Recovery From Addiction Los Angeles California

Addictions to substance, such as drugs, alcohol, or food have received a great deal of media coverage. However behavioral addictions are as serious but less understood. Addiction Specialist Chris Suchanek talks about the similarities in recovering form addiction:

Behaviors addictions are classified by the American Psychological Associationas an impulse control disorder, which are generally classified as an inability to resist acting on certain potentially harmful impulses (1). The National Institute of Health's National Institute for Drug Abuse suggested that because there appears to be similar pattern of reward and cognition involved in behavior addictions the use of substance abused interventions might be appropriate(2). Recent research from Canada has found that borrowing substance abuse interventions in treating behavioral addictions are not only appropriate, but are actually highly effective; specifically using a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with certain modifications to the cognitive and behavioral distortions associated with gambling approach is effective in treating gambling addiction (3).

Whether your loved on is dealing with a substance abuse addiction or a behavior addiction, helping recovering from addiction is out there. Navigation thought any kind of addiction is possible with the appropriate support. The important step is to begin.

1. American Psychological Association (2000) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV - text revision. Washington DC

2. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Principles of drug addiction treatement: A research based guideline. Rockville MDJ: NIH publication, 1999

3. Taraves, H., Zilberman, M., & El-Guebaly, N. (2006) Are there cognitive and behavioral approached specific to the treatement of pathological gamnling? Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 48 22-27.

Client References

"I don't think anyone believes that there is a time when they will need the services of an interventionist. You're confused as to who to turn to for help when the person you love is in trouble. The moment you meet Chris there is a subtle process that begins. He asks important questions, listens intently and quickly gets a grasp of your unique situation. He meets the family and friends involved in the intervention and gets them to focus on the task at hand and help put aside any unresolved feelings of anger or uncertainty..."

The Mission

Intervention Systems believes that chemical dependency is a disease as defined by The American Medical Association.

Therefore, we believe that like any disease, the diseases of drug addiction and alcoholism are treatable. Early detection is the key to successful treatment of any illness. Intervention Systems is committed to doing everything within its power to find and translate useful information and resources into both preventative and corrective solutions. Our goal is to reduce the incidence of the disease of alcoholism, drug addiction, and related problems.

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Intevention Systems
P.O. Box 1145
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
Tel: (626) 393-8828
Fax: (626) 270-4441