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Get the Flash Player to see this content. Many employers and major companies want to retain a valuable employee who is struggling with drug addiction, alcohol addiction, sex addiction or other dangerous addictive behaviors. These companies are willing to help the individual and often times don’t know where to start or how to help. The […]
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Florida is lousy with such pain-clinic pill mills, in part because of extremely loose oversight of the people operating them. Until June, when Governor Charlie Crist signed a new law cracking down on the operations, there was nothing to prevent felons from opening a clinic and hiring doctors to write the prescriptions. Indeed, on the […]
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Health officials do not tease out which drug is responsible for every death, and it’s not always possible. “There may be lots of drugs on board,” says Cathy Barber, director of the Injury Control Research Center at the Harvard School of Public Health. “Is it the opioid that caused the death? Or is it the […]
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It’s not easy to find a mother who would look back fondly on the time her son had cancer. But Penny (not her real name) does. Penny lives in Boston, and her son got sick when he was just 13. He struggled with the disease for several years — through the battery of tests and […]
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There’s a party going on and the entire country is invited. The problem is, it’s an opioid party—and too many Americans have been accepting the invitation. As I reported a few weeks ago, the development of new forms of highly addictive painkillers like Oxycodone, Oxycontin and hydrocodone has led to a 10-fold increase in prescriptions […]
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The Intervention Experts Qualifications BRI: Board Registered Interventionist 1. The professional has to be in the field of addiction for at least 5 years 2. Successfully complete a minimum of 14 hours of training/education specific to addictions other than to alcohol and drugs, i.e., gambling, food, sex, etc. 3. Have six years of work experience […]
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The Intervention Experts Qualifications ICADC: International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor This certification requires 300 intern hours in a clinical setting. Darlis completed this at Hanley Hazelden in South Florida. The recipient is allowed to work in 39 states and 11 countries.
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The Intervention Experts Qualifications SAP: Substance Abuse Professional This is a federal certification that allows the recipient the opportunity to evaluate all DOT employees including airline pilots. If there is a substance abuse problem, Darlis is qualified to conduct an evaluation and make recommendations and follow the client for one year.
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The Intervention Experts’ Team Approach When it comes to intervention for your loved one who is addicted to drugs, alcohol, sex or some other substance or behavioral problem, having two professional intervention experts is better than one. With two highly trained, educated, dedicated, experienced and successful interventionists working with your loved one, friend, family member […]
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Common Questions, Problems & Arguments by Those Seeking Intervention What if my child has a “roxy” (Roxicodone) problem? What if my daughter has been abused? My son is acting out with pornography, prostitutes and / or drugs. My spouse is a closet drinker. If my husband is a professional athlete, CEO or celebrity and no […]