Alkoholizmus a Drogove zavislosti, 35, 3, 2000. Ministry of Health, Bratislava, Slovakia
The article introduces the process-oriented perspective to working with addictions and gives an example of a session with a heroin addict in recovery. It proposes that standard addiction treatment measures need to be complemented by experientially exploring the addict’s urge for altered states. It illustrates process-oriented interventions to access specific experiences the addict yearns for to discover its meaning and purposefulness relative to the person’s usual waking state.