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Changes in your relationship as a part of recovery is an extraordinarily important dimension, not only after recovery starts; you have to realize that your relationships have evolved as a function of being involved in this destructive behavior. You have probably moved people away that don’t support your involvement in the destructive behavior, and you’ve brought in people that do support it. As a result, so your relationships are kind of askew when you find yourself in a position that you want to take on a recovery process. So, we need to start from that point. Once you start to invest in proactive, healthy, goal oriented activities, you need to recognize that you’re doing a dance with people, and that you’re sort of like on a chess board or something, where people are going to react to the new you. They don’t know what’s been going on between your ears; they only know what’s going on behaviorally. Your relationships with your spouse, your children, your employers, and your best friend might change dramatically. There’s a lot of need for dialogue between yourself and those people that you’re going to keep in your life; keep them abreast of what’s going on, help them realize that you’re changing from the Cha Cha Cha to the Tango, and that they should help you make this evolution to the Tango and not fight it. There may be features that come out of your recovery that they don’t like; you may be a little bit more short tempered, you may be not as willing to write-off their
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Delano area calendar

Posted: 26th July 2010 by admin in CONFIDENTIAL ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT
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Delano area calendar
Delano Farmers Market NOW TO OCT. – The Delano Farmers Market, located on the corner of Highway 12 and County Line Road in the Flippin’ Bills’ parking lot, is open from 2 to 6 p.m., Wednesdays from May through October. The Farmers’ Market is local farmers selling fresh, locally grown produce and other products, including breads, fruits, jams, honey, maple syrup, eggs, beef products, Kettle Korn …
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In and Around the Chathams
THURSDAY, JULY 22 The Chatham Community Band will continue its series of free summer concerts at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, July 22, at Juniper Village at 500 Southern Blvd. in Chatham Township, under the baton of band director Brian Conti. The “rain date” is Tuesday, July 27. Then the band will wind down its summer series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, at the Chatham Community Gazebo in …
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In and Around the Chathams
THURSDAY, JULY 15 The Chatham Community Band will continue its series of free summer concerts at 7:30 p.m. today, Thursday, July 15, at the Chatham Community Gazebo off Fairmount Avenue with a concert presented by the Chatham Brass and the CCB Flutes, under the baton of band director Brian Conti. Still to come in the free series, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22, the band will perform at Juniper …
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Okay i’m 13 && i need to know is there a doctor patient confidentiality when drinking is involved? like if i need health advise from my doctor on my body and drinking can my doctor tell my mom about what i asked and that i’m drinking? alsoo if i need some sort of xray // mri kind of thing because of alcohol worrying can my doctor tell my parents about it?? if i ask her not to say anything can my doctor still inform my parents???

– please hellpp i need to know thanks =)
Okay so I have had many drinks before && its nothing new. Today i was with some friends and had Cinnamon Schnopz with the GOLD FLAKES it had NO WARNING on the bottle and i dont think that i had to take out the flakes here is the direct link to show you what i drank http://www.drinksdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Goldschlager_Swiss_Cinnamon_Schnapps_70cl.jpg

Okay so i had that with diet coke && i have never had a drink with and kind of flakes in it anyways so i’m on the east coast in Virginia and its 2 am here i had the drink around 6 in the evening and after about 2 yours my throat felt like it was closing up and my voice got hoarse && my breaths are shorter

– i have another account on yahoo ansers its Leahpeacen<3 (with a peace sign) but i expired on my question asking

all of my friends // contacts on Y!A half said to call a doctor // poison control or a hospital and the otehr half said to drink water and or eat something i had warm rice and have beend rinkin water im scared to go to sl
eep because i dont want my throat to close up
– im not allergic to anything (what my doctor said) and im scared i cant talk to my parents about this because again i’m under age and 13 and yah — i cant call a doctor going along with the cant talk to parents thing

– i see a counselor // therapist kind of person long story goin with that but there is a confidentiality with that and she can help me out BUT its 2 am and i cant call her right now soo i jus tneed to know that i can make it through the night PLEASE i need someone to tell me hwats really going on and that i’m going to be okay and for future references next time i see my doctor (who is a pediatric or w/e like “kids// teen doctor”) if i can ask her aout this without her telling my parents

Is it possible that i have gold flakes stuck in my throat? WHATS GOIN ON helppppp please i need someone a doctor or a nurse or a med student some one to email me or talkto me on anserws about his ‘m scared pelaseee THankyou =)

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who precribed them and what pharmacy I got them from as part of pre employment physical…..I donot use narcotics….and find this a little disturbing….I am on a blood thinner and a medication for hypertension…..isn’t this against the law? ,….as far as confidentiality… ..I know they cannot “not hire” me due to a preexisting medical condition as long as it doesn’t interfere with my job duties….

