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Drug and Alcohol Treatment Library
Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Library
The
authors of these articles wrote them based on their experiences
that they acquired while struggling with drug and alcohol addiction
themselves. Their experiences as treatment providers after recovering
from their addictions delivers a unique perspective into the
world of addiction and recovery that doesn't exist in many places.
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Many
Types Of Rehabs
Examples
of different levels of care are day treatment or outpatient
care, where the client attends group and other recovery activities
3 or 4 hours per day and usually 3 to 5 days per week, detoxification
that is normally inpatient and can be completed in 7 to 10
days for most substances with the exception of some synthetic
opiates and short and long-term residential primary treatment.
Most residential drug and alcohol rehabs are 21 to 45 days
in length, though some long-term programs are a year or more
in duration. Weekly out-patient aftercare groups can continue
for 6 months to a year and usually focus on relapse prevention
and "living life on life's terms".
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Locating
Reputable Drug Treatment Centers
Drug addiction
knows no geographic, age, gender or ethnic boundaries. It
can strike anyone and everywhere! So one might argue that
an addiction is an addiction and they all need to be treated
the same. If it were only that simple! The disease of addiction
is the only disease a person can have that tells you that
you don't have it. Also, when an addict finally realizes that
he does have a serious problem, this disease assures him it's
going to be okay, just do some more and everything will be
okay. Addiction is a cunning and baffling foe and your chances
of beating it without help are slim to none.
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A
Successful Alcohol Or Drug Intervention
Persons
suffering from alcoholism and other drug addictions are prone
to serious denial about the harmful effects of their behavior
on themselves and others. Efforts to reason with them and
convince them to stop causing such damage are frequently met
with denial, defensiveness, justification or minimization
and sometimes even attacks upon the loved-one that is trying
to help.
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Medically
Managing Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
When
someone who has become "alcohol dependent" stops
drinking, they will experience some level of physical discomfort.
This is why it is extremely difficult for them to stop drinking
"on their own" without assistance and support.
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Symptoms.
The
Effects Of Cocaine
The
effects of cocaine normally occur immediately after ingestion
and can last from a few minutes to a few hours. The duration
of the drug's effects depends on how it is ingested. Snorting
cocaine produces a slow onset of effects that can last from
15 to 30 minutes, while the effects of smoking cocaine last
from 5 to 10 minutes and produce a more intense high. Cocaine
produces euphoric effects by building up dopamine in the brain,
causing the continuous stimulation of neurons.
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More
About The Effects Of Crystal Meth
The
acute effects of methamphetamine include increased heart rate
and blood pressure, vasoconstriction (constriction of the
arterial walls), pupil dilation and hyperglycemia (increased
blood sugar). A person who ingests meth will experience an
increased focus and mental alertness, the elimination of the
subjective effects of fatigue and a decrease in appetite.
Continued high doses of methamphetamine produce anxiety reactions
during which the person is fearful, tremulous and concerned
about his well-being; an amphetamine psychosis in which the
person misinterprets others' actions, hallucinates and becomes
unrealistically suspicious; an exhaustion syndrome, involving
intense fatigue and need for sleep after the stimulation phase;
and a prolonged depression, during which suicide is possible.
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Medically
Managing All Opiate Detox Symptoms With Suboxone
Heroin
addiction, as well as all opiate addictions, usually require
medically monitored detox for the severe withdrawal symptoms
the drugs produce. Heroin use causes a strong physical dependence
and therefore withdrawal can result in serious complications
when the use of the drug is stopped abruptly. Cold-turkey
heroin detox and withdrawal symptoms can include seizures,
heart irregularities, vomiting, insomnia and the sweats. Once
the body has adapted to the presence of the drug, withdrawal
symptoms may occur if heroin use is reduced or stopped.
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Symptoms With Suboxone.
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