Gay Alcohol Abuse and Gay Alcohol Dependency
January 5, 2008
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Gay alcohol abuse and gay drug addiction is a problem for far too many gay Americans. Whether it is inherited or society related, drug addiction and gay alcohol addiction cause tremendous damage to those people that come in contact with the drug addict or alcoholic. Fortunately, there are gay alcohol rehab programs and drug rehab centers across the country that assist addicts, alcoholics and their families with the process of alcoholism treatment and drug addiction treatment.
Different Gay Alcohol Rehab Approaches
Different gay alcohol rehabs and drug rehab programs take different approaches, but the philosophy is usually the same – if you are suffering from alcohol abuse and can not manage to control your drinking, you are probably alcoholic.
Most quality alcohol rehab programs use medications to help the alcoholic and addict manage their alcohol withdrawal or drug withdrawal. Alcohol detox generally takes between five and seven days, depending on how much alcohol you were drinking, how frequent and a variety of other factors. Alcohol detox should take place in a medically monitored alcohol detox unit, within the alcohol rehab program.
New Drug Rehab Program Model Used in New Mexico Prison
January 5, 2008
A new drug rehab program that uses long-term nutritional and sauna-based detox - with no alternative drugs - is achieving high success statistics in a prison setting. Run by Rick Pendery, the national executive director of the Second Chance Centers, and Joy Westrum, the president of the Second Chance Program, the drug rehab program has been running for several months in a secure setting in Albuquerque, NM.
Westrum explains that the purpose of the drug rehab program is to “provide secure, long-term drug rehab for substance abusers in the criminal justice system, and then to transition them back into society so they can lead a stable life free of crime and drugs. The drug rehab program includes the administration of vitamins and mineral supplements twice a day, drills designed to extrovert the inmate’s attention, and physical techniques designed to decrease the physical trauma of alcohol withdrawal that are administered by other inmates. The entire process is supervised by a staff member trained in the process.”
This long-term detoxification process has been used throughout the world, not only to assist people in getting off drugs, but also to remove chemicals and other toxins from the system. For example, it was used by the New York Fire Department and others who worked at Ground Zero after the disaster of 9/11.
New Jersey Drug Problems
January 5, 2008
There are approximately 40,000 drug rehab and addiction treatment center admissions in New Jersey each year, however, due to the high relapse rate of many traditional drug rehab programs most families are searching for something that works.
The Solution
Drug rehab and alcohol rehab that addresses the individual through a holistic approach is the most successful method. Our philosophy is to refer you to the best possible drug rehab center that can help handle the problem for good. We will refer you to drug rehab and alcohol rehab programs that will meet each person’s individual needs.
New Jersey Drug Situation
Cocaine is considered a significant drug threat to New Jersey. Powder cocaine is readily available throughout the State and crack cocaine is available in urban population areas. Cocaine is the drug most often associated with violent crime in the State. Cocaine is generally sold in ounce and pound quantities in New Jersey. Crack use is declining but remains available in the larger metropolitan areas of New Jersey.
Club drugs, which are mostly synthetic substances, are increasing in availability and use in New Jersey. LSD in liquid form is readily available in the metropolitan areas of New Jersey. During 2001, 34% of those surveyed in New Jersey reported lifetime usage of MDMA. 4.5% of those surveyed reported usage of MDMA within the past 30 days. The average user age was 17.3, and the average age of first time use was 15.9 years.
Heroin - The most common types of heroin available in New Jersey are Mexican black tar heroin and brown powdered heroin. New heroin users in New Jersey are often young adults who smoke or snort the drug rather than inject it. This is due to a misconception that this practice is safer and less likely to lead to addiction.
Drug Rehab and Treating Couples
January 5, 2008
Sometimes it is necessary in drug rehab and alcohol rehab for both the husband and wife to go for addiction treatment. Living togerther with the same lifestyle, likely means the same result, often with an addiction to the same drug. This leads to the obvious need to seek addiction treatment at the same time. If just one person seeks drug rehab and returns to their spouse who is still addicted the odds of relapse are very high. This leads to the question of is it better to go to the same drug rehab program, or is it better to go to different drug rehabs.
Firstly, not all drug rehab programs will accept couples. The reasoning is that most drug rehabs have rules against relationships between male and female clients and having a couple presents a new set of problems with those rules. Some addiction treatment centers will accept couples, but only as two “singles”, and the couple must not sleep together, and must follow all the rules as everyone else. Thirdly there are a few drug rehab centers that will accept couples as a couple, and allow them to stay together, in the same room as they seek addiction treatment.
Each of the three available options has some benefits and some drawbacks. Going to different locations has the benefit of allowing each person in the couple to seek unique addiction treatment, without having to deal with the stress of maintaining the relationship during the drug rehab. They can concentrate solely on getting better and not have to worry about how the partner may be coping or doing on any particular day. The drawback is of course being apart. Trust issues may arise, as well as the worry of growing in different directions while apart.
