How do I choose an addiction rehab for someone in my family? Choosing a rehab clinic can be a complicated process as there are many different drug addiction treatment centres available offering very different levels of accommodation, different types of service and care and different programs. Some addiction clinics specialise in one type of drug […]
Lear moreAn alcoholic is a person who cannot survive without alcohol intake. The craving to consume alcohol can be compared to the basic need for water of someone in a desert. Â Withdrawal from alcohol addiction is something that seems impossible to the alcoholic person, but it is very important for their health and even life. The […]
Lear moreStaging an intervention How can you help a loved one confront her denial and face up to problem drinking or drug addiction? An intervention is one way that you can help your loved one make a decision to seek help in a treatment centre. What is an intervention? Interventions are particularly popular in America and […]
Lear moreAn addiction is both a physical and mental illness. Once someone is an alcoholic or drug addict they are physically dependent on the substance and the craving for the substance is strong they physically cannot give up without help. Medical intervention can help with detoxification and initially stopping using the drug or alcohol, but these […]
Lear moreThe success rates of addictions treatment depends many factors, but the old myth that the addict or alcoholic has to enter rehab highly motivated for it to work has been proven to be untrue. Most people addicted to alcohol or other drugs enter rehab with little desire to get treated and live without their addiction, and this […]
Lear moreThere are many different types of addiction clinics in the UK, and how do you tell which is the most suitable? One way of dividing up the clinics is based on cost and facilities. The addiction clinics in the UK range from effective and affordable private clinics offering great value for money, NHS funded facilities […]
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