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    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them
    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them
    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them
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    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them

    By James Lake, MD

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    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them,
    is filled with practical information about alternative treatments including:
    •herbals, vitamins and other natural supplements
    •whole body approaches
    •meditation and mind-body practices
    •light, sound and other established energy therapies
    •subtle energy therapies

    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them, will help you
    •Understand your symptoms of substance abuse better
    •Take inventory of your symptoms
    •Learn about a variety of non-medication approaches for managing symptoms of alcohol or drug abuse and withdrawal, and preventing relapse
    •Develop a customized treatment plan that makes sense for you
    •Re-evaluate your treatment plan and make changes if your initial plan doesn’t work

    Treatment approaches are summarized in easy-to-read bullets so you can easily find key information on a variety of treatment choices, including:
    •Name of treatment and category
    •How the treatment works
    •Dosages (for natural supplements) or frequency or duration of use to achieve beneficial effects (for whole body, mind-body or energy approaches)
    •Examples of safe and effective combinations with other treatments
    •Comments and warnings about adverse effects and particular treatment combinations that may be unsafe and should be avoided
    •Duration of treatment needed to achieve beneficial results

    "Dr. Lake presents an integrative solution with a difference. People who are struggling with their alcohol and other drug use may wish to utilize a wider range of treatments than those traditionally used. In this book, Dr. Lake provides clear and concise advice based on his deep understanding of the medical evidence. This book will allow people to better engage in their own health care and their own treatment planning, integrating whole body, mindfulness and energy work with their more traditional health care provider’s treatment plan.

    This book is a valuable tool for people who wish an integrative approach as they struggle with addiction, and I can think of no better consultant for those on this journey than Dr. James Lake."

    Kelly J. Clark, MD, DFAPA, FASAM, President-Elect, American Society of Addiction Medicine

    "Addictions and substance abuse can be a very difficult problem to address. Dr Lake has combined his encyclopedic knowledge of the current science with practical advice to simplify the options for anyone struggling with these challenging issues. I particularly like his rating system for treatments that makes it much easier to know what is reasonable, safe and effective. Very helpful resource."

    Scott Shannon, MD author of Parenting the Whole Child

    This book is part of a series on alternative and integrative treatments in mental health care. The other books in the series cover the following mental health problems:
    •Anxiety
    •Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
    •Bipolar disorder
    •Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI)
    •Depression
    •Insomnia
    •Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
    •Schizophrenia

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames Lake, MD
    Release dateJul 7, 2015
    ISBN9781311957412
    Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse: Safe, Effective and Affordable Approaches and How to Use Them
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    James Lake, MD

    Dr. Lake is a Board certified psychiatrist in private practice in Monterey, California. He has chaired symposia and workshops at APA meetings and other national and international conferences on non-conventional and integrative mental health care. Dr. Lake has served as a clinical assistant professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Stanford, and is currently a visiting assistant professor of medicine at University of Arizona School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine. He founded and chaired the American Psychiatric Association’s Caucus on Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Mental Health Care from 2004 through 2010 and was appointed to a special APA Task Force on CAM and integrative medicine. He is currently co-chair of the working group on integrative mental health in the Consortium on Academic Healthcare Centers in Integrative Medicine, and is a founding member and former chair of the International Network of Integrative Mental Health. Dr. Lake has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and chapters on integrative medicine and psychiatry. He contributes a regular column on integrative mental health care to Psychiatric Times, and serves on the editorial review boards of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Journal of the Association for Advances in Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, and Jour of Clinical Psychiatry. Dr. Lake is the author or editor of four textbooks on integrative mental health: Chinese Medical Psychiatry: A Clinical Manual, (with Bob Flaws), Blue Poppy Press, 2000; Textbook of Integrative Mental Health Care, Thieme, 2006; and Complementary and Alternative Treatments in Mental Health Care (co-edited with David Spiegel), American Psychiatric Press, 2007; Integrative Mental Health Care: A Therapist’s Handbook, Norton, 2009; and a series of ebooks titled The Integrative Mental Health Solution. Long-standing interests include the role of culture in mental illness, the philosophy and history of medicine, and the role of consciousness and intentionality in healing.

