Going to drug rehab can be source of contention for an addict. While their family and friends will likely want them to go, the addict themselves might be resistant. A person that is addicted to drugs may or may not be at a place where they are able to admit that they have a problem and then seek help for it. Even those who recognize that their drug use is out of control may still be hesitant about entering a drug rehab facility. This may be for a variety of reasons. We will discuss a few of them below.

Individuals may not want to leave their current life or lifestyle even though they recognize that they have a serious problem.  They may also not be ready to give up drugs because they are dependent on them not just physically but also psychologically and emotionally.  Individuals will likely have some underlying issues that the drug helps them deal with and so they are not ready to throw away that crutch.  However, drug rehab can be a wonderful resource for people that give it a try.  Sometimes people who are addicted to drugs and aren’t 100% convinced that they are ready to enter rehab may still be able to turn things around and benefit from the experience.

There are many different types of drug rehab. The most common are residential treatment, outpatient treatment and support groups. Residential treatment is generally the most intensive. Individuals receive care around the clock and will also eat and sleep at the facility. Some residential treatments will also have detox services available. If the drug rehab center offers medical detox, there should be a doctor on staff.

Typically, residential or inpatient drug rehab is ideal for persons that have a severe addiction and who wouldn’t do well outside of a closed and protective environment. These individuals would likely have a high rate of relapse if they went back to their homes or the environment from which they came. Residential care sequesters the addict from people and gets him or her away from the drug. It also puts them around people who are committed to helping them get clean.

There may be a number of restrictions in place at an inpatient drug rehab program. For example, they may not be able to contact their family or friends for a specific amount of time.  This will change as a person grows stronger and stops using.

Outpatient drug rehab facilities are the most commonly available. This is because they only require individuals to visit the facility when they have an appointment. This may be for counseling or some sort of class. Outpatient drug rehab is also typically less expensive, which make them very attractive. It also takes up less of a person’s time. They can continue with their life outside of the rehab center. Individuals would be able to keep their job and take care of their family, which is a huge advantage.

Support groups involve individuals getting together (they may present addicts or have overcome their drug addiction) and share their experiences and struggles. There are often great in conjunction with a rehab program.  Probably the most popular one for drug addiction is Narcotics Anonymous.  Support groups provide a healthy environment where attendees support each getting and staying clean.

Admission into a detox center may be necessary for those persons who have a severe alcohol or drug addiction problem.  A detox center helps individuals get rid of drug residue and other toxic chemicals from the body. This is often necessary before an individual is ready and able to go through rehab. If a person still has residual traces of drugs or alcohol in their body, it can be very difficult for them to make good decisions and to deal with the underlying issues of addiction.  Consequently, detoxification is often the necessary first step in the sobriety process.

A detox center has to treat alcoholics or drug addicts when they are at their worst.  The detoxification process can be very hard on an individual both physically and psychologically.  This is because withdrawal symptoms can be so severe and intense.  Individuals will crave alcohol or drugs really bad. They may also have the shakes, throw up, become nauseous, and sweat profusely. Detox and the subsequent withdrawals are often dreaded by the addict or abuser because they know what’s coming. In fact, many people put off quitting because withdrawal symptoms are so uncomfortable. A detox center can make this period much easier to deal with by lessening the intensity of withdrawal symptoms.

Many detox centers will require medical supervision because the detoxification process can be dangerous. A nurse or physician will need to be on staff if it is a medical detox center. These physicians and/or nurses have to be certified in most states to administer drugs.  Drugs are often necessary because if an individual stops using alcohol and/or drugs ”cold turkey,”  they ptut themselves at risk for serious problems and even death.  This is why it’s a good idea to enroll in a medical supervised detox center.

Medications can be used to ease withdrawal symptoms. They might also be given to the addict in place of the drug they are addicted to. They are then weaned off of it. This is believed to increase the chances that an individual will stop using the illegal substance or prescription meds because they are able to slowly wean themselves off of drugs and not quit “cold turkey.”  Giving them a less harmful drug such as methadone, is supposed to make the quitting process easier, though there is some debate regarding this contention.

A detox center can offer a more then detoxification services. They may also offer counseling and behavior modification classes. Counselors will work with individuals to attempt to determine the root cause of their addiction and then give them behavior modification tools that will help them avoid drinking again.

There are different types of detox centers. Some are especially for prescription drugs users, others are for alcoholics. There are also programs solely for opiates.  It’s a good idea if at all possible to find a program that is geared toward ones particular addiction.

