Objective Of Drug Rehab, Alcohol Rehab and Dual Diagnosis Programs
December 22, 2007
Objective Of Drug Rehab, Alcohol Rehab and Dual Diagnosis Programs
The main objective of drug rehab programs is to free you from the bondage of drug abuse and alcoholism. These programs help you to discover newer ways to live without the use of drugs and/or alcohol. Different drug rehab, alcohol rehab and dual diagnosis programs offer various types of addiction recovery programs to treat the disease. Here is some information that may help you for selecting the right drug rehab program or dual diagnosis treatment center.
Consult a good addiction treatment specialist for finding a suitable dual diagnosis program or alcohol rehab. Doctors and drug rehab specialists will study your case and conduct certain tests on you to find out a suitable drug rehab program for you. Every individual has a unique history to the disease. Hence, the drug rehab program or alcohol rehab program must be tailor-made to suit your case.
Generally, the drug rehab programs and alcohol rehab programs include services such as inpatient detox, residential treatment, medication, diet, exercise, counseling, and community activity.
Depending upon your case, doctors will recommend the services that need to be included in the alcohol rehab program designed for you. The doctors would advise you to join either the “outpatient addiction treatment program” or the “residential inpatient treatment program” depending on your intensity of dependency. Here are some details about both the options.
Drug Rehabilitation
October 17, 2007
Drug rehabilitation (often shortened to drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs , and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The obvious intent is to enable the patient to cease their previous level of abuse, for the sake of avoiding its psychological, legal, social, and physical consequences, especially in extreme abuse.
Drug rehabilitation tends to address the two fold nature of drug dependency; physical and psychological dependency. Physical dependency involves a detoxification process to cope with withdrawal symptoms from regular use of a drug. With regular use of many drugs, legal or otherwise, the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so that normal functioning can occur. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine or alcohol. It is also why more of the drug is needed to get the same effect with regular use. The abrupt cessation of taking a drug can lead to withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks, to possibly months (depending on the drug involved) before things get back to normal.
Drug Rehab or Addiction Treatment- Is there a Difference?
October 12, 2007
Recently a topic of conversation centered on whether there is a difference between a drug rehab and an addiction treatment center. As surprised as people were at the question, it made all of us realize those individuals without knowledge of the addiction treatment business or who have not been in addiction treatment themselves, might be easily confused.
There really is no difference between the two as far as the terminology. When a person mentions drug rehab, they are really referring to a drug rehabilitation program, which is the same as an addiction treatment program, alcohol treatment program or chemical dependency program. All the above, are designed to treat drug addiction and alcoholism, with the only difference resting in the actual services provided, population treated and the philosophy of the program.
Free 4 Hour CEU Program - Emerging Challenges in Addictive Disorders
October 11, 2007
Lakeview Health Systems and Stepping Stone Center for Recovery to sponsor a Free CEU program entitled, Emerging Challenges in Addictive Disorders: 2006; on Saturday, October 14, 2006.
Lakeview Health Systems and Stepping Stone Center for Recovery specialize in the treatment of chemical dependency, alcoholism and associated disorders. Based in Jacksonville, FL these state of the art addiction treatment centers complete with 24 hour staff that includes nursing, therapists and physicians. The treatment team provides a safe and effective, medically monitored unit for patients in need of detoxification. In addition, these facilities offer a full continuum of clinical services which include residential treatment, partial hospitalization, out patient services and recovery apartments.
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