Substance Abuse - SOLUTIONS FOR LIVING https://www.solutionsforliving.ca Hope. Empower. Succeed Thu, 24 Oct 2019 18:04:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Enabling Clients in Lower-Risk Cannabis Use https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/11/enabling-clients-in-lower-risk-cannabis-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=enabling-clients-in-lower-risk-cannabis-use Mon, 04 Nov 2019 12:30:11 +0000 https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/?p=17052 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Co-written by Kyra Posterski, MSc (OT) Candidate 2019 at McMaster University   In October of 2018, the Government of Ontario legalized cannabis in an effort to keep cannabis out of the hands of youth, keep profits out of the hands of criminals, and protect the public […]

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]]> Occupational Therapy Approaches for Substance Use in Clients with Brain Injuries https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/02/occupational-therapy-approaches-for-substance-use-in-clients-with-brain-injuries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=occupational-therapy-approaches-for-substance-use-in-clients-with-brain-injuries Mon, 25 Feb 2019 12:30:31 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16372 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Co-written by Ashley Best, Student Occupational Therapist In our previous blog post titled “Brain Injury and Substance Use”, we discussed how the cognitive and emotional changes associated with brain injury can overlap with substance use.  But what wasn’t covered was the role of the Occupational Therapist […]

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]]> Brain Injury and Substance Use https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2019/02/brain-injury-and-substance-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brain-injury-and-substance-use Tue, 19 Feb 2019 12:30:45 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=16355 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) Co-written with Ashley Best, Student Occupational Therapist As clinicians working in the community with clients who have a brain injury, we all too often see the challenges of recovery impacted by the use of illicit drugs and alcohol.  And while we treat both the brain injury […]

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]]> Book Review: Licit, Illicit, Prescribed – Substance Use and Occupational Therapy https://www.solutionsforliving.ca/2017/10/book-review-licit-illicit-prescribed-substance-use-and-occupational-therapy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=book-review-licit-illicit-prescribed-substance-use-and-occupational-therapy Mon, 30 Oct 2017 11:00:48 +0000 http://solutionsforliving.ca/?p=14433 Julie Entwistle, MBA, BHSc (OT), BSc (Health / Gerontology) As an occupational therapist working in private practice, I have been involved with many clients who have substance abuse issues sometimes before, but more so often after injury or trauma.  Sometimes these substances were prescribed and become misused, and sometimes clients turn to substances to cope […]

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