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Approaches to Effective Drug Treatment10. October, 2011General PenfieldOne commentThere are multiple approaches to effective drug treatment and each individual is treated according to their needs. Drug addiction is a disease like no other in that each drug can affect a person in different ways and the same drug can affect each person differently. There are some basic steps that each person who has a drug addiction must go through in order to be freed of the drug and not have a relapse. The drug addiction treatment program must be catered to fit the individual needs of each person involved. Some basic approaches that can be used will help an individual to stop using drugs, avoid any relapses, and be able to return to a normal life. Understanding Drug AddictionIn order to be cured of a drug addiction you must first understand the problem. In order to provide sufficient treatment programs you must also understand the complexity of the addiction. Drug addiction is a treatable disease that affects the brain function and behavior of a person. There is not one drug treatment program that is appropriate for everyone instead; you must gear your program to fit individual needs. In order for the drug addiction program to work it must be kept available to the person(s) who are addicted to drugs. A good drug addiction program will help take care of the needs of the person who has the drug addiction. There are multiple needs and issues that affect each individual and the drug program must be in tune with all those needs. When an individual decides that they want to go through with a drug addiction treatment program, they must commit to the program for an extended period of time for it to be effective. A critical part of overcoming the drug addiction you must be willing to stay in the program. The most common forms of the drug addiction program include, medications, counseling on an individual and group basis, along with behavioral therapy. These are all the common denominators to helping a person who has a drug addiction get over the disease and not have a relapse. The medication is very important part of the treatment program. The drugs affect the brain and the person’s functions that is why certain medications must be used to help regain the lost use of the brain. The behavioral therapist will put together an individual treatment program in order to help a person be able to overcome the drug addiction problems. The plan that is put in action by the behavioral therapist for the patient must be monitored and modified as necessary. The patient has needs that change with each phase of the treatment program, which is why the initial plan must be modified to meet those changes. The behavioral therapist will find that most drug addicted people also have other mental disorders. The other mental disorder(s) must be addressed and worked on along with the drug addiction. Long term drug abuse requires constant care and attention. The detoxification will help but it will not always be enough to help those with a long term drug addiction problem. The monitoring of drug use is very important to prevent lapses because they can occur during the treatment program. There are other health problems that patients have who have a drug addiction and these problems should be addressed as well. These health problems can be some of the following:
These are all part of the patients program in order to help them overcome their drug addiction disorder. Visit our main site for more information on Penfield’s drug addiction treatment program. Incoming search terms for the article: |
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Christian Treatment- Addiction Recovery and Shame19. September, 2010General PenfieldNo commentsUnfortunately, people in active addiction and in addiction recovery often suffer from shame. But what exactly is shame? Well I guess a good place to start is the fact that in order for shame to occur two parties have to be involved: yourself, and another entity. This ‘other entity’ could be your parents, family, other people, or even society in general. We believe that we must live up to their expectations. Shame is the idea that we are constantly judged, we are exposed and naked, and in light of this examination, we are found to be ‘less than’ or lacking.
People were brought up in families for addiction or emotional problems existed often do not get their emotional for physical needs met. Shame is often fostered when children and teenagers are abandoned or neglected and cannot develop their own sense of self-worth. Also, that we were not given a clear idea of what ‘normal’ is, by which to measure ourselves. This leads to a primary mindset of someone who is shame ridden. That is that I’m a failure; not that I made a mistake, but that I am a mistake. Overwhelming shame can produce a sense of isolation in that we begin to feel unique in the aspect that we alone are unworthy of love. Everyone in the world will find love and happiness except us (maybe we don’t deserve it).It is kind of like life is a movie and your sitting in the audience unable to participate. There is a sense that life is happening all around us and we are helpless in our inability to participate in it. Shame generates tremendous emotional pain. The solution that many shame based people attempt is to become more perfect, more attractive, or more lovable. Remember that other entity which spoke about earlier? Well, a shame- based person may continually try to live up to those standards of the other entity. But in their view, there will always fall short. Shame is a natural emotion to have surface in addiction recovery. It may occur to us in recovery, or in reflection on our active using behavior that we fail to live off to who we want to be, the image we would like to portray of ourselves as Christ sees us. The growth in addiction recovery is to recognize shame for what it is, as distinguished from guilt and not leave it unresolved ready to sprout up and grow strong. Is excepting ourselves for who we are, being human, and therefore having the ability to make mistakes. It is also of the human ability to forgive ourselves that can be a powerful tool for ridding ourselves of our shame as we get healthier in addiction recovery. Once in Christian addiction recovery, you have regained your choice: you can either live in misery, or you can live in the solution and trust Christ to guide you through these tough emotions and your addiction-related mindset. |
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