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Podcast: Busting Addiction and Its Myths
Episode: Mini Series 7 - Does treatment address cross-addictions?
Description: In this podcast, the producer of our podcast series, Tony, asks the following question:Does treatment address cross-addictions?Cross-addictions are becoming more common as a result of the increasing availability of cheaper and more potent street drugs such as fentanyl. The data shows that alcoholics are now much more likely to also be addicted to another substance, than in the past.The only way to treat cross-addictions is to identify what they are first. Although a client may disclose what he or she is addicted to in addition to the main disorder, a precise...