Rebecca's Blog – May 2012 Archive (3)

The patients I care for have a long history of drug and alcohol abuse, also being long term detained in mental health units, prisons and the younger ones in youth offender units. Different age ranges.

With the onset of drug induced psychosis on the brain and also paranoid schizophrenia brought on by cannabis, cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin,lsd and alcohol abuse. This has effected their personality and physical functioning so much. The drugs have damaged the neurotransmitters and…

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Hi everyone hope this week sees more good work and positive direction for people

Just completed a course on supervising patients using the gym, alot of the patients i care for are on strong psychiatric drugs and have difficulty with issues around motivation, energy and focus. with weight problems and control. They have bad eating habits and drink excessive amounts cococola, redbull,lucozade fizzy drinks.

Our aim is to restructure their day, diet and start to impliment nutritional…

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things i cannot change.
The courage to change The things i can
And the wisdom to know the difference.
Serenity. Prayer AA.