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12. Which law helps to allow donation of organs without cost to the donor?
Good Samaritan Act
HIPAA
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
DSHEA

13. Lucretia is having abdominal pain and decides she needs to have certain points in her foot massaged to control her pain. What type of unconventional medicine is she using?
acupuncture
iridology
reflexology
naturopathy

14. Marcus is complaining of a headache and his friend suggests to him that he should have a spinal adjustment to make the pain go away. What form of unconventional medicine is this friend most likely suggesting?
homeopathy
chelation therapy
iridology
chiropractics

15. Which of the following does not contribute to homelessness?
substance abuse
catastrophic financial event
domestic violence
medical insurance

16. What government agency helps homeless people find shelter?
FDA
FAA
HUD
CDC

17. Which policy helps protect patients’ privacy and insurance coverage?
FDA
HIPAA
OSHA
CDC

18. You stop at the scene of an accident and notice a woman face down in a puddle of water. You turn her over and determine that she is unconscious. What law enables you to proceed with emergency care?
Good Samaritan Act
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Controlled Substances Act
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act.

19. What law prevents heroin from being prescribed by physicians and health care providers?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Workers’ Compensation Fund
Controlled Substances Act
Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

20. Which of the following would help you to get the best health care information currently available?
Surf the .com websites for the most current treatment and prevention information.
Obtain oils from the neighbor to put on your feet to soothe your sore throat.
Buy the most current herb from the television infomercials.
Research a medical condition at the library of your local hospital.

21. Who pays most of the health care costs of patients over the age of sixty-five?
HIPAA
CHIP
Medicare
Institute of Medicine

22. Which of the following is not a reason why health care costs are spiraling upward in the United States?
lawsuits and need for legal coverage
advancements in technology
increased job losses and loss of benefits
decreasing numbers of uninsured

23. When people do not have adequate health insurance or good access to health care, where do they typically go for health care services?
the emergency department of a local hospital
a health and wellness clinic
a doctor that used to be on his or her insurance coverage
an herb shop for alternative medicine ideas

24. Which of the following is not a technological advancement of the twentieth century?
microscopes
artificial hearts
laser surgery
MRIs

25. In the United States, which drug resistant lung infection is increasing in frequency due to homelessness and other diseases?
malaria
tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
cancer

26. Which of the following is not one of the top ten leading objectives outlined in Healthy People 2010?
Reduce the use of tobacco.
Increase the use of nutrient supplements in diets.
Reduce the use of harmful substances including drugs and alcohol.
Increase the use of helmets and safety belts to prevent unintentional injuries.

27. Which of the following environmental factors is not a major concern listed in Healthy People 2010 report?
available housing
food safety
clean water
landfills and waste

28. What is the main goal of Healthy People 2010?
disease control
health promotion
values clarification
ethical exploration

29. What is the role of OSHA?
regulates safety in the workplace
regulates employee wages
researches cancer and other diseases
researches sea life and finds new creatures

30. The value compassion affects a community by causing its members to do which of the following?
run organizations that help the needy
compete with one another for jobs and money
sue others when they break contracts
punish criminals when a crime is committed
Service Activity Questions

Please answer the following questions about your service experience (referred to in objective 4). These questions will not affect your grade on this Speedback assignment.

31. What category best describes where you per

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Okay, so hold on to your seats…

In April, my wife decided she did not want to be with me any more. She said she wasn’t happy, and needed to be happy with herself before she could be happy with anyone else. She took our son and went to her parents house.

From then until August we were either fighting or not talking to each other. I had suspicions that she was cheating on me, although she would deny them and made me start to feel like I was crazy for thinking the things I thought. She was seeing a counselor and a psychologist for her issues, and I was seeing a counselor as well.

In late August, she brought our son back to stay with me. She then told me that she had been diagnosed as being clinically depressed. She also told me that she had been cutting herself and was bulimic since before we were together (5+ years). This was incredibly shocking to me, but we talked and I told her I still loved her very much and supported her.

