Brief Marijuana Dependence Counseling Havelock NC

The counseling approach presented in this manual addresses these issues among others. It comprises three key intervention components: motivational enhancement, cognitive behavioral skills training, and case management. Each session presents examples of how a counselor might introduce certain topics, facilitate the client’s resolution to stop using marijuana, provide skills training, and help the client access needed community supports.

Substance Abuse Counseling Center
(252) 466-7568
PSC Box 8009
Cherry Point, NC
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Carteret Counseling Services Inc
(252) 247-1109
105 North 10th Street
Morehead City, NC
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders

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Arbor Counseling
(919) 788-8002
4010 Barrett Drive
Raleigh, NC
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Mission Hospitals
(828) 213-1111x5253
509 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
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Hospital inpatient, Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Generations Health Services
(910) 291-9909
911 Atkinson Street
Laurinburg, NC
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Smith Assessment and Treatment Service
(252) 247-5536
3110 Arendell Street
Morehead City, NC
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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PORT Human Services
(252) 672-8742
800 Cardinal Road
New Bern, NC
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(252) 672-8742
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Substance abuse , Buprenorphine Services
Types of Care
Outpatient, Partial hospitalization/day treatment
Special Programs/Groups
Women, Men
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Peterkin and Associates
(910) 486-0335
131 Hay Street
Fayetteville, NC
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(910) 635-0771
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Language Services
ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired

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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
Language Services
Spanish

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Annas Resources Inc
(919) 942-8422
976 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard
Chapel Hill, NC
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Substance abuse
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Brief Marijuana Dependence Counseling

Brief Marijuana Dependence Counseling

These three examples illustrate several important questions commonly asked by people about

their marijuana use:

• Is it possible to be dependent on marijuana?

• Do I want to stop using because of what I’ve experienced?

• Can I succeed in stopping, given the challenges I’ve faced in the past?

The counseling approach presented in this manual addresses these issues among others. It comprises three key intervention components: motivational enhancement, cognitive behavioral skills training, and case management. Each session presents examples of how a counselor might introduce certain topics, facilitate the client’s resolution to stop using marijuana, provide skills training, and help the client access needed community supports.

Background

Before 1994, no published, controlled trials of treatment for marijuana use disorders existed, which is surprising because marijuana long has been the most frequently used illicit substance in the United States. Interest in treatment for people who use marijuana may have been lacking

because of myths that extensive marijuana use did not lead to dependence and that no adverse consequences were associated with misuse (Roffman et al. 1988; Stephens and Roffman 1993).

The relatively mild withdrawal symptoms associated with marijuana use may have led to a belief that dependence was unlikely and that people who needed treatment abused other substances

and their marijuana use ...

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