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NIDA: 12 Principles of Effective Addiction Treatment

 

 

If you are seeking treatment for addiction for yourself or a loved one, the National Institute on Drug Abuse has put together 12 principles for finding effective treatment. Consider the following before making your choice.

 

One size does not fit all. Find a treatment or facility that matches your own personal problems and needs.

 

Treatment should be accessible and readily available so the patient applicant doesn’t get lost.

 

Treatment must encompass the drug abuse, as well as physical and psychological issues and legal troubles.

 

Treatment should be flexible and grow and change with the patient’s recovery progress.

 

Adequate time should be given oneself for treatment. Three months is standard although some addicts may require more. Whether you succeed or not depends greatly on how much time you receive effective treatment.

 

Counseling, both group and individual is essential for learning new ways to cope with stress, learn constructive activities to replace drug using habits and learn to navigate interpersonal relationships.

 

Mental disorders often are misdiagnosed with addiction and should also be treated only after the addict is clean and sober for at least six months.

 

Medical detoxification is but a small part of the total treatment experience and is only the first stage in getting the addict on the road to recovery. It is useful; in decreasing symptoms of withdrawal.

 

Even if the patient does not voluntarily participate, treatment can be effective. Sanctions and enticements by relatives, employers and the criminal justice system can get an addict where he needs to be to get help.

 

Monitoring possible drug use during treatment encourages the patient to stay clean and should be a component of the program.

 

Assessments for HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted and communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis should be given. Counseling can help patients overcome high-risk behaviors.

 

Relapse is often an inevitable part of the recovery process and should not be viewed as a failure. On-going sessions and participation in self help programs after rehabilitation can increase the rate of success and recovery.

 

For help finding effective treatment for drug and alcohol abuse and to speak with an addiction conselor please call 1-877-744-3536

 Many families that have loved ones addicted to Drugs or Alcohol are standing by and waiting for their loved one to hit bottom. They are waiting for their loved one to ask for help, or to say they are willing to get help. The truth is that a drug addict or alcoholic has put himself or herself in a position where they have lost the ability to realize that there is actual help. It has come to the point that the only way of life they know is staying high; they no longer have the cognitive ability to realize they can live a sober productive life. When they do have some clean time, everyday is a struggle and an agonizing battle to stay that way.

 

 "There is no person alive who cannot make a new beginning"

  Many people will read this phrase and laugh out loud, as a matter of fact the first time I read it I shook my head and said yea right, you don't know me. Many people addicted to Drugs and Alcohol feel that things are so bad now that it is too late to do anything about it and their future has nothing but the same in store for them. They feel that there is no use trying because they do not know anything but the rocky road of addiction.

  The truth is that anyone can start over, you and you alone are in control of where your life will be in the future. Yes, we need help to get us the start that we need and that is Addiction Treatment. After that it is up to you, there will be people that throw obstacles in the way, temptations will come along and you will be tested. just remember the immoral life you have lived in the past is nothing but shame, guilt and a lot of grieve.

  Look at the future as a new chapter in your life, right now it is blank. It is up to you to write it down and it is up to you live it with standards far above what you have lived in the past. Remember "There is no person alive that can not make a new beginning".

  Let Addiction Rehab Help guide you into the new beginning and help you find the right Rehabilitation Center to get you on your way to a better life.

For help call today; 1-877-744-3536

 

 

        In 2005 a national survey on Drug use estimated that 23.2 million people ages 12 and up were addicted to illicit drugs or alcohol in the U.S., of these 23.2 million, 2.3 percent received treatment for their addiction.  "The National Treatment Improvement evaluation study" showed a high percentage (78%) in the decline of welfare received, unemployment went down, and a 64% reduction in arrest of those people who received treatment.

       The government spends billions on the war on drugs but most of it is spent on trying to stop the drugs from coming into the country. This is important, however the results show that we are only stopping a small percentage of these drugs and yet spending billions on trying while the people we have addicted to these drugs do not get the help they need, so we end up spending more money on jails, medical bills, welfare cost and there is no end in sight because there is no plan to change the way we are thinking about the addict or the alcoholic.

       There have been intensive studies on the stigma and attitudes that effect people addicted to drugs and alcohol. The studies show that the stigma is a powerful, shame based mark of disgrace and reproach that impedes treatment and recovery. Prejudicial attitudes and beliefs generate and drive this stigma; because of this people suffering from alcohol or drug addiction are often pushed away, discriminated against and deprived of basic human rights. The addicts internalize this thinking and behavior, which then becomes part of their identity and sense of self worthlessness.

       Public support and policy are affected by this addiction stigma and delays acknowledging the disease and inhibits prevention, care, treatment and research. At this point public support for treatment is treated more like it is a criminal justice issue, until it is handled like a medical issue this stigma will continue and the cost of treatment is 100% on the addict or more often on the addicts family and if not affordable then it is sometime completely unattainable.

