Was Heather Forsyth using the pseudo-scientific classifications that AARC took from Kids? How did Forsyth come to determine that those most seriously affected by the disease would be sent, at tax-payer's expense, to the unlicensed quack compound known as AARC, while the less seriously affected would be treated by AADAC?
So,Ajax, you got tired of giving me a hard time and are back to dumping your anger on this Reuben guy. Have fun with that.
To answer your question lets look at the quote from Heather:
If a child is at stage 1 or 2 drug and alcohol addiction, we could put them into AADAC. If they’re at 3 or 4, which is a higher drug and alcohol addiction, 4 being the highest, then they will go into AARC which will then be covered by the government and long-term.
These stages apply to either the 4 Stage process used by Mental Health Professionals in the US or She was referring to the Stages outlined by the
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. Here see below:
Stages of Substance Use Stages of Substance Use include experimentation, regular use, risky use, dependence, and addiction.
Substance use can be addressed and treated at any stage – despite popular myths,
people do not need to “hit bottom” before they can benefit from help.
Stage One: ExperimentationThe first stage, experimentation, is the voluntary use of alcohol or other drugs. Quite
frequently, the person experimenting is trying to erase another problem. An older person
may start drinking to cope with depression after losing a spouse. A teenager, angry about
his parents’ divorce, could start smoking marijuana or huffing inhalants. Experimentation
may even include a husband taking his wife’s prescription painkillers to cope with a back
problem. The substance seems solve the problem. So the person takes more, and moves
from experimentation to regular use, the next stage.
Stage Two: Regular Use Some people stay in the regular use stage indefinitely. They will not develop a problem,
and stop by themselves. Others start using substances in a manner that is risky or
hazardous to themselves or to others. Risky behaviors include: smoking marijuana and
driving; binge drinking (consuming more than the recommended amount of alcohol at one
occasion); and unexplained violence, to one’s self or another.
Stage Three: Risky UseWhen and how the transition from regular to risky use happens differs for every individual.
So, what constitutes “risky behavior” by another person can be difficult to gauge. Just
the same, if someone’s behavior concerns you, say so. People can pass quickly from risky
use to dependence.
Stage Four: DependenceCharacteristics of dependence include: Repeated use of alcohol or other drugs that leads
to failure to fulfill major responsibilities related to work, family, school or other roles. Or,
repeatedly drinking or using drugs in situations that are physically hazardous, such as
driving while intoxicated or using heavy machinery when intoxicated. Or repeated legal
problems. Or any combination of these.
Many dependent people are able to work, maintain family relationships and friendships,
and limit their use of alcohol or other drugs to certain time periods, such as evenings
or weekends.
Stage Five: AddictionThe last phase of the spectrum of substance use problems is addiction. Addiction is a
medical condition involving serious psychological and physical changes from repeated
heavy use of alcohol, other drugs, or both.
• Symptoms include uncontrollable alcohol or other drug craving, seeking, and use,
that persists even in the face of negative consequences.
• Addiction is a progressive illness. If left untreated, it gets worse. It is also chronic,
or long-standing (versus acute, or short-term).
• Addiction is a treatable illness. Recovery rates for people who go through treatment are very similar to those who get treatment for other chronic diseases such as diabetes and asthma. There are a number of treatment methods and community resources, including outpatient or residential treatment programs and twelve-step groups These approaches can be customized to fit the needs of the individual and family.