It’s no secret that there are severe drug problems in South Africa. We’ve all seen it splashed across the newspapers. Tabloids carry stories about mothers killing their sons who are addicted to “tik” (crystal meth). Investigative reports on television show how drug use is associated with crime. Doctors report that many people in our mortuaries […]
Lear moreI can clearly remember my last night before drug addiction treatment, well, OK, the early parts of the evening at least. I knew that I would be going into rehab the next day so I thought I would try to stay out of trouble the night before. I managed to stay clean through the day […]
Lear moreWe’ve all heard that drug addiction is recognised by the leading medical authorities as an illness. The reality of addiction to alcohol or other drugs is crime, lost jobs, broken homes, and financial decay. Drug addicts face grim prospects and without the assistance from a team of professionals at a treatment centre, often end up […]
Lear moreSpecialised drug rehabilitation centres are a relatively new development in medical science and addiction treatment. Before the advent of modern addiction treatment centres, drug addicts would be treated much the same as a psychiatric patient. They would be sent to dry out in a ward that was originally intended for alcoholics and would receive little […]
Lear moreIt’s true that even if you are admitted to drug addiction treatment against your will you can still benefit from the program. People who initially don’t want to be in treatment will be helped to see how their denial is preventing them from seeing the extent of their drug abuse. By challenging this denial the […]
Lear moreDrug addiction is a disease that results in dramatic behavioural changes as a consequence of the altered state of the brain. A person who is caught up in the throes of drug addiction will be in a cycle of compulsive drug seeking and abuse. This can result in very selfish behaviour that makes it hard […]
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