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		<title>Behavior Is Not a Disease</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/08/25/behavior-is-not-a-disease/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychiatrists, Physicians &#38; Psychologists That Debunk Psychiatry as a Science This article has been republished in this blog with permission from The Citizens Commission on Human Rights &#160; “No behavior or misbehavior is a disease or can be a disease. That’s not what diseases are. Diseases are malfunctions of the human body, of the heart, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Addiction Counseling: The Good Kind</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/07/12/addiction-counseling-the-good-kind/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/07/12/addiction-counseling-the-good-kind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a world of difference between teaching someone how to think for themselves and telling them what they should be thinking about themselves. In drug rehab counseling this is a very significant difference that could make or break sobriety. Typically a person who seeks help from a counselor for a mental pain or discomfort [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time-Based Rehab vs. Result-Based Rehab</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/06/15/time-based-rehab-vs-result-based-rehab/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/06/15/time-based-rehab-vs-result-based-rehab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 22:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=980</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ninety-nine percent of drug rehabilitation programs are &#8220;time based.&#8221; In other words their treatment is based on how much time the drug user spends in the program, e.g. 28 days, 60 days, etc.. Very few programs emphasize results or improved abilities. Most drug rehabilitation programs don’t even expect the drug user to be fully rehabilitated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intervention &#8211; Why Families Wait &#8211; Video</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/04/11/intervention-why-families-wait-video-2/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/04/11/intervention-why-families-wait-video-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:38:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=872</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#169; 2011, Sigal Adini. All rights reserved.]]></description>
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		<title>The Real Reason Behind Drug Addiction</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/03/09/the-real-reason-behind-drug-addiction/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/03/09/the-real-reason-behind-drug-addiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=924</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blaming drugs for the drug addiction epidemic we have today will never resolve this problem. The reason that outpatient rehabs and short 30-day programs don’t work for the majority of drug addicts, and the reason that many programs tell you that “relapse is a part of recovery” is because these types of drug rehab programs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Restoration of Self-Appreciation Is a Critical Part of Drug Rehabilitation</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/01/28/restoration-of-self-appreciation-is-a-critical-part-of-drug-rehabilitation/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/01/28/restoration-of-self-appreciation-is-a-critical-part-of-drug-rehabilitation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No matter how messy and horrible the addict’s life has become, it is a rare parent that does not still believe that their addicted son or daughter is special, smart and capable.  And just about any parent would immediately and wholeheartedly agree that their son or daughter, the addict, has very low self-esteem. Self-esteem is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Addict&#8217;s Most Valuable Possession</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/01/25/the-addicts-most-valuable-possession/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2011/01/25/the-addicts-most-valuable-possession/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=743</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At some point along his life the drug addict lost his most valuable possession; that one thing he cannot live without: his self-respect. The addict&#8217;s self-respect, his ability to love and trust himself has diminished to such a degree that he is now doing things he swore to himself he would NEVER do: shooting up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Enabling? Who’s Enabling?</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/12/15/enabling-who%e2%80%99s-enabling/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/12/15/enabling-who%e2%80%99s-enabling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=628</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you want to sum up enabling, as it relates to drug addiction, that old Chinese proverb about fishing would fit perfectly; remember that one? “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” Giving away “fish” is enabling. Very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biggest Barrier to Getting a Loved One to Treatment</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/12/07/the-biggest-barrier-to-getting-a-loved-one-to-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/12/07/the-biggest-barrier-to-getting-a-loved-one-to-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=615</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest barriers a family will encounter in getting an addict to agree to go to treatment is the inability (not the lack of desire) of the family to handle the addict’s objections. Make no mistake, when you are working to get an addict to treatment, you are selling him or her sobriety; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Should Help Her Son?</title>
		<link>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/28/who-should-help-her-son/</link>
		<comments>http://sobering-thoughts.com/2010/07/28/who-should-help-her-son/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sigal  Adini</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sobering-thoughts.com/?p=519</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally, I get that call that just stops me from being able to think. My mind just gets all twisted and I am not sure what to say to this confused person on the other end of the phone line. A mother called today about her 34 year old son. He has been having problems [...]]]></description>
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