Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse – In this clip from a recent 3-day workshop at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Dr. Aaron Beck discusses how CBT can be used to treat substance use disorders. Dr. Beck explains how the generic cognitive model can be applied to specific situations, such as when a patient is faced with a craving. He also describes the process of coping with cravings via experiential CBT treatment. www.beckinstitute.org

Expired or unused prescription drug drop off events scheduled

Filed under: Substance Abuse

The Knox County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition is working with several agencies to offer unused and expired medication drop off events this week. Today, unused and expired medications can be dropped off from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Knoxville High …
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Summer freedom leads to teen drug experimentation

Filed under: Substance Abuse

A new study from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration drew on a survey of about 250000 children ages 12 to 17 and found they were far more likely to start using drugs and alcohol during the summer than during other parts of the …
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Fred Davis: Fred Davis being drug tested 2-3 times a week

Filed under: Substance Abuse

Davis' 2011 suspension was for violating the league's substance abuse policy. He's now taking regular urine tests and also speaks to a therapist each week. "I feel I know the decision I made is not something I'm going to do," Davis said. "I think you …
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