Dependent Quote by Virgil Miller Newton

“Second, the only proven technique for treatment for chemically dependent people involves use of a spiritual program of self-change.”

Virgil Miller Newton

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Second, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from…

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Careful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases shows that young people are…

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A certain group of adolescents evidence clear "druggie" behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use.

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Drug-use is a terminal disease.

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Our teenage "druggies" are habituated to drugs rather than addicted. While beer and other alcoholic beverages are preferred drugs, kids have simply not used…

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If his/her siblings and parents are not treated and he/she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up the "druggie"…

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Adolescence in my growing up period was truly "Happy Days," the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this life period.

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Our own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we are still "covert adolescent rebels." In subtle…

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If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too.

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As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill.

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