Ashley is a 63 year old woman who has just entered treatment for alcohol and crack cocaine addiction. Ashley has been struggling with her addictions for over four decades; her family has always insisted treatment for Ashley, however she was never willing to comply until now. The strategies to help Ashley are listed below: 1. Ashley will begin by identifying her early warning signs for the past places, people, and things. Ashley identified that her old neighborhood is a trigger because she knows everyone in the neighborhood which is filled with multiple drug dealers. Often being depressed is another warning sign that causes her to get high and to drink heavily. 2. Ashley will identify her high risk situations and how to cope with them. Ashley …show more content…
Ashley will focus on relationships and communication skills. Over the years the drugs and communication skills. Over the years the drugs and alcohol has affected the ways in which Ashley communicates as well as her relationship with others. She has agreed that both her communication and problem solving skills needed enhancing. She has agreed to join and attend alcohol anonymous meetings. 4. Ashley will focus on negative emotional states that may contribute to her substance abuse and how to manage them. Due to being at home majority of the time, Ashley tends to get depressed or have negative emotional states. These feelings stem from both the horrible experiences in life and ongoing health issues. Learning stress management can help Ashley to cope with stresses which she may encounter during the recovery process. 5. Ashley will identify her cravings and cues that produce cravings and learn how to manage them. She admitted to craving crack cocaine every day; if she does not have both then she has one or the other. Any time she sees a corner store her cravings for alcohol kicks in, since she does not have a license she demands whoever is driving to stop at a store. Learning ways to avoid people, places, and things that may trigger her cravings is a way for Ashley to minimize her exposure to cues that trigger