Substance Abuse Rehab
A substance
abuse rehab should probably be more correctly labeled a Substance(s)
abuse rehab. The individual has what is called his drug of choice or primary addiction.
Rarely in this day and age does someone come for
addiction treatment without having several substances needing to be addressed. Alcohol abuse is quite commonly mixed with other drugs of abuse such as heroin, cocaine, or meth, to mention only a few.
Prescription
drug abuse is beginning to take on epidemic proportions in the country and throughout the world. Painkillers, anti-depressants, and anti-psychotics are showing up more and more as drugs abused along with street drugs, but are also showing a major increase as being the drug of choice or primary addiction.
These substances can build up tolerance in the system quickly and many have life threatening side effects.
Multiple
drug abuse rehabilitation has become the order of the day.
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Drug side effects is really not an applicable term when one is talking about the effects caused by illegal street drugs. Effects can generally be broken in mental and physical categories.
Drugs use up nutritional and vitamin stores very quickly leaving the body open to all sorts of illness and maladies and many physical effects are the result of these deficiencies.
Drug induced neurosis and psychosis is the easiest way to explain the hundreds of various mental and emotional side effects from
drug use and addiction.
With prescription drugs, many of the side effects are quite debilitating and life threatening even when taken as prescribed, let alone at abusive levels.
When one is preparing to make a decision on
rehab care for self or a loved one, one usually has a strong interest in exactly what extent and
type of care is being provided by the drug
rehab facility being considered.
These are valid questions which should be answered to one’s full satisfaction and understanding by the registration personnel of the facility.
Is it long term or short term?
Traditional or non-traditional, drug free or are drugs used in an attempt to handle other drug problems? Is there a full
detoxification procedure in addition to the withdrawal process or is it withdrawal process? Get these questions and all the other’s you may have answered to your full satisfaction.
When searching for an effective
rehab program one can be flooded and confused with all the different options.
How does one sort through this myriad of choices?
The starting point should be experience and success rates. Does the
rehab program you are considering have a track record of success for a period of years?
If it’s not stated, ask.
The goal is a drug free and productive lifestyle that lasts for a lifetime, not merely stopping drug use. Narconon Arrowhead has over 40 years of experience with a success rate often exceeding 70%. This is compared to average of 5-15% for many of the more traditional rehab programs. Whether Narconon Arrowhead is your choice or not, look for and insist on experience, effectiveness, and success rates.
At Narconon Arrowhead we do not use the term
rehab patient when referring to our program participants. Instead we use the word “student” as it more accurately reflects what is occurring in our program. At Narconon Arrowhead once withdrawal from use is achieved and is followed by a full bodily
detoxification then student is then ready to gain the life skills and abilities needed to pursue a drug free productive life.
Cravings, guilt and depression must be confronted, dealt with, and eliminated is one is to achieve a lasting drug free existence.
These skills and abilities can be learned and successfully applied.
Our students enjoy a 76% success rate that speaks for itself.
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