It seems that in today’s world there is a great thing happening with those who are going through substance abuse recovery.  More and more people are realizing that it is a family issue and that it takes the help and support of all in order to make it work.  This is a positive thing and there is great hope that this trend will continue.  All the family members of the recovering man are affected by the addiction – but all can experience healing, relief, and joy as part of the recovery process and most likely all will need it.

It seems that the older a person becomes the less they feel that someone going through addiction healing will be able to live productive lives. In fact (70%) of younger Americans, age 25 to 34, are most likely to think a person recovering from an addiction can go on to lead a productive life.  Those age 65 and older are the least likely (51%) to think that way.

The obvious addictions are substance addictions which include tobacco, alcohol and drugs.  The level and intensity of treatment is always going to be based on individual need.  Intensive outpatient services are a minimum of nine hours per week.  Treatment is a very important part of the substance abuse recovery process, but that process continues through a person’s lifetime.

Patients often times make excuses for their addiction, blame others, or minimize the problem by saying that it is no big deal and others should just “lighten up.” When we see these so-called “defense mechanisms” we need to realize that they are nothing more than an unconscious effort of the mind to protect that person from psychological assault.

Patients suffering from chronic pain tend to self medicate with illegal or prescription drugs just to alleviate the pain.  This is very common and can lead to addiction of prescription drugs. In fact, pain killers can be the easiest substance to become addicted to.

Resources for those in substance abuse recovery can mean the difference between a smooth transition to wellness and a road that is full of heartache and trouble.  Treatment is a clinical process that through counseling and psychotherapy, gives an individual the tools which they need to recover from their addiction. The self-help groups like AA and NA are support groups with a bunch of people sitting around in a circle talking about their hardships and supporting each other.  There are more and more people who are opting not to take on these programs because there are better opportunities available.

For many, drugs seem to be a means of averting emotional and/or physical pain by providing the user with a temporary and non-realistic escape from the realities of life.  Generally speaking, women have a higher tendency to have developed that addiction to cope with trauma and emotional pain than men.  Women also have a range of social and cultural pressures and issues that men do not experience.   Drug addiction and alcohol addiction is a painful undertaking and those completing their substance abuse recovery will need much support, understanding and love.

Drug addicts sometimes feel that they have adopted a different way of living, and even if there is danger to health and life because of their abuse, they think that they are in control and are no in need of drug addiction recovery.  Individuals who are addicted to drugs tend to be unaware of how much damage is already done and their lack of control over the substances that are ruining their lives.

Drug addiction can be a sneaky foe sneaking up on a user before he or she knows it.  Addicts didn’t set out to destroy their lives intentionally. It is important for family members and friends to remember this and to respect and support those who are going through drug addiction recovery.

Currently there are many drug addiction treatment programs available, but it is important to know that no single treatment approach is appropriate for everyone.  If someone is dependent on drugs and needs addiction treatment, it’s important to spend time to find the best treatment program for the patient.

Drug addiction recovery can be a stressful ordeal even in the best circumstances.  Anyone going through it wishes that they could just fast forward time and have all the drug recovery programs they have to go through over with already.  Drug addiction recovery is getting stable as well as staying stable in a person’s life long after treatment. No matter what program you are utilizing, it is going to take time, patience with yourself and determination.

Drug addiction is a disease that touches all Americans — young and old, rich and poor, male and female.  As a Nation, we must continue our efforts to offer the best possible opportunities, settings, and approaches to prevent and treat drug addiction.

Recovery is the addict’s answer to a personal cry for help and a manifestation of his or her will to break the chains of addiction.  After losing their sense of direction and finding themselves psychologically-shipwrecked somewhere along life’s shores, drug addicts must learn to ask for help.

The 12 Step program states that drug addiction recovery demands that a very personal, painful failing cannot be eradicated until it has been brought into public view.  There are other options and now there are many who are researching the various roads to recovery that are necessary.

When you or a family member is in need of drug addiction recovery, there are going to be more and more opportunities now and in the future to find the right help for you.  There is no need to live with the pain of addiction any longer.

Quite possibly the most important thing for someone going through drug addiction recovery is to communicate with friends and family members.  They will not know how to help you to become drug free if you do not fill them in on what you need in terms of support.  You will have to learn to live life and deal with stresses without the drugs and allowing family to help is going to be vital.

ALCOHOLISM & DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT ALTERNATIVE

Webster defines option as: “The act of choosing: a choice. It is the power, right or liberty of choosing.” It is free and always available.

The options one chooses in life depend not so much on the actual presenting situation, but on the perceived value a particular option will have on resolving this presenting situation. When one chooses the option to repeatedly use alcohol or drugs we call this substance abuse or addiction.