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      Alternative Treatments of Alcohol and Drug Abuse - James Lake, MD

      Alternative Treatments of Alcohol

      and Drug Abuse

      Safe, effective and affordable

      approaches and how to use them

      James Lake, MD

      © 2015 James H. Lake

      All rights reserved. First published in 2015 under the title Alcohol and Drug Abuse: The Integrative Mental Health Solution, revised and re-published in 2019. This book contains material protected under International and Federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reprint or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without express written permission from the author/publisher. Copyright protection of the cover image ‘The eye of the flower,’ by Nicole Asselborn, MD, is included under the above provisions.

      This book is dedicated to my best friend, colleague and soul mate, Nicole Asselborn, MD, with gratitude for invaluable advice on the right scope and ‘voice’ for this project, and for creating the lovely image on the cover.

      Contents

      Part I: Introduction

      What thisbook is about

      How to use this book

      Alternativeand integrative medicine defined

      Integrative mental health care defined

      About Dr. Lake’s background and qualifications

      What to do if youhave a severe alcohol or drug problem

      Part II: Understanding and treating alcohol and drug abuse from a holistic point of view

      Understandingalcohol and drug abuse

      Taking inventory of your substance abuse problem

      Identifying treatments that make sense for you: evaluating the evidence

      Alternativetreatments of alcohol and drug abuse

      Developing a customized treatment plan that isright for you

      Making changes along the way: re-evaluating your treatment plan and making it better

      Repeating thesteps until you find the best treatment planfor you

      Summary of main points

      Going deeper

      Finding quality products and services on the internet

      Disclaimer

      The information provided in this book is intended as a concise summary of the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse and does not constitute medical advice. The publisher and author are not responsible for any specific health needs that may require medical supervision, and are not liable for any damages or negative consequences from any treatment, action or application to any person reading or using the information in this book. References to internet resources are provided for informational purposes only and do not constitute endorsement of any websites or other sources. Readers should be aware that the websites listed in this book may change.

      Part I: Introduction

      What this book is about

      My chief goal in writing this book and the others in the series was to create a practical low-cost resource on safe and effective alternative treatments of mental health problems including herbals, vitamins and other natural supplements, mind-body approaches, and energy therapies.

      This subject of this book is alcohol and drug abuse. As you read you will learn about a range of safe and effective alternative approaches for treating alcohol and drug abuse, reducing withdrawal symptoms and decreasing relapse risk. If you are currently abstinent but you’ve abused alcohol or drugs in the past this book will help you create a customized wellness plan that fits your lifestyle and your budget. If you are currently struggling with alcohol or drug abuse, taking a medication that isn’t helping you control craving, you are experiencing adverse effects of a medication, or you can’t afford to continue taking a medication that is working this book provides practical information about a variety of alternative ways to treat alcohol and substance abuse, decrease symptoms of withdrawal and reduce relapse risk. By the time you finish reading this book you’ll be able to create an individualized care plan that works for you. Just as important, you will learn how to think about your mental health in a more holistic way.

      How to use this book

      This book is written to give you the maximum amount of information in the least amount of time. You can read this book or any of the other books in the series in a few hours or less. From the contents you can navigate to different sections with a touch of your finger or a click of your mouse pad.

      The last section of each book is a summary of the most important points. I’ve provided links to valuable internet resources to help you find quality brands of natural supplements and other alternative treatments, important safety information and professional help if you think you need it.

      If you are a mental health professional this book provides concise, jargon-free summaries of scientifically validated alternative treatments you can use when advising clients about safe, effective approaches for treating their alcohol or drug abuse problem, managing symptoms of craving or withdrawal, or developing an abstinence plan.

      Alternative and integrative medicine defined

      Alternative medicine—sometimes called ‘complementary and alternative medicine or CAM—consists of approaches that are currently not used in mainstream Western medicine (also called ‘biomedicine’ and ‘allopathic

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