Fast forward to a few days ago. She calls me and tells me that she has been having an affair for the last few months. I was incredibly furious, and we fought about it for quite some time. Then it turns out shes been kicked out of her parents house, and shes now living with the guy shes been seeing. He’s a jobless, car-less drug addict who lives with his sister.

She was kicked out of her house because she refuses to attend an in-patient rehabilitation program her therapist is recommending. She feels as though living with this scumbag is helping her.

Her parents and I have had enough. We know she’s not telling her therapist everything, because she claims that her therapist told her that her new relationship is just fine. Since I began talking with her parents we’ve all realized that she’s doing nothing but lying to us about everything.

Will I be violating any kind of ethics or doctor patients confidentiality if I contact her therapist and let her know a few things that she probably doesn’t know about her patient.

I know theres a doctor patient confidentiality, and she can’t tell me anything. Her mother is trying to get some kind of access that will allow her to be there for a session, and allow the doctor to notify her if she stops taking her meds or misses an appointment.

We also know she’s not telling everything since the doctor has apparently only recommended an eating disorder outpatient program.

I love me wife, and her family loves her. We just want her to get better for the sake of our son. Can I do this, and does anyone have any advice?? Please help.

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I am 16. The doctors say that they will have to break confidentiality if I am a “risk to myself or others”.
Would a doctor have to break confidentiality if I told them these things, and which of these things would make them want to tell my parents?

I have self harmed before, I have current urges to self harm.
I feel hopeless and worthless. When im at my worst I want to die.
I have considered overdosing before. I have researched the best way to kill myself and considered which method I would prefer.
I’ve mixed prescribed painkillers with alcohol to see if they would put me in a coma or not (I was leaving it to fate, I wasnt deliberately finishing it).
Currently, I have no plan to kill myself, but when im at my worst state then I always feel suicidal.

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I want to select a de-addiction centre preferably with yoga,naturopathy or ayurveda treatment.ONLY in my region ei.KARNATAKA state(INDIA) preferably run by an .org.which is the best site & what I have to fill in the search box?

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This is a long read, my thanx goes out to whoever takes the time to address this situation. There is much here, so read the entire thing before assuming you know how to help. Once again, any help, would help.
*sigh*

My Dads mother left him when he was 7.
His Father was alcoholic, not around long either…
My Parents have been together since high-school. Growing up, he was into drugs/drinks. Had then two kids, got sober, took prescription drugs. (depression, pain etc.) Several years later & after the kids young adults 21+, hes now facing retirement, & begins sneaking drinks, then loses control, re-laps hits. Can’t quit. Hides empty beer cans every where. Tries to cover it up w/ mouth wash, gum, etc. He doesn’t much care to go out w/ the family. Tends to keep to him-self…Job is also confidential. Family has called it to attention twice, recommend Rehab if not sober by retirement. He agreed It still goes on, hiding it %75 of the time. Now-then, to my question. The Family finds out, all oseparatete accounts. Father is on a dating sight, Has gone out with several different women- one e-mail revealed that he was honest to other women in telling her that he was “a married man, in a love-lesmarriagege…”

How should one feel, what is possiblele step to put the family back on track??

This is correctable, right?

Thanx, Happy Holidays. Love is the only gift you should give this season.

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Chapter 9: “Restoring Sane Thoughts”. Excerpt from feature documentary: Addiction, Recovery and Yoga at www.adyo.org

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what will happen? I am 18 but can my therapist violate the patient confidentiality agreement if i tell her i do drugs? Lots of them? I know she can’t tell my parents anything but what can she do? I know she won’t report me to the police or whatever but could she claim i’m a danger to myself at this point? What would happen then? I’m not suicidal or self-harming (except for the drugs, obviously). I’ve been smoking pot several times a day for about a year, I abuse my anxiety pills, do pain pills on a weekly basis, use sleeping pills when i need them, and basically self-medicate with all kinds of prescription meds. I’ve done cocaine and lsd recently… I think i need help but i’m worried about the consequences of opening up.
She’s also a “Licensed Professional Counselor Intern” not an actual therapist, does this change anything?
I’ve only been to one session so far but I want to tell her, I want to get this off my chest NOW and get some advice but i don’t know if i should.
So what would my counselor do if i told her i’m a drug addict?

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I’ve been depresses since about a month or so before school started. I had all the symptoms – an empty mood, loss of interest, excessive crying, feelings of worthlessness or pessimism, decreased energy and fatigue, feeling ‘slowed down,’ difficulty concentrating and making decisions, and other physical pains (headaches, back pains, etc.)

