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Like excessive. We're talking like multiple bottles of southern comfort a day. The parent hasn't been to work because of this. And in and out of rehab for it?

Like, let's say that there are arguments going on in the home without physical abuse.

You bet especially if it jeopardizes the child's welfare

2009-03-08 09:35:15 by x3xx

Drug Rehab Treatment Center www.holisticdrugrehab.org offers intensive drug and alcohol treatment program for addicted men struggling with ...

i've been working in alcohol services for 10 years as a team leader with a charity

1. You'll have to look for your own jobs - you won't get any offers through here.

2. You could make direct contact with organisations:
a) Charities e.g. Clouds (now part of Action on Addiction)
http://www.clouds.org.uk/default.asp?categoryID=7
b) PCTs e.g. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
http://www.awp.nhs.uk/templates/Page____715.aspx
c) Social Services e.g. Wiltshire County Council
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community-safety-anti-social-behaviour-and-drugs-team

3. Many will only recruit permanent staff through advertising, though. So that means:
a) The Guardian
http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/
b) Local Government Chronicle
http://www.lgcjobs.com/lgc/job/Search.do
c) Opportunities
http://www.opportunities.co.uk/
etc.

4. There are some specialist recruitment agencies too, that you might try. They include ....
a) Prospect Us
http://www.prospect-us.co.uk/inside/
b) Charity Careers
http://www.charitycareers.co.uk/main/main.php
c) CF Appointments
http://www.cfappointments.com/
etc.

5. Also there are various websites ...
a) Charity Job
http://www.charityjob.co.uk/
b) Third Sector Jobs
http://jobs.thirdsector.co.uk/
c) Voluntary Sector Jobs
http://www.voluntarysectorjobs.co.uk/
etc.

2007-06-21 14:25:56 by lovell

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the client/addict is 65 years of age and sqaundered $500,000 of his pension and now owes the IRS 170,000. He has services thru HASA which I have now requested Adult Protection Services to conduct an assessment to continue his social services. There has been financial exploitation by his attorney/lover. I would like to have a rehab option in place..He is unwilling to voluntarily be admitted into rehab

Unfortunately, if he isn't willing to go to rehab, there isn't anything you can do unless the courts and/or ADS legally order him into treatment.

2007-03-12 15:59:44 by bcultral

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Addiction is endemic in American families. A USA TODAY/HBO nationwide poll of adults April 27-May 31 found that one in five said they had an immediate relative who at some point had been addicted to alcohol or drugs. That translates into roughly 40 million American adults with a spouse, parent, sibling or child battling addiction. And that doesn't count the millions of children living with an addicted parent.


Many Americans might find these numbers shocking. But H. Westley Clark, who directs the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, says he's not surprised that 20% of poll respondents said they have an immediate relative who has been addicted to alcohol or drugs.

Is it this bad and do the results/figures honestly underscore the problem of addiction ?

Were you/are you affected in some way by a spouse or close relative, by alcohol/drug addiction ?

Yes my family has been seperated for 6 months now because of alcohol and the things that come with it. lying, cheating, spending outrageous amounts of money.. Not going to work. staying ouy late.. all due to an addiction that wasnt his wife and children. Now hes recovering trying to make it right.. I DONT KNOW HOW TO REGAIN WHAT WE HAD. WE HAVE 19 YEARS TOGETHER AND I REALLY DONT WANNA LET IT ALL GO FOR GOOD..

2006-07-27 01:45:43 by marnefirstinfantry

Ever since I was in high school I have been a party girl. I drank, smoked, and did drugs. I was the girl with all the party favors, and always knew where the party was and could hook people up with booze when we weren't old enough to buy it.
After high school I got a good job and quit the drugs and smoking. I cut down a lot on drinking but never completely stopped. When I was 24, I got arrested for a DUI and had to take a M.A.D.D. and AA class. When I went to these I swore I would never drink again. That lasted about 2 months.
The thing is, even with the good job I have in the medical field, EVERY ONE in my life drinks. All my co-workers, all my college classmates, all my friends, all my family....I drink atleast 3-4 times a week. And when I say "drink" I mean get PLASTERED! And then I start smoking too. (I really don't smoke when I'm sober)
It's no big deal any more for me to go to work hung over. It actually keeps me in a better mood.
I don't really drink alone. Most of my drinking is going out to bars. I'm actually good about not drinking and driving though, so that's not a big issue (we have a free cab service for drunk people lol)
I am just to the point that I can't go out with guys and be comfortable unless I'm drunk. I don't even know who I am anymore.
But it hasn't affected my career or school or anything like that. It's just affected my health, my confidence and my budget!
My biological father,who I never knew because he was in prison my whole life, died about 4 years ago of cirrhosis of the liver. You would think this would be a red flag for me. Nope.
So anyways. I was thinking maybe there are some people out here that we could form some kind of online chatting system or some kind of support group...Or can someone recommend anything for me?
I already tried church several different times and I can't keep that up either. Please help!

You sound just like me. I got my first DUI at 27 and went through all the steps. I swore I would never drink again, but jeez, everyone I was around drank. And I wasn't an alcoholic because I didn't lose my job or drink alone or any of the stereotypical things and alcoholic supposedly does. I, unlike you, ended up getting a second DUI (my city doesn't have a free cab service for drunks). I on the last month of probabtion for my 1st DWI and although I did not hurt anyone, I was on probabtion. I had to attened out-patient treatment (among other things) where I learned that just because I ahdn't lost my job and everyone else was doing it, I was losing something more important: my self worth, my money every time I had a bar tab, respect for all the ignorant things I did while drinking etc.

I went to the library and cheked out a book called "Sober for Good" and read it cover to cover. It sits on my bookshelf and I read it constantly. It discuss the many ways to get sober in addition to AA. (SInce some people aren't comfortable with AA I am recommending this to you). It gives you many options in addition to AA. Of course there is AA. You can also go to Yahoo Groups and find several AA groups. As well as the AA website that will list all the cyber AA groups that have cyber meetings every day and open chat rooms if you need them.

Please email me if you need any other info or to talk.

I hope this helped. I did all of this 6 years ago and I feel totally in control of my lief no matter what I am dealing with.

2009-04-11 09:39:32 by brunettebabe