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Holiday Care for Yourself: Body, Mind, and Spirit

By Michael Brodsky, MD

Holiday Care for Yourself: Body, Mind, and SpiritWhether it's Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa we are celebrating, we all bring to the holiday meal table our high expectations and, inevitably, our history of disappointments. In this period of pressured work and vacation schedules, hectic travel logistics, and economic and political stressors, we need to be especially vigilant about taking care of our own mental health.

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The TAO of Joy Every Day

By by Derek Lin

The TAO of Joy Every DayTHE TAO OF JOY EVERY DAY is a compact volume that serves as a daily inspirational reader. It offers 365 bits of wisdom in a convenient page-a-day format, making it a great fit for a holiday gift guide or New Year/New You roundup. Each page provides advice on some of life’s hardest issues.

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Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Employees

By Jeffrey Stuckert, M.D.

Drug and Alcohol Treatment for Employees If you currently know of or have known of an employee that needs drug and alcohol treatment, it is likely that you are frustrated. As an employer, you have a range of options available, but the action that many employers are likely to take is to fire the employee in question. Employers may think that is this the most practical and viable option. Dealing with employee drug or alcohol abuse seems troublesome, and hiring a new employee altogether seems as if it is the best choice for the company. But that choice may be wrong.

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Drug & Alcohol Treatment: The Role of Addiction Assessment

Steven Gifford, LICDC, LPC

Drug & Alcohol Treatment: The Role of Addiction AssessmentWhen you or your loved one decide to make the important step toward seeking drug or alcohol treatment, the next critical step in the recovery process is determining the level of appropriate care by receiving a professional addiction assessment. This is the first intake procedure to evaluate the extent of addiction as it determines the type and level of treatment a patient needs.

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