EVEN
EVEN IN
EVEN IN A
EVEN IN A NORMAL YEAR. THE HOLIDAYS CAN REALLY BRING A
MIX OF EMOTIONS AND THIS YEAR
WE'RE CERTAINLY FEELING THE
INTENSITY OF SEPARATION AND
SOCIAL ISOLATION AND FOR SOME
THAT MEANS DRINKING MORE AND
EVEN USING DRUGS.
MORE RECENTLY THE CEO FROM
NAVOS, A NONPROFIT PROVIDING
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTH
KING COUNTY IS HERE TO DISPEL
SOME MYTHS ABOUT ADDICTION AND
TREATMENT.
GOOD MORNING, MARY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
GOOD MORNING, MICHEL.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S START
WITH WHAT'S THE WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEONE
WHO'S HAD TOO MUCH AND SOMEONE
WITH AN ACTUAL PROBLEM WHEN WE
SHOW THESE RECREATIONAL USE AND
THEN THERE IS ABUSE AND EVEN
FURTHER LOUND AS ADDICTION.
>> WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT
SOME OF US ARE GENETICALLY
PREDISPOSITION TO ADDICTION
BASED UPON OUR FAMILY
HISTORIES.
WHEN WE START TO SEE THAT
RECREATIONAL USE HAS MORE
FREQUENCY THAT PEOPLE START
HAVING A GREATER TOLERANCE THAT
THEY ARE PROBLEMS THAT START TO
EMERGE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES SUCH
AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM,
PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO GET UP
FOR WORK IN THE MORNING AND
PEOPLE SHIRKING THEIR
RESPONSIBILTY.
WE NEED TO START TO LOOK AT
SEEKING HELP.
TYPICALLY PEOPLE WILL USING USE
REC RECREATIONAL DURING THE
HOLIDAYS BUT WHEN IT STARTS TO
CREATE SOME PROBLEMS IN
PEOPLE'S LIVES THAN PEOPLE NEED
TO START LOOKING AT OPTIONS TO
TRY TO SEEK OUT SOME TYPE
OF ASSISTANCE.
>> OK, WELL I'M DOING SO YOU
KNOW I'VE HEARD THAT YOU'VE GOT
A REALLY KIND WAY FOR A PERSON
TO HIT BOTTOM AND THAT'S HARD.
>> ARE THERE WAYS TO COAX
SOMEONE INTO TREATMENT?
>> MICHEL, I BELIEVE THE DAD IS
ONE OF THE BIGGEST MYTHS THAT
WE HAVE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO
HIT ROCK BOTTOM.
>> WHAT EQUATE TO WAITING FOR
SOMEONE WITH A PHYSICAL
CONDITION TO WAIT FOR THE BODY
TO CREATE TO THE POINT
OF UNREPAIRED WE NEED TO
INTERVENE AS EARLY AS WE
POSSIBLY AND TO TRY TO SEEK
HELP.
SOME OF THE THE DAMAGE THAT
IT'S CAUSED THROUGH ADDICTION
ARE THINGS THAT ARE NEEDED MOST
FOR SUCCESSFUL RECOVERY .
WE DON'T NEED TO WAIT UNTIL
WE'RE STRAINED FROM FAMILIES
UNTIL WE'VE LOST OUR EMPLOYMENT
AND LOST OUR HOMES.
I THINK THAT DEBT IS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST MISTAKES THAT WE'VE
MADE IN THE PAST.
BELIEVING THAT PEOPLE HAD TO
HAVE THIS ROCK BOTTOM BEFORE
TREATMENT COULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
THE EARLIER WE INTERVENE AND
CAN CUT SOMEBODY IN THE CARE
THE BETTER THE OUTCOMES.
>> THAT'S GREAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
DISPELLING THAT MYTH.
ARE THERE ANY NEW TREATMENTS
PERHAPS FOR SUBSTANCE USE
PROBLEMS AND NOVELS?
>> WE TAKE A WHOLE PERSON CARE
APPROACH.
SO WE DON'T JUST LOOK AT, YOU
KNOW, ONE ASPECT.
WE LOOK AT THE MIND, BODY AND
SPIRIT.
WE'VE INTEGRATED PRIMARY HEALTH
CARE WHICH IS ALSO CRITICAL TO
MAKE SURE THAT SOMEONE IS NOT
ONLY DEALING WITH THEIR
ADDICTION BUT ALSO GETTING
THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND A
MENTAL HEALTH AND A SPIRITUAL
HEALTH IN ORDER.
OFTENTIMES WE KIND OF HAVE
TAKEN AN APPROACH IN THE PAST
THAT MEDICATION WERE NOT
ACCEPTABLE FOR SOMEONE TO BE
TOTALLY ABSTINENT DURING THE
RECOVERY .
WE KNOW TODAY THAT YOU KNOW,
PEOPLE HAVE MENTAL HEALTH
ISSUES THAT WILL HAVE A VERY
DIFFICULT IF EVEN IMPOSSIBLE
TYPE EVER RECOVERING IF WE
CAN'T STABILIZE THAT MENTAL
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
SO NOW THERE MEDICATIONS TO
HELP AND ASSIST WITH
RECOVERY SUCH AS SUBOXONE.
SO IN THE PAST THAT WAS A
MISNOMER THAT WE BELIEVE THAT
YOU COULDN'T EVEN TAKE PRETTY
MUCH EVEN AN ASPIRIN IN
RECOVERY .
>> BUT NOW WE KNOW BETTER.
WE USED TO SCIENCE BUT WE ALSO
MAKE SURE THE THERAPIES ARE
INCLUDED BECAUSE MEDICATION
ALONE IS NOT A SINGLE ANSWER.
AND THERE'S NO MAGIC PILL
THAT'S GOING TO HELP SOMEONE
RECOVER.
BUT NONETHELESS IT IS SO GREAT
TO HEAR THAT WE HAVE COME SO
FAR AND WE KNOW BETTER AND
MOROSELY.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT
GREAT PERSPECTIVE AND