A Career Helping Others Overcoming Addiction Anti-Drug Video

[DreamsofMajesty]

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[strangerb0y]

thanx....i'll use this vid in our safety talk presentation this week...

[rosaryfilms]

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[TheAmandajoyce83]

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[RUInternational]

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[AntiDrugGirl]

Thats what I want to do :) I'm studying criminology and social work to go into drug prevention or addiction therapy. They are right, it's not the richest path, but very noble and rewarding.

[Need2BSmaller]

WOW ChoofMonster for a teachers aid you are very uneducated when it comes to addiction. Absolutly millions upon millions of people have been able to gain control of their lives through the 12 step programs that are out there.

Addiction Education today is much more then applying the 12 step programs. I don't know where you studied these supposed classes but I can tell you as a current student at Mc Master University's school for addiction care that you don't have a clue.

[sans15]

I have helped those that had been addicted, some have passed on. What was gained was a beer bottle towards my head and many death threats... I have learned that most addicts do not realize even what addiction is, and label it as a treatable disease?

[HikaruYamamoto]

Addicted to what? Addiction can be such a broad term. They don't mention what kind of addiction. You know i'm addicted to a drug called caffeine. Its in my coffee and my soda. Does that mean i need help? I'm also addicted to sugar, i just can't quit. :( Where can i find the help i need! Call a doctor!

[ChoofMonster]

Yeah, sales of Coca Cola skyrocketed when they replaced the old, mild stimulant (cocaine), with more potent and addictive drugs (caffeine and glucose).

Addiction has a far narrower medical definition than it does either socially or legally. What passes for 'addiction' (eg to gambling or marijuana) are too often compulsions, not addictions.

I reiterate: Addiction is NOT a disease; it is treatable physical illness of short duration.

[AtomskBeta]

Wow that's one epic post ChoofMonster!

[ChoofMonster]

It's just one of those things that I rally against - cults posing as cures. They go against the medical model of treatment, and even proven psychological methods of abstention or harm reduction (CBT/RET).

Friends have asked me to attend such meetings with them in attempts to proselytize me into AA or GA (I never had a drinking problem, and I stopped gambling ages ago).

[ChoofMonster]

I have applied for several courses in addiction treatment and management; they all rely on the outmoded and unworkable 12-step program.

While it is indeed true that addiction does not discriminate, according to the video, "Addiction is a chronic DISEASE"; this is a ruse designed to keep people in "recovery" long after the initial issue has been resolved.

[ChoofMonster]

Also, as they mention, the pay is poor - about the same as I get for being a teacher's aide; the reward is more the knowledge that I have helped these children learn new concepts than the salary itself.

Drug addicts tend to know what they are doing, even if they can't stop; rehab is often an excuse for them to keep using. Doctors are currently their best option for treatment.