Addiction to alcohol and other drugs consumes not only the life of the addicted person, but that of his friends and family as well. This article will discuss three factors that when firmly in place, provide people addicted to alcohol and other drugs a good chance at full recovery. The best rehab treatment advice, however, […]
Lear moreAlcohol and drug addiction counseling is an important part of many treatment programs in rehab centres across the world. There are many different counseling approaches and frameworks. Counseling is usually conducted within the auspices of the mental health model of addiction. Addiction is seen as an illness that can be treated through a combination of techniques […]
Lear more01/02/2010 Denial is a feature of any addictive illness, is much misunderstood and yet a commonly used term. Denial is essentially an unconscious defence mechanism that protects us from a reality that’s too painful to acknowledge. If an addicted person fully conceded to their loved ones the extent of the problem they’d be expected to […]
Lear more30/01/2010 A behavioural syndrome characterised by the repeated, compulsive seeking and using of a substance, including alcohol, gambling, sexual and eating-disorders, despite adverse social, psychological, and/or physical consequences. This is referred to as Loss of Control and is one of the defining characteristics of addiction. Loss of control combined with tolerance – a need for […]
Lear moreThis article is split into two sections 1) When trying to find an alcohol rehab near me for a loved one, there is a fair amount of contradictory information and several myths that manage to persist. We’ll deal with those first, then move on to why it makes sense to find an alcohol rehab near […]
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