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The drug MDMA
MDMA is an illegal drug often used in the club scene. It is both a stimulant and a psychedelic leaving users feeling energized and with distorted perceptions. It enhances enjoyment from touching objects and people. MDMA is an acronym for its chemical name...
Registered Rehab for Alcohol Detox and Addiction Treatment
In many cases the crisis point that has precipitated an alcoholic seeking a detoxification and treatment at a registered rehab facility has been at the least quite distracting if not obviously traumatic for the suffering alcoholic as well as their family, friends and...
How do I stay sober over the holiday season?
Being an alcoholic or addict in early recovery can be challenging at the best of times, adverts, TV shows, movies or just a walk down a busy street can be full of “triggers”. A trigger is an external stimulus that sparks the emotions or thoughts that can lead to...
How do I stay sober over the holiday season. Part 2?
Being an alcoholic or addict in early recovery can be challenging at the best of times when adverts, TV shows, movies or just a walk down a busy street can be full of triggers that remind us of just "how good" drinking and using was. Complacency and unnecessary...
Early days along the road to recovery from active addiction
There are a lot of ways that people can find their way into an addiction treatment centre. Some addicted patients just know that whatever benefits they used to get from using alcohol and other drugs just don’t seem to work anymore and they have reached the end of that...
Addiction Treatment in South Africa (Part 1)
I was recently asked by a local newspaper to comment on addiction treatment in South Africa. Below are their questions and my comments. 1. Qualifications: Worked in the addictions field for 15 years, accredited through both the FDAP (UK) and the IC&RC (USA) since...
Addiction Treatment in South Africa (Part 2)
I was recently asked by a local newspaper to comment on drug addiction treatment in South Africa. Part 1 is here, below is Part 2 of their questions and my comments. 7. Why do we have so many overseas (UK) patients coming to South Africa for addiction rehab and...
Alcoholism as a Primary Illness
Alcoholism as a Primary Illness: Meaning that addiction to alcohol is a separate illness to other conditions connected to it and not the symptom of another underlying condition. Also, that the alcoholism needs to be addressed first - other co-existing conditions e.g....
Disease
Disease: in medical terms, an involuntary disability. No one is to blame for disease. It's interestingl to note that Drug Addiction and Alcoholism is now recognised as a disease. Please contact one of our Drug Abuse Counsellors to arrange Alcohol Rehabilitation...
Alcohol Abuse
Using alcohol in a manner that repeatedly causes harm to financial, emotional, social, and physical or career performance. On another level pathological use is defined by defined by the World Health Organisation as the consumption of more than 21 units of alcohol per...
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