Addiction Treatment

The majority of people in this country has never taken an illegal substance or has ever heard of addiction treatment. The majority of those who have are experimenters or casual users, who are never faced with undergoing a drug addiction treatment programme. A majority of illegal drug users do so for so-called "recreational purposes". By far the minority of illegal drug users - between 100,000 and 200,000 people - need a drug addiction treatment programme. Many clinics providing drug addiction treatment programme services in the UK have developed in the private healthcare sector.

Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning that they can stop using drugs on their own, and most try to stop without treatment. However, most of these attempts result in failure to achieve long-term abstinence. Research has shown that long-term drug use results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after the individual stops using drugs. These drug-induced changes in brain function may have many behavioral consequences, including the compulsion to use drugs despite adverse consequences the defining characteristic of addiction.

*Long-term drug use results in significant changes in brain function that persist long after the individual stops using drugs.*

Understanding that addiction has such an important biological component may help explain an individual's difficulty in achieving and maintaining abstinence without treatment. Psychological stress from work or family problems, social cues (such as meeting individuals from one's drug-using past), or the environment (such as encountering streets, objects, or even smells associated with drug use) can interact with biological factors to hinder attainment of sustained abstinence and make relapse more likely. Research studies indicate that even the most severely addicted individuals can participate actively in treatment and that active participation is essential to good outcomes.

DRUG ADDICTION IS AN ILLNESS, NOT A CRIME

United States Justice Department's statistics confirm the U.S.A. has more prisoners than any other country in the world. In 2006, that number was 2.5 million and continues to rise. Between 2000 and 2006, the nation experienced the largest jump in incarcerations ever. Criminal justice experts attribute the exploding prison population to harsher sentencing laws, particularly those related to illegal substance possession/use.

    * Drug addiction is responsible for many psychological problems; including, depression, mania, violent fantasies, etc.
    * Drug addiction leads to serious physical ailments, including heart attack, stroke, organ failure and death
    * The drug addict's life most certainly is one of "dis-order"; no longer able to hold a job, relate to other human beings, to care for their personal hygiene, there is no order to be found
    * The child of an addict is 3-5 times more likely to become alcoholic/addict as well; bolstering the data that suggests there is a strong genetic (medical) link

Our country is in need of a serious shift in overall thinking about how drug addicts should be treated. Incarceration does not work; plain and simple. Our country doesn't have the money (or interest) to devote to providing treatment for addicts behind bars. In fact, statistics revel that many addictions actually grow while in prison. The availability of drugs and the need (desire) to escape leads drug addicts to use more and for those not exposed to drugs in the 'outside world' to begin using.

We often hear "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". Well, our approach to treating drug addicts is completely broken and in serious need of immediate repair.

Selecting a drug rehab center is one of the most important Drug rehab Treatment Centers Drug addiction rehabilitation Program and difficult decisions you will make in your lifetime. Few of us know what to look for in a quality rehab program and not all drug rehabilitation centers are alike. Each drug rehab has its own program options, staff qualifications, credentials, cost, and effectiveness.

There are no quick fixes for drug abuse or even alcoholism. Recovery is an ongoing process. The skills one learns during intensive rehabilitation treatment must be integrated into everyday life and this takes time.

Asking us your appropriate questions when you call for information is important, we endeavor to give you clear facts and answers.

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