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If
you are seeking help for yourself or for a
loved one, you should be educated on the
subject of chronic drug addiction in order
to make an informed decision about the
correct treatment option. The following
facts and information are provided to
fulfill this need. We hope you find it
helpful.
Addiction is a constant and unrelenting
effort to obtain drugs in order to alter the
feelings and perceptions of the person using
them. Simply put, if an individual is
basically happy with their life and has the
ability to identify and solve problems where
they exist, they are far less likely to
abuse drugs.
Drug abuse is a symptom of other underlying
problems.
The individual abuses drugs in an attempt to
relieve themselves of the underlying
problem. Of course the underlying problem
goes undetected as their chronic drug use
consumes the life of the abuser and the
loved ones affected by his or her
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One
of the facets regarding drug addiction is
that the brain adapts to the presence of
drugs and makes adjustments chemically.
Because of the chemical changes in the brain
due to the constant use of drugs, when a
chronic drug abuser attempts to halt his/her
drug use, the brain signals the individual
that the substance is needed to function.
This is a major cause of drug cravings both
physically and mentally.
All drug abusers experience drug cravings
for some period of time after ceasing drug
use. Drug cravings will diminish over time
as the individual discontinues the use of
drugs and alcohol and the brain function
returns to normal. This process can take
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Our program
addresses the underlying problem associated
with drug or alcohol addiction and abuse. We
also focus on the restoration of personal
ethics regarding responsibility toward
family members and others in general.
Unlike other drug abuse rehab centers, we
offer different Phases address the different
aspects of handling substance abuse:
Drug-free withdrawal - including a
detoxification procedure to eliminate drug
residuals in the body's system.
Learn how to lead a better life.
Handle suppression and life's ups and downs.
Learn how to change conditions in life.
Final review to ensure the student has
completed all phases thoroughly and to
develop a battle plan on how to incorporate
all that has been learned to their new
lives.
Follow up plan: A comprehensive long-term
follow-up program designed and implemented
to assist the student through the first year
of their recovery.
Call for
immediate assistance at (877) 340-3602 or
fill out our confidential assessment. The
link is directly below:
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Whether a person is genetically or
bio-chemically predisposed to addiction or
alcoholism is a controversy that has been
debated for years within the scientific,
medical and chemical dependency communities.
One school of thought advocates the “disease
concept” which embraces the notion that
addiction is an inherited disease, and that
the individual is permanently ill at a
genetic level, even for those experiencing
long periods of sobriety.
Another philosophy argues that addiction is
a dual problem consisting of a physical and
mental dependency on chemicals, compounded
by a pre-existing mental disorder (i.e.,
clinical depression, bipolar disorder or
some other mental illness), and that the
mental disorder needs to be treated first as
the primary cause of the addiction.
A third philosophy subscribes to the idea
that chemical dependency leads to permanent
“chemical imbalances” in the neurological
system that must be treated with
psychotropic medications after the person
has withdrawn from their drug of choice.
The fact remains that there is some
scientific research that favors each of
these addiction concepts, but none of them
are absolute. Based on national averages,
addiction treatment has a 16% to 20%
recovery rate. The message is pretty clear
that these theories are just that, theories,
and we have a lot more to learn if we are to
bring the national recovery rate to a more
desirable level.
There is a fourth school of thought which
has proven to be more accurate. It has to do
with the life cycle of addiction. This data
is universally applicable to addiction, no
matter which hypothesis is used to explain
the phenomenon of chemical dependency.
The life cycle of addiction begins with a
problem, discomfort or some form of
emotional or physical pain a person is
experiencing. The person finds this very
difficult to deal with.
Here is an individual who, like most people
in our society, is basically good. He has
encountered a problem that is causing him
physical or emotional pain and discomfort
that he does not have an immediate answer
for. Examples would include difficulty
“fitting in” as a child or teenager,
puberty, physical injuries such a broken
bone, a bad back or some other chronic
physical condition. Whatever the origin of
the difficulty is, the discomfort associated
with it presents the individual with a real
problem. He feels this problem is a major
situation that is persisting. He can see no
immediate resolution or relief from it. Most
of us have experienced this in our lives to
a greater or lesser degree.
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