Traumatic Brain Injury, Addiction and Mild Hyperbaric Treatment

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Traumatic Brain Injury, Addiction and Mild Hyperbaric Treatment

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Oct.19, 2010, under Home

The CDC estimated that 5.3 million Americans live with disabilities due to brain injury and that 67% of people in rehabilitation for brain injury have a previous history of substance abuse (Thurman, 1998). 50% of these people will return to using alcohol and drugs after the injury (Corrigan, 1995).120% of persons with brain injuries who did not use alcohol or drugs prior to the injury, were vulnerable to alcohol and drug use after the injury (Corrigan, 1995). 1 Each year in America, 1,000,000 people are seen by doctors due to a blow to the head. Of those people, 50,000 to 100,000 will have prolonged problems that will affect their ability to work and/or their daily lives. 1

Brain injury can impair attention, reasoning and perception; can cause an inability to analyze and synthesize information, impaired social judgment, reduced inhibition, and poor comprehension. (Ylvisaker and Szekeres in Chapey, 1994 retrieved from http://www.csuchico.edu)

1Kipnis, S., Foster, M., Killar, R, Lincourt, P., Sutter, C., and Oswald, S. “THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY CONNECTION” retrieved from www.oasas.state.ny.us/admed/documents/TBIworkbook.ppt on 8/4/2010 TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury – is sudden physical damage to the brain from an external force that temporarily or permanently disrupts normal brain function. Brain characteristics and functions that can be affected include consciousness, speech and language, memory, mobility, personality and others.

TBI is commonly caused by Car Accidents and Sports-related Injuries. Personality and Behavioral Changes associated with TBI include reduced or diminished social skills, emotional control and mood swings, inappropriate behavior, reduced self-esteem, depression, anxiety, frustration, stress, reduced self awareness (often misunderstood as denial), self-centeredness, anger management and coping skill problems, decreased motivation and irritability or agitation.

TBI and addiction seem to go hand-in-hand according to the statistics. And there are Holistic solutions to TBI. mild Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment (HBOT) can support brain tissue repair and reduce the experience of symptoms during the healing process.

Not too long ago, doctors and scientists thought that once damaged, tissue in the brain could not heal. Recently doctors using Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) have demonstrated that not only can brain tissue heal, even brain tissue with old injuries can be restored to functioning.

HBOT is a method of administering increased levels of oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure to a patient in order to help heal tissue damage. HBOT appears to be effective at restoring cell function to tissue everywhere in the body — including the brain. By providing increased oxygen levels in a pressurized chamber we are able to deliver higher concentrations of oxygen than the brain normally receives through breathing. Some of the effects this has are to promote the growth of new blood vessels, to decrease swelling and inflammation, to deactivate and promote the release of toxins — and to promote overall healing. Advantages of HBOT include that it is cost-effective, noninvasive, and safe and works well with other treatments.

I came to G & G Holistic after multiple treatment episodes at other treatment centers. I had a history of methamphetamine abuse, hepatitis C and was diagnosed as a bi-polar. At intake I remember that I actually the therapist that this was probably my last chance. At that time, I was unemployed and unemployable, had no real friends and no place to live.

I was one of the first people to use the Hyperbaric therapy regularly. I have a standing appointment pretty much everyday. My ability to think and make decisions has improved beyond what I ever imagined. When I came to treatment, I was diagnosed as having bi-polar disorder as well. The use of the hyperbaric chamber and the nutraceuticals that I take as part of the hyperbaric therapy has helped to moderate my bi-polar. I still take medications for bi-polar. I probably always will. But now that I have been using the hyperbarics, I think they can actually work better.
I know that I am working better.

Additional information retrieved from http://www.allabouttbi.com/.

Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment

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Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Jun.01, 2010, under Home

Relapse Prevention and Relapse Treatment: Challenges Program is a state licensed and JCAHO accredited private addictions and mental health treatment center located in the greater Fort Lauderdale, Florida area. Challenges Program specializes in the treatment of adults for issues relating to chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, multi occurring disorders as well as individuals with a history of chronic relapse.

Challenges Program Relapse Treatment and Prevention Specialists Challenges’ focused and highly specialized dedication to relapse treatment and relapse prevention, is uniquely distinguished from other types of treatment facilities. Whether it’s addictions, drug abuse and chemical dependency, or dual-diagnosed disorders,Challenges is the preferred facility for the treatment of relapse.

