Mindfulness for Addiction Problems

Studies have shown that heavy drinkers who begin meditating show a decrease in the amount they drink. This work demonstrates the author's meditative technique for helping clients with substance addictions.

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In ""Mindfulness for Addiction Problems"", Dr. G. Alan Marlatt demonstrates his meditative technique for helping clients with substance addictions. Studies have shown that heavy drinkers who begin meditating show a decrease in the amount they drink. In this session, Dr. Marlatt works with a 46-year-old woman with alcoholism who has recently relapsed into drinking. He talks with her about her compulsive behaviors, which include her alcoholism, and then walks her through a mindfulness technique for handling strong cravings.