There is no shortage of Alcoholism Advice on offer from a wide variety of sources, the Internet, health professionals, public and private bodies. When looking for advice on such an emotional and stigmatised condition as alcoholism there are a multitude of simple, easy answers to be found. Unfortunately not one of them is right! One of the […]
Drug Addiction is a serious problem whether you’re in London, UK or Jo’burg, South Africa. The fact is that once people become addicted; their brains have been hijacked and they will continue to use drugs until some effective drug addiction treatment intervenes. Most drug addicts believe that they can stop using drugs on their own if they attempt […]
The old thinking that chemical dependency was somehow related to only a certain group of people is now known to be false. We know today that drug abuse and addiction can be a problem amongst all groups of people. There is no one type of individual who succumbs to abusing drugs or alcohol but all […]
Alcohol and drug addiction counselling is an important part of many treatment programs in rehab centres across the world. There are many different counselling approaches and frameworks. Counselling 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 […]
The term dual disorders or dual diagnoses refers to cases in which the individual has both a substance abuse disorder (also referred to as chemical dependency or addiction) and a coexisting psychiatric illness such as depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, social phobia and other illness. The symptoms of one condition may mask or aggravate the […]
Alcoholism as a Primary Illness: Meaning that addiction to alcohol is a separate illness to other conditions connected to it and not the symptom of another underlying condition. Also, that the alcoholism needs to be addressed first – other co-existing conditions e.g. depression, can be most accurately diagnosed and treated only once the alcoholic is in […]
An alcohol treatment centre is a licensed clinic that specialises in the screening, assessment and treatment of alcoholism and related disorders. It’s rare in this day and age to find an alcoholic without co-occurring issues, perhaps co-morbidity such as depression / bi-polar or perhaps other substance abuse along with alcoholism. Quality alcohol detox & treatment […]
Addiction Medicine is the speciality of treating people suffering with the disease of alcoholism, drug addiction and related illnesses. It includes the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of addicted people and is a part of addictionology. A doctor specialising in addiction medicine will usually form part of a multidisciplinary addictions team that combine their skills to more […]
Licensed addiction treatment centres specialise in the treatment drug addiction, alcoholism and related disorders. The best addictions treatment centres treat dual diagnosis patients and have the full continuum of care, providing out-patients rehab, detoxification as and when needed, after hours rehab, day care addiction programmes and in-patient short and long term rehab facilities. Addiction treatment […]
