tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154923121857389373.post762753275425381224..comments2023-07-07T05:11:26.707-05:00Comments on Substance Matters: Patients do not have access to modern treatmentMark Willenbring, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10556707753571367243noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154923121857389373.post-75915930520018513532010-05-01T13:31:40.498-05:002010-05-01T13:31:40.498-05:00This is the most intelligent thing I have heard in...This is the most intelligent thing I have heard in a long time. It only makes sense. I personally do not believe that addiction is a disease. However, if I did, and I was told that I had a disease like cancer and diabetes which drug counselors tell you all the time, then why would I want treatment from a drug counselor who has limited skills and generally has had a problem with substances and only understands one approach to dealing with it? Why would I only want a sponsor, who is in many cases worse off then I am? Dr. Willenbring makes an excellent point when he suggests that we would not treat people with garlic and prayers for other ailments. Obviously like most things that don't make sense there are political and financial advantages that have been in place for decades which has maintained the system as it is. But, like Dr. Willenbring ends his comments, "Why are we allowing this to happen?"Nancy Masonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154923121857389373.post-82686931577227469802010-03-06T22:12:19.620-06:002010-03-06T22:12:19.620-06:00Yes, I completely concur with regard to addiction ...Yes, I completely concur with regard to addiction treatment. As it is, a year and a half of school here in Seattle will get you as Associate's Degree and will let you be a CDP. The education is basic, glosses over much of science, and many of the texts are written toward a 101 level of understanding. How is it that the primary text for the Law and Ethics class is published by Hazelden? It's so circular, and so addiction treatment is stuck in limbo.<br /><br />Yet, a CDP will tell you: "It's a disease. And I, somehow, with minimal training, and only rudimentary knowledge, know how to treat it."The Captainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281296376382007857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6154923121857389373.post-9701407502395792010-02-24T11:26:04.027-06:002010-02-24T11:26:04.027-06:00I read about this drug as a treatment and am curio...I read about this drug as a treatment and am curious what you think about it.<br /><br />http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1110-pill_to_fight_alcoholism.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com