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Alcohol and Drug Addiction Rehab Library
The authors of the articles found in The Addiction
Rehab Consultants Addiction Library wrote
these articles based on their own unique perspectives
that they acquired while struggling with addiction themselves,
their experiences as treatment providers after recovering
from their addictions and from researching the written
materials of other treatment providers and medical professionals.
Also, from working with many recovered (and some not
so recovered) addicts. This combination can at times
deliver some insight into the world of addiction and
recovery that simply can't be found in many other places.
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There
Are Many Different 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, usually
3 to 5 days per week, then returns home each night,
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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of Rehabs
Locating
A Suitable Drug Treatment Center
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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Body By 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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Body By Crystal Meth
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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Safely
Managing Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms Using 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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Cocaine
or Crack 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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Guide
To A Successful 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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