This option for substance abuse represents an attempt by the person to resolve a stressful, helpless, or fearful situation. It is an attempt to reassert their control or will to a perceived uncontrollable situation. The situation is perceived as uncontrollable because it presents the person with a scenario of emotions that they believe cannot be handled without the use of alcohol or drugs.

Substance abuse helps resolve these emotional issues by doing two things:

1) It allows the addict to regain a sense of control of these emotions.

2) It gives the addict the illusion of a temporary fix or resolution to these negative emotional experiences.

The addict perceives the value of substance abuse as superior to the experience of their current emotional state of helplessness or fear. The reality is that this attempt to control the emotional experience further isolates the addict from successful resolution of the presenting problem or experience. Through time the repeated option to drink or use drugs becomes so familiar that deviation from it adds to the anxiety and feelings of helplessness and fear. Predictability and safety in an addict’s alcohol or drug use is the key.

No matter what the emotional state, the addict can routinely reassert their will and control through the use of alcohol or drugs, even while acknowledging the destructive influence of their use. Again, the value of substance abuse is perceived as superior to their current emotional state of helplessness and fear.

So the option for substance abuse can present a realistic solution to a current emotional conflict, but that does not imply the choice to “not use” is unavailable.

Just as the addict has used his power, right or liberty to drink or use drugs, so he can also use his power, right and liberty to change. The act of choosing has not vanished. The person maintains his power, right and liberty to choose whatever option makes sense to him and is most useful. In reality the addict asserts this freedom every time he decides to use. To remove an option, as in maintaining addiction as a disease, is to remove freedom, power, right and liberty. It is to feed into the helplessness already being experienced by the addict who compensates for this through substance abuse.

Option is at the root of substance abuse and addiction, for in an option we are allowed to use freedom, power, right or liberty to resolve conflict anyway we want to. Even if this option destroys our lives through substance abuse or addiction. If we combat this freedom to choose substance abuse or addiction, with an elimination of options (making it a disease that is responsible) we cut off the very opportunity we have to acknowledge where we need to change. We cut off our ability to see where our substance abuse or addiction began: In the freedom, power, right and liberty to choose how we will respond to our internal emotional experiences.

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Alcohol abuse is not a disease!

Contrary to what other programs may have led you to believe, you are more than a “client” to be treated or labeled with a disease of alcohol abuse. You have choices, motivation and free will. Your future depends, not on the theories and opinions of alcohol abuse counselors and alcohol abuse doctors, but on that inner desire you have to be more than you are now.

What I have done is researched exactly what has worked for those who rid themselves of an alcohol abuse forever. I listened! What I found was a common theme that all these people used to end alcohol abuse and live the lives they always dreamed. It amazed me how simple these themes (or steps) were, and how readily available they were to utilize in our lives and end alcohol abuse.

Get out of your head

Establish meaning in your life

I explain these five-steps and how to use them in the ebook I created The Forgotten Five-Steps. Below you will find some excerpts on other topics and issues discussed. There are many theories about alcohol abuse. What I wanted to do is give actual and practical advice, steps and tools on exactly what can be done by those with an alcohol abuse and those who try to help resolve the alcohol abuse.

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These five simple and clear steps can guide you on the road to end alcohol abuse and live an alcohol abuse free and happy life.

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I also talk of many other issues surrounding alcohol abuse, what one can do to overcome alcohol abuse, and how those around him can help. Here are a few excerpts from the ebook about different alcohol abuse topics.

Codependency

“You are not sick, and caring is not a disease. Everyone struggles with difficult times in their lives and often these difficult times are caused by the behavior of someone close to you. No matter what you may have been told, the addict does not continue using alcohol or drugs because of something you said or did. You are not codependent and you cannot enable him/her to continue drinking or using drugs.”

Denial

“Those who abuse alcohol or drugs know exactly what they are doing, and I must say are damn good at it. They can deceive and manipulate about anyone to get their next fix.
The point here is that there is no denial, only what the addict is choosing to value. It’s difficult, but we have to put it in perspective to see the individual where they are at and where they want to be….it is what the addict is choosing to place importance on.”

Why can’t they quit?

“Until he realizes that addiction is a choice, he cannot regain control and ownership of his life.”

Self-esteem issues

“He must come to realize that his individual worth is not because he is “sober” but because he is alive.”

Relapse

“If he does “relapse” it is not because he has a disease, but because he chose to deal with his fear by avoidance.”

He wants to quit, but can’t seem to make it work

“So why can’t people quit drugs or alcohol when everything they say indicates they want to? Simply, they feel they cannot live life without it. They have made the wrong choices for so long and depended on their addictions as a crutch. To stop drinking or using drugs would strip them of the only constant they know:

The ability to control their fear and helplessness in a way they perceive as most effective for their particular situation.”

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