It’s getting to a bad point – not suicidal, not that extreme – but the fact that I’m stuck in this…rut and I can’t get out makes me even MORE depressed ABOUT my depression.

My problem:

My mother takes nothing seriously. (This has contributed to my depression, might I add.) The last time I opened up to her was two years ago, about how I was upset that she and I fought a lot and that never seemed to happen with her and my brother. She proceeded to yell at me, and tell me that “I’d be lucky if my brother talks to me after I leave for college.” That was the only time in my life I’ve ever tried telling her how I felt, and she responded to it with unnecessary anger. One day, when I tried to mention in passing that I felt like I had barely any friends at my school, she called me, and I quote, a “dramatic bitch.”

Don’t get me wrong. My mother is an amazing person, I love her and she loves me. But when it comes to serious conversation topics, she gets angry and confronts them with power struggles. She takes nothing I say seriously and assumes I am being dramatic because I’m a 16 year old therefore MUST be indescribably horomonal.

So. If I tried to sit her down one day and genuinely say, “Mom, I really do believe you don’t take some of the things I say seriously and I would like you to have more respect for my thoughts and opinions.”

…she would probably laugh in my face and / or ground me.

And if I told her I was depressed, and wanted help, again, the same result. Or she’d accuse me of faking for attention. (God knows I need attention from my family, but there is no way in hell I’d fake a medical condition to receive it. I’m not a twisted person.)

I also haven’t SEEMED depressed lately, to others at least. From an outsider’s point of view, my grades have not changed, my physical appearance has not changed, and nor has my general aura around people.

Which of course would all be points brought up by my mother in a debate over whether I’m “really” depressed or not.

I’m not asking for tips on how to deal with difficult people like my mother.

I’m asking how NOT to deal with her. I’ve considered guidance counselors at my school, but considering it is a catholic school and they have told previous students in my condition to pray, and see the light of God, I’m crossing that option off the list. I’d talk to a doctor in confidentiality, but sooner or later said doctor would deem this serious and make contact with my mother (considering I am, in fact, a minor), who would refuse me any sort of therapy or medication, again claiming I was attention starved.

I’d rather avoid asking about over the counter depression medications for fear of looking like a scam artist with an addiction to popping pills, but if push comes to shove…

(Again. That I would rather avoid…)

So.

There really is no specific question here…what I’m looking for is advice from anyone there who has (or hasn’t) been in situations like this. Who should I talk to – where should I turn? Are there any methods of therapy or medication (prescription or not.) that have worked for you in the past? I would prefer if nobody left advice about my mother, I have deemed her stubborn close-mindedness incurable, but feel free to leave any advice about her, if you wish.

Anything and everything you say will be taken into great value. I really really do want to hear from anyone out there. Thank you so much for putting up with my awful, horribly long ‘question’ of sorts.

<3
Oh, and I don’t believe stress is the base of my depression. This all started on a fun family vacation, and school has been relatively easy this year.

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Confidentiality??

Posted: 25th July 2010 by admin in CONFIDENTIAL ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT
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Doctors and or expierience // nurses please??

Do you know if there is a confidentiality between minors && their medical doctors and parents??

like i know with counselors and psyciatrists there is a confidentiality where they cannot talk to your parents if you are a minor if you tell them not to or maybe even if you dont

i’m talking about like medical like pediatric like check up doctors ha i dont know how to word it

anyways is there a confidentiality? an d how far does it go like if it involves talking about alcohol can they tell your parents that you aksed htem about your healh andalcohol??

thanks =)
For example :: i’m under 18 and have been drinking && i need to ask medical questions regarding certain drinks with a doctier :: ie my doctor // can my doctor tell my mom that i drink or that i asked her about drinking?? is there any medical personal that i can talk to about the subject that has a confidetntiality that is legally not able to tell my parents??

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I had a confidentiality breech at my workplace. I recently went to treatment for alcohol use. I told the branch manager before I left. (She doesn’t like me) When I got back I found out she told several customers, and several employees. She isn’t my direct boss, but is the boss of the branch I work at. I feel the company should take disciplinary action against her. What can be done?

