Most Therapists Still Require Abstinence for Clients With Substance Dependence

Most therapists still require abstinence for clients with substance dependence

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In the earlier survey published in 1994, about 25 percent of the responding administrators of substance abuse treatment agencies found moderate drinking acceptable for some of their clients. … Substance dependent people have many of the same problems …
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Drug abuse rises among women

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According to statistics issued by the National Committee for Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, around 35 cases of drug abuse by women were registered in 2011 as compared to only 25 in the year 2010. Seven drug abuse cases among women were registered …
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Drugs addict sons, make widows in Punjab

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Public health worker Mandeep Sandhu said it would pay well to remember that concerns over the statistics for drug abuse have been behind recent innumerable police raids and the state's decision to set up addiction centers at each of its eight central …
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