5.1 Overview of Treatment and Twelve Step Issues

Question 1

What are the overall goal of substance use disorder treatment?

Answer 1

1. Treat resulting to responsible use or abstinence
2. For severe addiction she go abstinence from all as prescribed by a doctor
3. Improved interpersonal and intrapersonal abilities

Question 2

What are the common issues during treatment?

Answer 2

a. Family of choice.
b. Family of origin.
c. Childcare.
d. Occupational
e. Spirituality.
f. Cross addiction/dependence
g. Co-occurring disorders
h. Financial

I. cross tolerance

j. Relapse and the process of recovery
k. 12 step issues
l. Legal problems
m. Sexuality
n. Defense mechanism
o. Emotionality
p. Grief and loss
q. Special populations
r. Victimization and perpetration
s. Crisis intervention

Question 3

What are the major themes associated with the 12 steps?

Answer 3

(1) AA
(2) AL-ANON
(3) NA
(4) Co-DA
(5) ACoA
(6) OA
(7) GA