Challenges is the first facility in this country to provide intensive treatment of relapse as a specialty, and we feature the first and only treatment center which has been awarded national certification as a “Center of Excellence”:in relapse treatment and prevention by the renowned and leading international expert in the treatment of relapse, Terence Gorski. (Gorski-CENAPS).

The Challenges Program model of relapse prevention treatment represents a new and unique direction in relapse care. We incorporate the latest, cutting edge technology together with traditional treatment, twelve-step oriented treatment, and alternative treatment therapies for those challenged by alcoholism and drug abuse, chemical dependency, as well as co-existing, co-occurring and dual diagnosed disorders.

The exceptional treatment at Challenges is highly individualized and holistic in nature, offering the individual a significant chance of success. Call Here for more information 877-799-8773

Terry Gorski Brought To You By Challenges-Program

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Terry Gorski Brought To You By Challenges-Program

by Holistic Lifestyles Radio on Jun.18, 2010, under Home

Every Monday & Thursday Night Our 10 PM EDT Show On Holistic Lifestyles Radio- We Want To Thank Our Sponsor Challenges Program For Their Support of the Relapse Prevention Hour with Terry Gorski.

Challenges’ program is specifically focused on relapse prevention. Challenges is the first facility in the country to receive special national certification as a Relapse Prevention “Center of Excellence” by the leading international expert in this field, Terence Gorski.

It is our belief, and the foundational component of our treatment program, that relapse prevention must provide and incorporate new strategies for the client, in the future, to be able to effectively deal with the entire potential multitude of symptoms, disorders, addictions and behaviors that in the past have combined to wreck havoc in the client’s life.

Introduction to Relapse Prevention We define Relapse Prevention as a strategy to train alcohol and other drug abusers to cope more effectively and to overcome the stressors or triggers in their environments related to alcoholism and drug addiction that may cause relapse to build into chemical dependency.

Drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases that, when left untreated or poorly treated, are typified by chronic relapse. The prevention of relapse is a critical part of any effective treatment for drug and alcohol abuse. Understanding Relapse In order to understand the fundamentals behind Relapse Prevention , one must first understand relapse itself. In the medical community, a relapse is a regression after a period of partial recovery from an illness. In addiction treatment (or drug treatment) Relapse may easily be defined as returning to a specific behavior after a period of abstinence (stopping) from that particular behavior, that is, drug abuse. A relapse does not just happen by itself.

There are outside influences and contributing factors, and one can find evidence and warning signs that an individual might be in danger of returning to the destructive patterns of substance abuse. There is one accepted fact about relapse: Relapse does not come on suddenly and without warning, it is a process over time. Call 877-799-8773

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1. Not sleeping through the night, which guarantees a stress-full day.
2. Taking medication to get to sleep – where a high percentage of people get addicted to the medication or have unpleasant side effects such as - being drowsy or tired all day.

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As an addiction counselor, one of the major challenges my new clients face is getting back into a normal sleeping pattern. One of my clients had a ten-year addiction to a drug her doctor prescribed to help her sleep. She was stressed out about staying awake all night. I gave her the Sound Pillow along with Prescription Audio’s – Nocturne - a sixty-minute symphony of sound and music that gently guides the brain to the deepest levels of relaxation. The next day she literally ran up to me when I arrived at work and told me that - for the first time in ten years - she not only had a sound nights sleep - without taking her sleep medication, but she also had a dream - the first time in many years.

I have worked with many alcoholics and addicts who were prescribed sleep medication upon being admitted for treatment, but came off the medication by using the Sound Pillow along with the Nocturne CD.

I believe every treatment center in the county would be doing their clients a great service if they provided the www.SoundPillow.com, along with the sound and music therapy programs offered by www.PrescriptionAudio.com

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We Will Be Talking About Regulating The Addiction Treatment Industries.

Sunday Night 9pm EST To Midnight on the Holistic Lifestyles Radio Show Talking About The Addiction Recovery Search For Help. The Places That Will Help You Even When Your Homeless Under The Bridge And The Places That Are All About The Money. Our Guests Are Drug And Alcohol psychologist Brian Schaflin, LCSW Along With The First Step Sober House Of Pompano Beach. We Will Be Talking About Regulating The Addiction Treatment Industries And If Intake Counselors Should Have To Be Licensed Professionals To Talk With Potential Patents And Their Family and the truth about success rates they claim. Listen Live At This Link http://www.blogtalkradio.com/holistichealthtalk/2010/01/18/addiction-recovery-search-and-holistic-drug-rehab-center-treatment-on-holistic-lifestyles-radio-show