Focus on Healing the Trauma
Focus on Healing the Trauma A new study released by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) continues to confirm what we at Cliffside Malibu already know — addicts use drugs to cope with trauma or other unbearable situations. Help heal the trauma and the addict can recover. “The findings of this research have important and wide-ranging […]
Men and Boys with Eating Disorders Increasingly Common
Men and Boys with Eating Disorders Increasingly Common It is estimated that about 8 million people in the United States struggle with eating disorders and 10 percent of them are male. This may be an under-count of men, since so many men are too ashamed to seek help for their eating disorders, which is perceived […]
Two-Thirds of Students Use Fake IDs
Two-Thirds of Students Use Fake IDs Out of all the students who consumed alcohol prior to starting college, two-thirds of them used fake ids to obtain the alcohol. If they have fake IDs, they tend to use it about 25% of the time until they turn age 21. A study published online in October and […]
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted
Lawyers and Substance Abuse: Dealing with Clients Who are Addicted It’s important for lawyers to determine if a client is a person with substance use disorder, a substance abuser or an average person who used poor judgment. It’s hard to know, especially because the average lawyer is not an expert on addiction. There is no […]