     For help finding the best rehabilitation center for your needs please call Addiction Rehab Help our counselors will help answer your questions and help you end the cycle of addiction.

     Call today – 1-877-744-3536

 

 " Do not seek advice from unqualified people" I think that was the best advice I had ever heard. Many people think they know what is best but even mom has to admit she does not know what is best all the time. When you are looking for addiction treatment seek advice from a professional in the field of addiction. Your family Doctor, your clergy, and your hair dressers brothers’ sister in law may want to help and their heart is in the right place but are they qualified to help you? Usually not.

       Advice from these people is why most addicts go through many different treatment programs before they receive the help they need. If my family had sought the advice from a professional early in my addiction it may have saved them thousands of dollars and years of heartache.

        Many people think that you start on a gradient with addiction, first a little outpatient treatment, if that does not work then a short term program and a few meetings, if that does not work then a little longer program and a few more meetings every week.

        I realize that an addicts family is happy just to have the addict trying some sort of treatment,  but in reality more often than not you are just enabling the addict to continue using and living the same life style as they were before starting this type of treatment. Remember the addict is a master manipulator and is looking for the easy way out. He or she will do just enough to make you happy and get you off his back.

        Get serious right from the start. The first attempt at rehab needs to be the best program for the addict’s specific needs. Even if the addict says he needs help but his addiction is not that bad, remember when an addict tells you about their drug or alcohol abuse you can safely multiply whatever they have told you by three and you will be closer to the truth. For example if I told my parents that I was drinking a pint of alcohol a day what I was really saying was I am drinking a fifth a day.

        Not all programs are the same and not all programs are designed to give the addict what they need to stay clean. "Cookie Cutter" programs that treat every addict the same are not known for their high success rates.

 

 If you need professional advice on where to send your loved one to get Addiction Treatment call Addiction Rehab Help and let us help you get it right the first time.

Call today: 1-877-744-3536

 

As a parent, spouse, or child of an addict you have been manipulated for far too long. Everytime the addict in your life wants or needs something he or she will manipulate you, at first you say no but soon he or she makes you feel sorry for them or you just get tired of fighting with them and give them what ever it is they wanted. If you want them to realize they need help, you need to change  your basic behavior. Trust me on this one, the addict will seek help sooner and your life will be better in the long run if you follow  these steps.

• Do not run from the addiction – Learn the facts about the drug that is being used, gather information.
• Do not throw blame at the addict – concentrate on your own actions, they are going to make or break you.
• Do not seek advice from the uninformed – friends, pastors, family doctors they may all want to help you with advice but unless the are trained in how to handle addiction the chance’s are  that following their advice will lead to more trouble then help. Seek  professional advice from a drug and alcohol Specialist.
• Do not try to control the addicts usage – Begin concentrating on the need for treatment and start offering it to them.
• It is not your job to rescue the addict – let him suffer he has to realize and take responsibility for the consequences of his addiction.
• You cannot be concerned with why the addict is using drugs or alcohol – You need to resume a normal life, leave the addict behind to wallow in his own self pitty.
• Do not threaten the addict – SAY WHAT YOU MEAN AND DO WHAT YOU SAY! – the more you do this the more the addict will realize you are not being pushed around and bullied or manipulated any more.
• Do not except or try to get promises from the addict – Reject any promise offered by the addict, you know from past promises they will not be kept anyway.
• Do not hide the fact that you are seeking help – not so much for the addict as for you, start a commitment to treatment and better health for you.
• Do not be a puppet – Start detaching yourself, protect yourself and any children involved in the relationship.

When you start to follow these steps you are on the right track to end the cycle of addiction.

For more advise on drug or alcohol addiction and addiction treatment please call 1-877-744-3536

Marijuana Addiction

Many of us have smoked pot back in high school and maybe in collage, at some point in time we just kind of grew out of it and moved on with our lives. This is the way most drugs are, some can use them for awhile and walk away and others can not get out of the grip of the drug and become addicted.

I know Pot or marijuana is considered the gate way drug and not something people really have a problem or become addicted to but everyone is different and many people do develop a strong addiction to marijuana. The stats below show the increasing amount  of people going in for treatment for marijuana addiction and the increase over the last 10 years.

From 1996–2006, the number of admissions to treatment in which marijuana was the primary drug of abuse increased from 192,918 in 1996 to 289,988 in 2006. The marijuana admissions represented 11.7% of the total drug/alcohol admissions to treatment during 1996 and 16.1% of the treatment admissions in 2006. The average age of those admitted to treatment for marijuana during 2006 was 24 years.

^Source Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,  February 2008.

The reason for the increase has been speculated to the increased potency of the drug. Several new varieties of marijuana have come into the market in these years and the potency is as much as 100% stronger then it was back in the 70s and 80s. With this increased potency the possible addictive qualities and also increased.

For help with Marijuana addiction call 1-877-744-3536