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I went to a well known drug store to pick up my medications. I was told that I already picked up one of my prescriptions 20 minutes ago. After some checking by the Pharmacy, they told me that they gave my prescription to someone else. On my prescription paper, it has my name, home number, address, birth date and insurance information. However, this also means that someone else now has my medication. Which, can be extremely harmful, especially to the elderly and children. Is this a violation of Hipaa?
I did contact the Attorney General. He said to contact my Insurance because of ID thief. My Insurance company, after safeguarding my information, told me to contact the Board of Pharmacy.

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ASSISTANT MANAGER BILL AND EXCHANGE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA
OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO.
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS ( staff_staff1@ozu.es )
DEAR SIR/MADAM
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BILLS OF OUR PRIME BANKS ( BANK OF AFRICA ) IN OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA
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GROUND
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“WILL”
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HENCE
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Klonopin OD?

Posted: 25th July 2010 by admin in CONFIDENTIAL DRUG REHABILITATION
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My mother has a huge problem. She has this doctor who prescribes her tons and tons of medication. Granted, I am not a doctor nor an expert on psychiatric medications, but I am able to tell when they are being abused. What’s worse is that the doctor basically supports the addiction by calling in her prescriptions when she’s run out of 1 month’s supply in a week and 1/2. We’ve tried to contact him to tell him that she is doing very badly; that she is taking other pills aside from the ones he prescribed and we fear an interaction and an overdose. He refuses to even speak to us, citing patient confidentiality. But is is confidentiality when we are trying to GIVE information rather that receive it? We called him 5 times in one night once because she was so messed up on pills. She looks drunk. She stumbles, falls, slurs, can’t focus, passes out. I’ve called the pharmacies that I know she goes to in order to warn them but there’s not much they can do if it’s doctor prescribed. We’re at a loss
She won’t ditch him. She sees him as a saint. Since we are not the patient there is no legal action we can take without her. We’ve been told by a social worker on her case (she was in the hospital for major depression in which he met with her once a day for 10 minutes for 5 days and just upped her dosage) tell us that there’s really nothing we can do.

But I feel like he’s going to kill her eventually. He’s made this addiction worse and if it weren’t for him, my family wouldn’t be torn apart. We’ve begged and pleaded with her for a year to change doctors..

Now she goes to AA, because she used to be an alcoholic and used to be involved with that.. so she is going back for the support. But I feel as if without the therapy she needs, the addiction is never going to pass. She self-medicates and the doctor pays no mind.
We cannot show that it is to support the addiction. He has said in the past that she needs this medication and it is part of her “treatment”. Since he refuses to even speak with us (this all goes through his receptionist) we cannot confront him about her addictions. We’ve told the receptionist on the phone our concerns, to which she relayed to him, and he still said he could not speak with us.

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say you went to the hospital for something you didn’t want your parents to know about, like alcohol poisoning or a suicide attempt. how old do you have to be before they have to keep it confidential? i know it’s probably 19, but just checking.

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This is a long read, my thanx goes out to whoever takes the time to address this situation. There is much here, so read the entire thing before assuming you know how to help. Once again, any help, would help.
*sigh*

My Dads mother left him when he was 7.
His Father was alcoholic, not around long either…
My Parents have been together since high-school. Growing up, he was into drugs/drinks. Had then two kids, got sober, took prescription drugs. (depression, pain etc.) Several years later & after the kids young adults 21+, hes now facing retirement, & begins sneaking drinks, then loses control, re-laps hits. Can’t quit. Hides empty beer cans every where. Tries to cover it up w/ mouth wash, gum, etc. He doesn’t much care to go out w/ the family. Tends to keep to him-self…Job is also confidential. Family has called it to attention twice, recommend Rehab if not sober by retirement. He agreed It still goes on, hiding it %75 of the time. Now-then, to my question. The Family finds out, all oseparatete accounts. Father is on a dating sight, Has gone out with several different women- one e-mail revealed that he was honest to other women in telling her that he was “a married man, in a love-lesmarriagege…”

How should one feel, what is possiblele step to put the family back on track??

This is correctable, right?

Thanx, Happy Holidays. Love is the only gift you should give this season.

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Chapter 17: “Summary and Epilogue” Excerpt from feature documentary, Addiction, Recovery and Yoga, available at www.adyo.org

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Does HIPAA protect….?

