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Substance Abuse
DUI ? Prime for Life
Intensive Outpatient
Domestic Violence
What Is Abuse?
Anyone can suffer from addictive disorders. Substance abuse and addictive problems affect individuals of every race, age, sex, ethnic origin, social class, income level, educational or occupational level. Addictive disorders and substance abuse are major health and psycho-social problems in today's society. Alcohol and substance abuse disorders bring people into the health
care system by causing or contributing to a variety of major health care problems. Some of these problems include pancreatitis, cirrhosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal problems, psychiatric illness, trauma and fetal damage.
According to statistics from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, between 13 million and 16 million people need treatment for alcoholism and or drug abuse annually, but only 3 million receive care.
ACES substance abuse program is based on the patient placement criteria of the American Society of Addictive Medicine. This criterion is designed to evaluate and place the client in the most appropriate and effective level of treatment for that individual.
Our treatment modality is primarily based on the Motivational Enhancement Therapy model, with a focus on abstinent behavior. Random urinalysis is included. We also offer an ongoing aftercare program for those clients who need extra support.
Individual and group activities guide clients in understanding how they can avoid having future alcohol/drug problems by committing to their phase adjusted guidelines, and work to motivate participants to seek help through AA/NA, and/or other support services, and/or alcohol/drug treatment.
These classes make the offender aware of the ramifications of alcohol and other drug use and teach them to take responsibility for their actions.
The ACES DUI ? Prime for Life program establishes a personal perception of risk (it could happen to me?my choices determine whether or not it happens). Participants learn about risks that they can control and risks that they cannot control. This program presents a new way of thinking about, and preventing alcohol and drug problems. It explores common views about the causes of alcohol problems, research that casts doubt on these common views, and the new view of alcoholism and impairment problems supported by research. Clients explore the things in life that are most important to them, and learn how their choices either protect or jeopardize those things.
Five Steps to Risk Reduction
The Five Steps to Risk Reduction teach clients how to estimate the risks they cannot change, and based on that risk, what behaviors are low risk (risks they can change)?both now and for the future. Students learn specific, individualized, research-based, age-appropriate quantity and frequency guidelines for alcohol use that reduce risk for all alcohol-related problems at any point in life.
Risk Reduction and Drugs
Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug, and public debate has often left young people confused about the risks. This section makes the risks real and directly addresses the misinformation being disseminated by pro-use groups. This unit also presents a simplified overview of brain chemistry and how drug use affects this delicate balance, which often leads to a variety of problems. An optional section on cocaine extends the impact of the curriculum
Phases of Use and Self-Assessment
Progression into alcoholism or drug dependence is not automatic. The self-assessment process in this section teaches people what phase of use they are in. Content is presented in a way that participants ?see? themselves which helps interrupt progression for people who have not developed alcoholism or drug dependence and prevents further deterioration for people who have.
One important measure of a state's drunken-driving problems is how many fatal crashes involve alcohol. While Utah has the lowest rate in the country ? 24 percent for alcohol-related fatalities ? the same report showed that alcohol involvement in deadly car crashes is on the rise in the state. Alcohol was involved in 4 percent more fatal accidents in 2000 than in 1999 ? and that growth outpaced the national increase of 1.5 percent. Utah 's arrests have increased each year since 1997. In Utah ? the 34th most populated state ? there were 15,460 arrests in 2000, still among the lowest number of DUI arrests per capita in the nation. Utah had 15,000 DUI arrests in 2000 from among a population slightly more than 2.1 million.
ACES intensive outpatient substance abuse program is committed to a continual process of recovery that promotes stability and positive life choices. Individual and group activities guide clients in developing a plan that helps them follow through with their commitment to making low-risk choices Individual and group activities provide the opportunity to apply what has been learned, obtain support from others and prepare for personal change. Clients clearly identify ways that their choices have been either jeopardizing or protecting the most important things in their lives. This treatment model allows these clients to remain within their families and work environments provided they are beneficial to the client's recovery.
