While itâs easy to say that you donât go to drug and alcohol rehab to make friends, itâs bound to happen when you share the same living space with someone for weeks, engage in treatment together, and share the destruction that addiction has caused in your life. Some people discourage making friends during inpatient drug….
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Youâve made the decision. Youâre going to rehab. Youâve told your wife. Your parents. You even sent an email to your boss, explaining that youâll be gone for a month and that your MFLA paperwork is being processed. Your bags are packed and youâre ready to go. Except for one thing. You havenât told any….
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Many people have a distorted view of rehab that it is a place where conformity and unsolicited advice for personal and interpersonal situations permeate the atmosphere, but, thanks to decades of proven research and studies, the SAMHSA has determined that âcontrolled clinical trials place confrontational approaches among the least effective treatment methods.â It takes a….
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Unless youâve been in a cave since the mid-1980’s, you know that drug use, particularly IV drug use, is correlated with HIV and AIDS. But over the last decade, the immune-deficiency disease hasnât got the limelight it once did and people may not understand the risks associated with drug use and HIV. HIV/AIDS Basics A….
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Watching alcoholism destroy a loved oneâs life can be a heart-rending experience, leaving a person feeling helpless and oftentimes alone. In spite of your attempts to reason, bargain and even beg, he or she continues to turn to alcohol as the be-all and end-all for lifeâs problems. While no one can force a person to….
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You probably think most people drink. Maybe you make exceptions for really religious people and those with allergies. Of course they donât drink. But, for the most part, it seems like everyone drinks. A couple glasses of wine with dinner, a couple of beers with pizza, a couple of cocktails after a rough day. Sound….
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a person does not necessarily need to want to go to rehab in order for rehab to work. This means coerced or forced rehab does still have a chance to get your loved one back on the right path. There are a number of ways to go….
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Yes, you can force someone to go to rehab. Although this is not the preferable way to do it, it is possible to make someone check into a rehab center. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, rehab does not have to be a voluntary choice to work. It is however, considerably more difficult….
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One of the most difficult things to do is watch a loved one kill themselves with drugs or alcohol. You beg and plead with them, asking them to seek treatment but they always go back to their addiction. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, treatment does not have to be voluntary to work…..
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, with a good rehab program you have an excellent chance of beating your addiction. As with anything you want to change, you need a reason to stop taking drugs. There are many reasons available and you only need to choose one. 1. You will Get your Life….
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So, you have decided to look into drug and alcohol rehabilitation. Doing research is a great way to make sure that you end up in a program that meets your individual needs. As you research, you may get overwhelmed by the number of different programs and options available. Some places offer group therapy, some dialectical….
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You may spend time making excuses for your drinking. Yes, you get strong cravings to drink, but that is just your stress talking. Everyone needs a glass of wine or a glass of scotch to take the edge off, right? Yes, every once in a while when you drink, you just canât stop, but thatâs….
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It can sometimes be difficult to keep cheerful and to be confident in oneâs self while attending rehab. Being away from your family and friends can be very hard, and while you are learning quite a bit about how to create a better life for yourself, free of drug abuse, the weight of these changes….
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, treatment needs to be personalized in order for it to work. Each drug acts differently and each person with an addiction is an individual. With hundreds of drug addictions and dual diagnosis combinations it is important to find the treatment center that works with your individual addiction…..
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there are a vast variety of treatments available for substance abuse problems. The hard part is not the treatment but watching a friend struggle with the challenges of drug abuse and addiction. Most people feel helpless to do anything for their friend. Fortunately, there are ways to….
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