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Virgil Miller Newton

Virgil Miller Newton (also known as Father Cassian Newton) is a current Chairman and Director of Christ at the Sea Foundation in Madeira Beach, Florida; a priest in the Antiochian Orthodox Church (but is no longer listed on the AOC website); and the former Director of several rehabilitation centers for youth with drug problems, behavior problems, eating disorders and other compulsive behavior. His rehabilitative methods have been criticized.

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Our teenage "druggies" are habituated to drugs rather than addicted. While beer and other alcoholic beverages are preferred drugs, kids have simply not used alcohol long enough to become addicted. The other drug of preference - marijuana - is not addictive.

Beer, Enough, Kids, Marijuana, Teenage

Second, the only proven technique for treatment for chemically dependent people involves use of a spiritual program of self-change.

Involves, People, Proven, Self, Spiritual, Treatment

Adolescence in my growing up period was truly "Happy Days," the title of a TV show connotating the quality of this life period.

Connotating, Days, Growing Up, Quality, Tv Shows

If a child has an older sibling involved in an addiction, there is a 90 percent chance that he or she will get involved too.

Addiction, Children, Involved, Older, Percent, Sibling

Drug-use is a terminal disease.

Disease, Drug Use, Terminal

A certain group of adolescents evidence clear "druggie" behavior and attributes some time before they actually begin drug use.

Behavior, Certain, Drug Use, Group, Groups

Our own unresolved authority problems from our youth sometimes get transferred to our youthful patients, because we are still "covert adolescent rebels. " In subtle ways, we encourage the adolescent patient to rebel towards parents, school authorities, and society in general.

Authorities, Parent, Patients, Rebel, School, Ways

Careful listening to current country and western and rock music with the help of an interpreter for coded phrases shows that young people are hearing a constant stream of messages about getting high, feeling good, going on trips, and using drugs of all kinds with all methods.

Coded, Constant, Country, People, Rocks, Shows

If his
her siblings and parents are not treated and he
she is strong enough to continue the recovery, a sibling will take up the "druggie" role.

Continue, Parents, Recovery, Sibling, Strong, Take

Second, I use inference from technical studies and theories in order to provide practical information for therapists. Those thoughts are several steps removed from scientific validity.

Inference, Information, Order, Practical, Therapists, Use

As the therapeutic relationship is established and progress occurs in problem areas, the therapist can "lead" and "push" the adolescent toward abstract reasoning skill.

Problem, Progress, Push, Skill, Skills, Therapeutic