Familial alcoholism can either happen due to environmental stressors or genetic factors that predispose people to becoming alcoholic.
Lear moreAs addiction affects everyone in the addict / alcoholic’s circle and often the patient is last to realise that they have a serious problem and need help, family intervention is sometimes used to bring about a crisis that results in the patient being admitted to a rehab center. Family intervention is a process which involves […]
Lear moreImpairment can be defined as the loss of all physical and mental ability due to the excessive use of a psychoactive drug.
Lear moreMisuse can be defined as the excessive use of a drug above the prescribed amounts indicated.
Lear morePain can be defined as an unpleasant feeling of physical and emotional discomfort caused by illness or injury. Pain can be mental, emotional or physical.
Lear morePolydrug dependence can be defined as the use of two or more narcotic substances that causes major changes in an individual’s physical and mental state. Dependence is the clinical or formal term for addiction to alcohol or other drugs.
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