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	<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead On Developing Hope And Gratitude For More Effective Chronic Pain Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:33:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Living with chronic pain is very difficult. If a person also has a coexisting addiction, it makes it even harder. Many people who have chronic pain and addiction become very depressed and begin to feel hopeless. They have often lost their self-esteem and the support of significant others, who may be feeling burned out by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead Invites You To The Advanced Relapse Prevention Training In Sacramento May 20-24, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 02:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m very excited to invite you to join me in Sacramento California on May 20-24, 2013 for the Gorski-CENAPS® Advanced Relapse Prevention Certification Training (a total of 44 Hours).  I’m the Director of Training for the Gorski-CENAPS® Corporation and I’ve been working with Mr. Terence Gorski since 1991 when I became an Advanced Certified [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead Invites You To His Addiction-Free Pain Management® Certification Training</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare professionals as well as mental health and addiction treatment providers are on the front line to accurately assess, intervene upon and develop appropriate treatment plans for the impaired patient with a chronic pain condition. This can become more difficult when prescription drug abuse/addiction is present. For years the numbers of people experiencing chronic pain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead On The Chronic Pain Spiral</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to focus on what I call the chronic pain spiral.  I know how dangerous this can be and actually started experiencing it this weekend.  Please watch my video blow then read the remainder of this post.

People living with chronic pain can sometimes begin a downward spiral when the cascade effect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead Discusses How It Takes A Team To Treat A Person With Chronic Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I want to discusses how people living with chronic pain face obstacles most people will never be confronted with and that it takes an integrated team to help them out of the problem and into the solution of effective chronic pain management. Some conditions severely limit the level of physical functioning; living with constant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead On Taking The Mystery Out Of Relapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my video below I&#8217;m inviting you to a new training titled &#8220;Taking the Mystery our of Relapse&#8221; that I will be conducting on March 8, 2013 at our Grinstead Treatment and Training Facility.  Please watch the video below and then read the remainder of this post for more information and how to register.


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		<title>Join Dr. Grinstead For A Training On Relapse Prevention For Pain And Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 02:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to invite you to join me in a day of Relapse Prevention Training for Pain and Addiction.  
This training is for any healthcare provider who is working with people living with chronic pain and coexisting disorders who are at risk for pain flare ups or addiction relapse. It&#8217;s also for treatment professionals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead on Why People Abuse Pain Medication</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 03:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frequent questions I&#8217;m asked at my trainings or workshops is “what is the major reason people abuse their pain medication?”  In my opinion one end of the spectrum is under-treated pain, especially when we’re talking about chronic pain.  For many of the chronic pain patients I&#8217;ve worked with, either [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Grinstead Is Presenting Walking the Tightrope of Pain Management and Addiction</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[People living with chronic pain can get very frustrated when they aren’t receiving the pain relief they want and deserve.  I know because when I experience a pain flare up, I want the pain to stop—now! People in pain have come to expect instant relief through pharmaceutical advertising or TV commercials - they want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surviving the Holidays with Chronic Pain: Using A Relapse Prevention Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know this time of year can be especially challenging for people living with chronic pain as the Holidays are upon us.  It&#8217;s even more difficult when a person is in recovery from any addictive disorder including prescription medication addiction.  I just recorded a short video you can see below on this topic [...]]]></description>
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