What makes an alcoholism treatment program effective? The following points are generally recognised by the alcoholism rehabilitation industry as being hallmarks of an effective alcoholism treatment program. Early Discovery and Intervention The earlier that alcohol dependency or alcohol abuse is discovered, the better. Engaging early in an alcoholism treatment program for drinking problems gives the patient a far better chance […]
Lear moreAbstinence and recovery from alcohol and drugs are commonly seen as similar things, but they are very different. It is rarely possible for those previously addicted to alcohol or drugs to abstain from using, without recovery. There are huge differences between abstinence and addiction recovery. Abstinence can be easily attained through a detox, but detoxification is seldom successful […]
Lear moreJohannesburg, the commercial centre of South Africa, is home to many luxurious, leafy residential areas with beautiful suburban homes. Johannesburg is the most treed city in the world and with South Africa having one of the highest swimming pools per capita, Joburg’s leafy suburbs are a comfortable place to be, with many distinct features to […]
Lear moreThis is the second part of our Stop Drugs Advice article – this first part of the article can be found by clicking the ‘stop drugs advice’ link in this sentence. Patients at rehabs who incorporate these programmes are encouraged to attend 12-step meetings of these fellowships whilst undergoing addiction treatment within a therapeutic community. Attention […]
Lear moreAlcoholism Clinic Treatment – Abstinence From Alcohol and Recovery Recovery from alcoholism involves a lot more than abstinence. An alcoholic who wishes to remain abstinent from alcohol can make important changes in their lives that will help them to remain sober more easily, and also have a better quality of life. Simply stopping drinking is […]
Lear moreDefine Drug Addiction: Compulsive physiological and psychological need for a habit-forming substance. The condition of being habitually or compulsively occupied with or involved in something. A chronic, relapsing disease, characterised by compulsive (loss of control) drug-seeking and drug-taking despite adverse health, social, or legal consequences to continued use, and by neurochemical and molecular changes in […]
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