Certified addiction specialists staff the program. Throughout the course, instructors use various teaching methods and options to extend or enhance the learning experience.
Clients attend three-hour groups, four days a week, for 10 weeks. After the 10-week portion of the program, the clients continue their treatment in the aftercare portion of the program.
The Aftercare Program is a crucial component of a clients care. It ensures that skills learned in formal treatment are reinforced through practice in recovery. No treatment program is complete without some form of aftercare. It is a venue for trying on new skills finding out what works and what doesn't. Getting feedback from recovering peers, adjusting one's life to accommodate sobriety, working with sponsorship. The aftercare portion of the program is a 3-hour session, one time per week, for 6 months.
Domestic violence is a major health concern. As many as one in four American adults has been a victim of, witnessed, or perpetrated family violence in their lifetimes.
ACES domestic violence treatment program was developed for those clients with charges that are domestic in nature. Each client receives a psychosocial evaluation, including a review of the incident report, the criminal background report, and a risk assessment. The program utilizes techniques from both Social Learning Theory and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Clients are taught to identify anger triggers, the cycle of violence, time-outs, stress management, communication skills, thinking errors, and relationship clarification.
We provide free evaluation, treatment, and support groups for victims of domestic violence. Referrals to shelters and other services are also available.
Domestic violence, according to an FBI study, is one of the most under reported crimes in this country. Though crime rates dropped significantly in 1998, domestic violence did not. Up to four million women a year are injured because of domestic violence and at least 1/3 of the females who visit a hospital emergency room are there because of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is not just physical. It includes patterns of forcible control that one person exercises over another. It causes physical harm, arouses fear, makes victims do things that they do not want to do, or stops them from doing things that they want to do. It can be physical, emotional, sexual or economic abuse or isolation.
Then there are the silent witnesses, the children. Those who witness domestic violence are at a higher risk of becoming batterers or victims themselves. These children are at high risk for alcohol and substance abuse, truancy problems, discipline problems and relationship problems. Children live what they learn and learn what they live. Domestic violence passes from one generation to the next.
Victims are the most unexpected persons. They come from all walks of life and economic positions. Domestic violence discriminates against no one. It could be your neighbor, your child's teacher, the president of the PTA, someone you work with, or someone in your church circle.
To stop this violence, we must all do our part because domestic violence affects everyone, whether through actual abuse of a friend or family member, or the dollars spent for law enforcement, lost work hours, and /or hospital programs.
Education about domestic violence brings understanding to the problem and alerts us to the signs of abuse. We must ask questions when we suspect domestic violence, even if we do not want to embarrass the person. By not asking questions, we are telling the victim that domestic violence is normal or we don't care. We must understand that victims do not choose batterers, but the batterers choose victims; and victims do not stay in a violent relationship because they like getting hit, but they feel it is not safe for them to leave or that they have no other choice.
Definition of the Problem
1. Battering is a pattern of forcible control that one person exercises over another.
2. Battering is behavior that physically harms, arouses fear, prevents an individual from doing what s/he wishes or forces them to behave in ways they do not want.
3. Battering includes the use of physical and sexual violence, threats and intimidation, emotional abuse, and economic deprivation .
What is Abuse?
Abuse includes, but is not limited to the following:
Physical
Hitting, slapping, choking, etc.
Kicking, burning, cutting
Using or threatening to use a weapon
Killing or maiming a pet
Destroying home or belongings
Sexual
Rape
Forced sex, forces sex with others
Unwanted sexual practices
Sexual abuse of victim's child
Emotional
Constant verbal harassment
Humiliation
Food or sleep deprivation
Threats or accusations
Isolation from family or friends
Economic
Not permitting victim to work
Taking victim's money
Domestic Violence Tips - Click Here
If you are in a violent relationship and need help, call 1-800-799-SAFE.
To help stop domestic violence in your community, call 1-800-END-ABUSE.
To learn more, visit endabuse.org .
To see a list of previous questions and answers, click here .
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