Gay Drug Rehab Programs in Illinois
January 5, 2008
Drug Rehab programs and alcohol rehab programs have been available for the heterosexual community in Illinois for the last 25 years. The drug rehabs in Illinois have been of high quality and both inpatient and outpatient drug addiction treatment. There has been drug rehab programs for almost any kind of drug addiction or alcohol addiction. You can find drug rehab programs for the elderly, adolescent, men or women, but the GLBT population (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender) seems to have been forgotten. Where do the GLBT go where they can receive drug rehab treatment without being judged?
Gay Addiction Treatment History Historically, the GLBT community suffering from drug addiction or alcoholism, were expected to fit into primarily heterosexual drug rehab or alcohol rehab programs. Can you imagine being heterosexual and being asked to fit into a gay drug rehab program or gay alcohol rehab program. What do you think your drug rehab experience would be like?
Drug Rehab and Honesty
December 30, 2007
I was recently contacted by someone for advice about their family. A family member had a long standing drug addiction lasting years. There was a total lack of discussion. It was being dealt with behind “closed doors”. While being handled in this fashion, it had progress to the family home being set on fire. Even this dramatic event was not discussed openly. Sending a family member to drug rehab or alcohol rehab should not be done under a total veil of secrecy. I’m not saying you need to take out a notice in the local newspaper. However if done behind closed doors within a family, it allows to addicted individual to continue to manipulate and lie to those family members out of the loop.
Both in and out of a drug rehab or alcohol rehab center when dealing with someone with a drug addiction, only the clear observable truth must be dealt with. Consequences of unacceptable behavior must be clear. Appologies should have NOTHING to do with outcome. Only observable behavior that can be proven is acceptable. Anything that cannot be seen or tested should not be believed until someone has been sober for at least a year, and most likely two. Truth is the light that drug addiction cannot stand. Shine more of it in your life.
Drug Rehab Programs and Insurance
December 30, 2007
Finding the right drug rehab program and the right drug rehab facility is vital in treating drug addiction, alcohol addiction or dual diagnosis. Insurance may cover some or all of your drug rehab expenses. Not all drug rehabilitation programs will accept insurance. It is very important to check with your insurance provider to see if you are covered and if so, how much coverage you qualify for.A drug rehab program that accepts insurance coverage may be able to guide you past any problems that you might have in dealing with your insurance company. JCAHO the internationally recognized accrediting agency for drug and alcohol rehab programs has guidelines for the quality of service that a drug rehab center offers.
Drug Rehab and Length of Stay
December 13, 2007
At a drug rehab and alcohol rehab center, how long should you stay? Ideally this might be arrived at by looking at the length and severity of the addiction. How many other attempts at drug rehab or alcohol rehab have been attempted before? Another possible suggestion might be to stay until you and your counselor felt you were ready.
Such attempts to customize the length of stay, don’t seem to result in higher success rates. Unfortunately, even with very skilled counselors, predicting outcome is very difficult and the research shows, these predictions are not very accurate. The most accurate determanent we have for outcome, is length of stay. The longer you stay, up to a point, the more likely of the client staying sober. Staying longer and the odds of success actually go down. Somewhere around the 90 day mark is the highest chance of success. If drug and alcohol are severely affecting and destroying the quality of your life and you have had no success in your previous attempts to stop, three months is the length of stay which will give you the best opportunity to achieve your goal.
Choose the right Alcohol Rehab
December 13, 2007
There are around 11,000 drug addiction rehab centers in the country. Drug rehab and alcohol rehab programs vary in length because no two addicts respond the same to any set of drug rehab or alcohol rehab protocols.
The goal of a drug rehab and alcohol rehab, whether in should be to restore addicts to the way they were before they ever started using drugs.
To find out if there are any drug rehab or addiction treatment facilities serving people that are suitable for your needs, please call 1-800-511-9225
There are hundreds, if not thousands of different types of alcohol addiction and drug rehab treatment programs. When choosing a drug rehab or alcohol rehab center for yourself or a loved one it is important to become educated on the different types of drug rehab or alcohol rehab and what the end results are.
Types of drug rehab programs include detox, outpatient counseling, short-term inpatient addiction treatment (30-day program) and long-term residential addiction treatment (longer than 60 days).
Drug Rehab Lessons
December 13, 2007
What is drug addiction and alcohol addiction? In drug rehab and alcohol rehab programs what can you learn? Firstly, I believe you can learn that drug addicition, like all things in life is a learned repsonse. Most likely you learned it from other addicts or from other people using drugs and alcohol. Before you used any drug or alcohol someone told you what to expect. Someone told you where you could find alcohol and drugs. Other people showed you how to use it. How to mix it and with what. You learned your favorite places to consume. You learned ways to hide your drug addiction. You learned creative ways to finance the costs of drug and alcohol use. Nobody was inately born with the abillity to inject heroin.
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