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▪ Encourage the client to focus on strengths if the client is losing control.

▪ Encourage the client to participate in group therapy and support groups.

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Therapies for Clients with Substance Misuse and
for Their Families

▪ Behavior therapy (including cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT]), aversion
conditioning with medication
▪ Hospitalization
▪ Psychotherapy (individual, group, family)
▪ 12-Step support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous; Narcotics Anonymous;
Pills Anonymous; Al-Anon, Al-a-Teen, or Narc-Anon (for family members and
friends of alcoholics or addicts); and Adult Children of Alcoholics
▪ Transitional living programs (halfway houses)

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Intoxication: Central Nervous System Depressants

▪ Drowsiness
▪ Hypotension

▪ Impairment of memory, attention, judgment, and social or occupational
functioning
▪ Incoordination and unsteady gait

▪ Irritability
▪ Slurred speech
▪ Impotence

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Intoxication: Central Nervous System Stimulants

▪ Dilated pupils
▪ Euphoria
▪ Hypertension
▪ Impairment of judgment and social or occupational functioning
▪ Insomnia
▪ Nausea and vomiting

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