Brief Marijuana Dependence Counseling Taylorville IL

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.

New Horizons Substance Abuse
(217) 824-9600
212 West Vine Street
Taylorville, IL
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients

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Sinnissippi Centers Inc
(815) 284-6611
325 Illinois Route 2
Dixon, IL
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(800) 242-7642
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
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ASL or other assistance for hearing impaired, Spanish

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White Oaks Knolls for Men
(309) 689-3074
2101 West Willow Knolls Road
Peoria, IL
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Substance abuse , Detoxification, Buprenorphine Services
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Residential short-term treatment (30 days or less), Residential long-term treatment (more than 30 days)
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Men, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Pro Health Advocates Inc
(708) 652-7190
5929 West Roosevelt Avenue
Cicero, IL
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Substance abuse
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Outpatient
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Persons with HIV/AIDS, Gays and Lesbians, Seniors/older adults, Women, Men, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Spanish

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Alternative Behavior Counsultations I
(312) 813-7009
20 North Wacker Street
Chicago, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
DUI/DWI offenders

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Liberty Counseling Center
(217) 725-6212
209 West Washington Street
Taylorville, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, DUI/DWI offenders

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DUI Counseling Center
(815) 895-9000
407 West State Street
Sycamore, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Adolescents, Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Persons with HIV/AIDS, DUI/DWI offenders, Criminal justice clients
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Polish, Spanish

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Adult Counseling and Educational Servs
(847) 593-6201
415 East Golf Road
Arlington Heights, IL
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Substance abuse
Types of Care
Outpatient
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DUI/DWI offenders
Language Services
Spanish

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Family Guidance Centers Inc
(312) 943-6545
310 West Chicago Avenue
Chicago, IL
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
Types of Care
Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups
Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders, Pregnant/postpartum women, Women, Criminal justice clients

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PEER Services Inc
(847) 492-1778
906 Davis Street
Evanston, IL
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Substance abuse , Methadone Maintenance
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Outpatient
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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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