug abuse problem (Karriker et al., 2017). Individuals fare best in overcoming alcohol abuse tribulations when they have others in their lives to provide social support. In the context of alcohol abuse, social support has been associated with various benefits, including

A client admits to alcohol dependency on a consistant and regular basis because the loss of job. The client exhibits hopelessness and depression. The client has explained they experiencing insomnia, and decreased energy to do anything. This explains their poor personal hygiene. As the clinician the safety of the client is of the utmost importance.

Recently Jane has been told by her physician that she has liver damage, possibly caused by drinking. Jane drinks several bottles of wine a week, but does not consider herself an alcoholic because she works, raises her children, and can manage her daily activities. Jane considers cutting back on the amount of wine she drinks each night after her children and husband begin to make comments. When she tries to stop she feels the physical symptoms of withdrawal so she determines she is not ready yet. Jane decides to seek treatment, but she only wants her family involved that will be supportive. Through counseling Jane discusses the large amount of stress she faces and how wine helps her feel better. Jane’s counselor plans that for her next visit

Behavioral group leaders are look at more like teachers who are very active in the group, educating group members on life skills that can be used daily. In addition, group leaders should know and be able to demonstrate a set of skills that the participants are trying to develop. Leaders also will need significant experience in modeling behavior and helping others learn discrete elements of behavior(SAMSHA, 2005). Other general skills, such as sensitivity to what is going on in the room and other conditions that are related to certain problems and conditions that will hinder change (Corey, 2013). In a substance abuse groups dependency is conceptualized as a learned behavior that is subject to modification through various intervention(SAMHSA,

Katherine a 48 year old women started drinking socially at the age of 18 however, her drinking increase to daily use by 21. Katherine always maintained employment and lived on her own until recently. Katherine lost her job she maintained for the last 13 years two years ago due to drinking on the job which resulted in her becoming homeless. At this time period Katherine lived with different family members subsequently, katherine’s drinking increase even more once she was unemployed. Katherine had several life threatening hospitalization due to her diabetic condition. For that reason her family members took action thus cutting all assistance off until she sought out treatment. Kathrine first went into a detox facility then into intensive