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What is Project Nurture?

What is Project Nurture?

Project Nurture is a low-barrier outpatient substance abuse treatment program for pregnant women. “Project Nurture not only saves moms, it saves families,” said Kasey Edwards Snider, peer support counselor for the program.

What is Project Respect?

Project RESPECT (Recovery, Empowerment, Social Services, Prenatal care, Education, Community and Treatment), is a high risk obstetrical and addiction recovery medical home at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine.

What techniques are used to treat addiction?

Some of the most common forms of modern addiction treatment include behavioral therapies delivered as individual therapy, group therapy, and family therapy.

What are the dynamics of addiction?

The dynamics of the addictive behaviour is described by a mathematical model consisting of two coupled difference equations. They determine the change in time of two state variables, craving and self-control.

How can substance abuse can be reduced?

Current strategies for reducing youth use and adult substance abuse include: Increase community collaboration to reduce substance abuse. Increase and align community substance abuse prevention messaging. Increase access to skill-building opportunities for parents and adults working with youth to reduce youth use.

What is recovery therapy?

Based on Aaron Beck’s cognitive model, and embodying the principles and spirit of the recovery movement, Recovery Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) is a treatment approach designed to promote empowerment, recovery, and resiliency in individuals with serious mental health conditions.

What are the roots of addiction?

The most common roots of addiction are chronic stress, a history of trauma, mental illness and a family history of addiction. Understanding how these can lead to chronic substance abuse and addiction will help you reduce your risk of becoming addicted.

What is the first stage of addiction?

The first stage of addiction is called initiation, during which time the individual tries a substance for the first time.