Citizens already spend a vast amount of money on prisons; in New York a study found that “The city paid $167,731 to feed, house and guard each inmate last year”(Santora), and more extensive background checks would only increase that cost. The most cost effective solution would be to remove the early release incentive. Traditionally
Beach House corroborates this because studies conducted by American Medical association proved mindfulness-based treatment has significantly reduced the risk of relapse compared to those who do not receive this treatment. The procedure is called MBRP which is a combination of cognitive behavioral
There has been a study on a medicine to help with alcoholism. Kranzler, Poole, Hagen, McLeod, and Crosse write, “ In 1994, naltrexone became the first medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration as an adjunct in alcoholism treatment in almost fifty years” (Kranzler
Note that the process moves from bottom to top, interpersonal to intrapersonal relationship. The idea is to meet people in early sobriety where they are. As mentioned earlier, people in active addiction are skillful in deceit and manipulation (Maté, 2008, p. 224). While these skills help to keep substance use active, they also require expertise in exteroceptive skill, the ability to be aware of one’s surroundings (Miller, 2016). Additionally, as Interpersonal Deception Theory is beginning to explore
Acknowledgments I want to acknowledge several people who have given many hours of their time and expertise in helping me make this project a reality. One is Barbara Crafton, whose advice, support, and depth of life and ministry I greatly appreciate. She walked me through this process with clarity and gentle prodding and deftly critiqued the manuscript. I owe an enormous debt of gratitude to Sue Stanley, who labored for many months typing the various changes in the text. Her patience, humor, and generosity