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	<title>Addiction Treatment and Recovery</title>
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		<title>Dr. Johanna O&#8217;Flaherty Addresses Binge Drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johanna O&#8217;Flaherty, Ph.D., Vice President of Treatment Services, recently appeared on the Coachella Valley CBS affiliate to address the topic of binge drinking.




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<li><a href='http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/addiction/alcohol-abuse-versus-alcohol-dependence.php' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Alcohol Abuse versus Alcohol Dependence'>Alcohol Abuse versus Alcohol Dependence</a></li>
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		<title>Choose your Attitude by Choosing Gratitude</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Burgdorf</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The theme of gratitude is familiar to those of us in 12-Step recovery programs.  I imagine that all of us – at one time or another – have heard from a tough sponsor, “It’s time for you to write out a gratitude list.” The symptoms for which this is the treatment are: self-pity, whining, grousing, [...]


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		<title>Alcohol Abuse versus Alcohol Dependence</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 18:11:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Q: What is the difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence?
A: Alcohol abuse is described as any &#8220;harmful use&#8221; of alcohol. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV describes alcohol abusers as those who drink despite recurrent social, interpersonal, and legal problems as a result of alcohol use. Harmful use implies alcohol use [...]


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		<title>Betty Ford Center Teams with Southworth Associates to Provide Monitoring Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[             An organized monitoring program is now offered to all patients who complete at least 90 days of treatment at the Betty Ford Center. 
            The new service is contracted through Southworth Associates, an organization with over 15 years of experience in this field.  It is designed as an extension of residential treatment and is intended to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/recovery/90-day-treatment-program-launched-at-betty-ford-center.php' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 90-Day Treatment Program Launched At Betty Ford Center'>90-Day Treatment Program Launched At Betty Ford Center</a></li>
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		<title>$400,000 Grant Received for Science-Based Evaluation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Boop</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 21st, the Foundation was notified that the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation had awarded Betty Ford Institute a grant of $400,000 to evaluate the effectiveness of the Betty Ford Children’s Program. Working with the independent research organization, Treatment Research Institute (TRI) located in Pennsylvania, the goal of the project is to understand whether, to what [...]


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		<title>Women: Overcoming Barriers to Treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Traditionally, treatment for alcoholism and other drug addiction was all about – and for – men. Almost all the research conducted on addictive disease was based on male patients. The famous Jellinek Chart describing the progression of alcoholism was based solely on its effects on men.
And then along came Betty Ford &#8212; and the entire [...]


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		<title>Young Adult Men Receive Specialized Treatment at Betty Ford Center</title>
		<link>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/treatment/young-adult-men-receive-specialized-treatment-at-betty-ford-center.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/treatment/young-adult-men-receive-specialized-treatment-at-betty-ford-center.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its formal name is the Young Adult Track. In Betty Ford Center-speak it&#8217;s referred to by its acronym, &#8220;YAT.&#8221;
Whatever it&#8217;s called, why does California&#8217;s licensed addiction hospital offer specialized treatment for young men, ages 18 to 25?
According to Lead Counselor Patrick Smith, there are three reasons.
&#8220;First,&#8221; he says, &#8220;these young men inevitably are not your [...]


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		<title>19 Most Frequently Asked Addiction Treatment Questions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet Dr. West
1.  Is there a cure for alcoholism?
2.  Can some alcoholics and drug addicts control their disease by sheer will power?
3.  Can I get a person to stop drinking who refuses to get help?
4.  Can you shame an alcoholic into sobriety?
5.  Is the alcoholic only hurting themselves or is the impact greater than that?
6. [...]


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		<title>12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/recovery/12-steps-of-alcoholics-anonymous.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/recovery/12-steps-of-alcoholics-anonymous.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to [...]


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		<title>Who&#8217;s There? Alcoholics Are Missing &#8220;Face Values&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/methods-techniques/whos-there-alcoholics-are-missing-face-values.php</link>
		<comments>http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/recovery/methods-techniques/whos-there-alcoholics-are-missing-face-values.php#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Betty Ford Center</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting along with other people is a critical ingredient for a full and happy life. Yet building and maintaining healthy relationships requires the ability to correctly read and express emotional facial expressions (EFE), an ability that alcohol-dependent individuals tend to lack. It has been observed that alcoholic subjects overestimate the intensity of EFE, misinterpret EFE, [...]


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