Posted: 25th July 2010 by admin in CONFIDENTIAL DRUG REHABILITATION
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…information about a fraudulent charge on a credit card? Someone used my credit card to purchase prescription drugs from an online company and when I called to dispute the charges the company would not give me any information about the transactions. Not the type of medication purchased, not the shipping address, not the name on the prescription. If someone used my credit card to make this purchase shouldn’t I be able to know about the transaction details? I’d sort of like to know if this might be someone I know using my card…

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I have a psychiatrist and a counselor due to my my mother’s recent passing due to terminal cancer and my father’s recently diagnosed manic depression which has caused added stress during the past year. I’ve recently turned 18 and spend a reasonable amount of money on my psychiatrist and counselor. I try to be honest with them to help myself. I haven’t seen them in about 2 months due to my move to University in a different city. I’ve been finding it hard to cope with my mother’s passing and father’s illness and naturally there are many pills lying around. Large amounts of Oxycontin, Klonopin, Codeine, Lorazepam etc. I’ve returned on mid semester break, and have made appointments with my psychiatrist and counselor. Recently I have been taking the various pills as my mother now has no use for them. I use them obviously to improve my mood after an upsetting day, especially so I can get to sleep. I can go without them for days and am in no way addicted. As I have now just turned 18 and pay both my psychiatrist and counselor, if I were to inform them of my new coping methods is it likely they would inform my father or doctor? I don’t want to cause anymore turmoil within my family as we have been through enough. Are they bound to confidentiality with regard to prescription pill use? If not, it is simply not worth the hassle and I will omit this information from my forthcoming sessions. Thank you in advance.
Would the fact that my pyschiatrist and counselor are aware of my father’s wealth and the fact that he provides me the money for the sessions have an influence on this?

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Ok I have a vignette for my ethics class and I know how I would handle a situation but I can’t find any APA ethics codes to back it up.

I have been providing therapy to a client for the past few weeks. She shows up for an appointment very agitated and I refer her to an inpatient facility. When I call the next day to check her status the facility will neither confirm or deny that she is a patient there… (I know this is the correct action for them to take because of ethics code 4.01 regarding confidentiality)

So, I have a generic release form that she signed when I started working with her. (I am assuming that if I take this to the facility they will share information with me? Or will they still need to get consent from her to share info and let me see her? I can’t find anything APA wise on how to answer this part.)

From there the vignette says that I am also aware of an addiction to Xanax that she has been provided by her physician. She is supposed to take 2.5mg but I know that she actually took 17mg before being admitted to the facility. Does this change things, they ask.

(Well I am not aware if 17mg is enough to be dangerous. I don’t know if it will be a breach of confidentiality if I tell the facility and it isn’t a dangerous amount so I just answered that if I gained access to my patient then I would try and convince her to tell her current doctors about the addiction. I am thinking that they would run tests to see what is in her bloodstream? It is hard to know the facts here when I have no experience in these facilities, I have only worked as a therapist in a school setting.)

Any help?
Ok, now I am thinking that I should let her know that I am going to report the Xanax she took because I feel like it is a danger to herself. That amount is about 7 pills and surely it is dangerous.
Thank you! I am worried that I will be breaking my confidentiality to her by telling them about the Xanax. I am guessing that I know about it because she told me about it in confidentiality. I am going to go read that website now. I know the professor is wanting us to tie HIPAA into the answer.

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Or are they protected under doctor patient confidentiality?

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meth, officer arrested in neighboring state (IND); car was gone for 3 days. He was off for at least a month, went through drug rehab and now confidential rule applies.

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How do I stop drinking?

Posted: 25th July 2010 by admin in CONFIDENTIAL ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT
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As I’ve aged I’ve fallen into the easy buzz. I was mystical and lived in yoga ashrams and had a great many wonderful experiences. They warned me if I left at the point I was at that the negative would come at me even harder. Kind of like stretching a rubber band. I pulled it far because I had extraordinary ability and saw and walked away. They were amazed and saddened. True to their word I’ve fallen into alcoholism which those who haven’t been there can’t understand. My spiritual side has never gone away yet alcohol like a cancer won’t let me go. Any answers??

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Yoga helped me to lose weight and overcome addictions and self esteem issues. Now I want to find a way to help my loved ones to overcome obesity. Please help as I am concerned for the health and happiness of my precious family.

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Video clip from our training program for healthcare staff on the updated HIPAA regulations, including the HITECH Security Law, which went into effect Nov. 2009. HIPAA is federal legislation that protects the safety and privacy of all medical records and other personal health information. The complete 15-minute video is available for preview at www.EnvisionInc.net.

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