Drug addiction counselling is a specialist field that employs methodologies drawn from several clinical disciplines. It is practiced across the world by addiction treatment consultants with various professional qualifications but generally follows similar methodologies. The success rate of drug addiction therapy varies depending on the skill of the counsellor and the motivation with which the […]
Lear moreA hallmark of drug addiction is continuing to use drugs despite the negative results. Addicts use drugs no matter what the consequences. This could be because people addicted to alcohol and other drugs have to keep drinking and using to avoid withdrawal symptoms. It is this physical dependence that compels addicts to use drugs past […]
Lear moreDrug addiction is a terrible disease of mental obsession and physical compulsion for the patient to live with, but it’s possibly as painful for the family and friends that love the drug addicted person. Addiction to alcohol or other drugs leads to drastic changes in behaviour that can lead the addict to be in dangerous […]
Lear moreDrug addiction always comes to an end, it’s best to be alive when that happens. If you or a loved one has become addicted to alcohol or other drugs you’ll have firsthand knowledge of the problems it creates. Because drug addiction is about a mental obsession and physical compulsion to keep on using drugs every […]
Lear moreDid you know that if you’re addicted the brain sends a signal very similar to the one it would send if you were starving? And they say that people with a drug addiction have no will power?! You try working in a restaurant being severely malnourished, actually starving, and not being allowed to eat any […]
Lear moreIt’s often, and entirely incorrectly, assumed that the person addicted to drugs or alcohol has to ‘want’ rehab for treatment to work. It’s precisely because the patient is addicted they have diminished awareness of the consequences of their drug addiction and are often forced to enter rehab. It has been proven that external pressure from […]
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