A new study finds that educating doctors about potentially inappropriate medications for seniors may be more effective than targeting patients with similar information. The effort among Italian doctors resulted in a significant decline in the prescription of such drugs in a three-year period. The drop in potentially inappropriate medications for those aged 65 and older [...]
Most drivers don’t think twice about getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Even those with a higher risk of collision treat the activity as a normal part of everyday life. For those with a tendency to consume alcohol, however, taking a second thought before getting behind the wheel can save a life. When [...]
A loved one needs alcohol or drug rehab, but where do you turn for help? You’ve nagged, pleaded, and threatened. Perhaps you’ve broken down and enabled them just to make them promise to seek help – only to see that promise broken time and time again. The struggle with substance abuse can be all-consuming and [...]
Intervention, whereby family and friends confront an alcoholic or drug addict in order to get them to treatment, is an emotionally draining and confrontational undertaking that is not always successful. Even if a competent interventionist has been hired and an appropriate treatment center has been identified, not all interventions will result in admission to a [...]
When one family member is addicted, everyone in the family knows what’s going on, but nobody wants to address it. While this may not be the case to begin with, as the addiction progresses, there’s no hiding the damage from the consequences that pile up. More than likely, others outside the family are aware there’s [...]
Earl Hightower has conducted over 1,000 interventions since he started in this field in the early 1980s. To learn more about Hightower Intervention visit www.hightowerintervention.com Question: What is case management in the intervention process and why do some families benefit from full case management? Earl: Case management is a pretty broad term that covers a [...]