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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Relapse Prevention Therapy Workbook Release Date March 11, 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am very excited to announce that the newly revised Relapse Prevention Therapy (RPT) Workbook is coming out next week.  The RPT Workbook is designed for people in recovery from alcohol or other drug addiction who have a history of relapse, or are currently afraid they might relapse. There continues to be confusion and misunderstanding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-Term Opiate Problems in Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/long-term-opiate-problems-in-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to researched published in Pain Physician Journal (2006), 90 percent of people in the US receiving treatment for pain management are prescribed opiate medication.  Of that number 9 percent to 41 percent had opiate abuse/addiction problems. Unfotunately, this is not the only problem with prolonged use of opiates.
Neuroplasticity (variously referred to as brain plasticity or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Living with Chronic Pain and Anxiety Disorders</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/living-with-chronic-pain-and-anxiety-disorders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:20:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Anxiety Disorder Association of America (ADAA), chronic pain disorders are highly prevalent in people with anxiety disorders. The following are among the most common the ADAA reports that are briefly described below:
Arthritis — Arthritis is a wide-ranging term that describes a group of more than 100 medical conditions that affect the musculoskeletal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Rising Cost of Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/the-rising-cost-of-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Ohio State University Medical Center chronic pain has been said to be the most costly health problem in US. Increased medical expenses, lost income, lost productivity, compensation payments, and legal charges are some of the negative economic consequences of chronic pain. Consider the following:
Low back pain is one of the most significant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SouthCoast Recovery Begins the Gorski-CENAPS® Relapse Prevention Center of Excellence Process</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/southcoast-recovery-begins-the-gorski-cenaps%c2%ae-relapse-prevention-center-of-excellence-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Clinical Director of Training and Consultation for the Gorski-CENAPS® Corporation I am very excited to announce that SouthCoast Recovery is taking the first step towards the Gorski-CEANPS® Relapse Prevention Center of Excellence (COE).  This week I will be conducting the first staff training for the staff at SouthCoast in Dana Point California. On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Latest Chronic Pain Management News and Research</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/our-latest-chronic-pain-management-news-research/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My goal is to update our News &#38; Research Page monthly to provide a synopsis of news stories and research or publications that are related to chronic pain management and prescription drug addiction treatment.  Below is a brief introduction of this months three posts.
Risks and Benefits of Acetaminophen: To begin I want to reiterate my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking at Pseudoaddiction in Chronic Pain Management</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/looking-at-pseudoaddiction-in-chronic-pain-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:34:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term pseudoaddiction is fairly new to the addiction treatment field but has been used in chronic pain management for quite some time now. What is important to remember is that even though pseudoaddiction looks like addiction, it is actually caused by an undertreated or mistreated chronic pain condition. However, my treatment plan for pseudoaddiction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do you Want to Avoid Suffering in Chronic Pain Management?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:23:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I work with people undergoing chronic pain management one of the early questions I ask is what is your goal in working with me?  Over the years I’ve had many people say they wanted to be pain-free.  This is not a realistic expectation for many chronic pain management conditions, however; and I have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Subutex and Suboxone as Transitional Interventions</title>
		<link>http://www.addiction-free.com/blog/subutex-and-suboxone-as-transitional-interventions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subutex and Suboxone are the brand names that buprenorphine is being marketed as for the treatment of opiate dependence. Both medications contain the active ingredient Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, which works to reduce the symptoms of opiate dependence. Subutex contains only Buprenorphine Hydrochloride which was developed as the initial product.
The second medication, Suboxone contains an additional ingredient [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Important Questions in Chronic Pain Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question One: Are We Managing Pain or Fueling Addiction?
This first question of managing pain or fueling addiction concerns what can happen when people are over-medicated or put on a medication that can be a problem for them.  One of my former patients, Jason, is a perfect example of what happens when addiction issues are not [...]]]></description>
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