Drug Rehabs In South Africa
South Africa has been attracting foreign visitors to its alcohol and drug treatment centers for many years. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
South Africa has been attracting foreign visitors to its alcohol and drug treatment centers for many years. Read more about it on We Do Recover.
Understanding Drug Rehab and Potential Pitfalls Drug rehab aims to help people overcome substance use disorders. It offers various treatments and supports recovery. However, rehab can face challenges that may hinder success. Defining Substance Use Disorders Substance use disorders affect a person’s brain and behaviour. These disorders lead to an inability to control the use […]
The goal of any rehabilitation centre is to help the patient to recover from addiction. Drug rehabilitation centres have worked for people of all ages and are effective for a wide range of addictions and associated behaviours. Making the decision to enter a drug rehabilitation centre can be difficult, but it is key not to delay […]
Addiction and alcoholism affect people all over the world. This illness does not discriminate and strikes anybody, regardless of socioeconomic status. There is still a social stigma attached to drug and alcohol abuse, and some people see addicts and alcoholics as morally weak or criminal. Our contemporary science views substance abuse as an illness that […]
Drug rehab centers in South Africa generally employ a multi-disciplinary team. The combined skill and training of many professionals working together allows the patient to be viewed from many angles and each facet treated carefully. Your drug rehab counsellor may be a member of one of these professions who has specialised in addictions treatment. Your […]
The American National Institute on Drug Abuse has published a report that finds that cravings can be induced in addicts by exposing them to pictures of drugs. What is remarkable is that the length of exposure can be so short that the addict isn’t even aware that he/she has seen the image. Using functional MRI […]
When the word ‘addict’ is mentioned people often revert to a stereotypical picture of a dishevelled heroin addict sleeping on a park bench. Nothing could be futher from the truth – people from all walks of life get addicted to chemicals. A great many people are addicted to pills that they obtain on prescription. Many […]
There are many drug rehab programs on offer around the world. It seems however that there are very few effective drug rehab programs that stand out as wheat from the chaff. Finding one that suits your individual needs can be difficult. Many people are flying considerable distances to be admitted to an effective drug rehab […]
An intervention is one way that you can help your loved one make a decision to resolve their ambivalence and access treatment. Often families are like a solo musician playing acoustically – it’s not too loud, not too far-reaching. An Intervention is getting all the band members playing together in sync and wired into amplifiers […]