The reason is simple: When the brain is sedated by alcohol or another substance, this blocks the formation of conditioned responses. Since a lot of people throw up after drinking too much, you might be asking why that doesn’t create an aversion to alcohol.
It was only after less toxic emetics were discovered that aversion treatment for alcohol use disorder became practical. In fact, this is a basic survival mechanism: If an animal eats something toxic which makes it sick, it will learn to avoid eating that same thing in the future. Research by John Garcia et al., going back to the 1950s, showed that vomiting and nausea could condition animals to avoid specific foods or beverages, whereas electric shocks were effective in conditioning animals to avoid places. This involved pairing an alcoholic drink with an emetic, so that the patient vomited immediately after swallowing the drink. Schick Shadel Hospital used a form of aversion therapy known as conditioned taste aversion. But different things work for different people, and all ethical therapeutic options should be available for those who wish to use them. That’s not to say that aversion treatment was the best choice for everyone who wanted to abstain nor was it relevant to people who wanted instead to moderate their drinking. Yet there are many stories of people who were failed by all other forms of treatment, opted for aversion therapy, and finally succeeded in their chosen goal of quitting drinking. It was the last facility in the United States offering aversion treatment for alcohol use disorder.Īversion therapy acquired a bad name due to its misuse in deeply unethical conversion therapy attempting to change people’s sexuality-and also thanks to movies like A Clockwork Orange. The reward in witnessing such profound transformations far out-weighs any of the typical work-place challenges that exist in nursing - more.On June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for good. However, to be witness to the transformation that occurs gets me choked up, and at times, the transformation has been so profound that I have actually burst into tears, shocked and speechless. For example, the hours are long, the pay not so great, the acuity demanding, and I rarely sit down.
It is not an easy nursing job by any means. To be witness to such a transformation wherein a new life is being born is why I continue to work at Schick Shadel. It is hope for a new life, a new beginning, or a new path in which the addiction is left behind. Years disappear from the once strained faces their eyes sparkle again with life and family members reunite after years of struggling with the challenges of addiction within the family unit. The reward is because nothing compares to the honor of witnessing the dynamic physical, social, mental, and psychological transformation that occurs when both alcohol and drug-addicted individuals not only face their problems and fears, but have the courage and commitment to complete the 10-day aversion program. Additionally, I have worked in both community and teaching medical centers and in four different states. My career includes three degrees in nursing and experiences in med-surg, and neonatal, pediatric and adult intensive and coronary care units.
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Schick Shadel Hospital offers a level of professional reward that remains unmatched in my long nursing career.
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