Drug Rehab
Overview
What you need to know about Drug Rehab:
- Medications: Drug rehabs that fail to make use of medications that can ease withdrawal pains and reduce the odds of relapse limit their clients chances of success
- Psychotherapy: Although peripheral programs like yoga and medication have great importance, the core programming of any drug rehab should be based on different forms of psychotherapy
- Drug Rehabs for Select Populations: It is important to seek out care in a drug rehab that is well matched to your needs. Drug rehabs tailored for special populations, like for seniors or for those with co-occurring mental health disorders, should be considered when appropriate.
Rehab: How to Know When to Go
Think you need rehab or some form of addiction treatment but struggling with ambivalence and indecision? Take 10 minutes to try this cognitive behavioral technique called decisional balancing and you ...
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"Going Deep" in Dual Diagnosis Treatment
With a proper mental health diagnosis in place, therapists can effectively treat the symptoms of addiction. The deeper the dual diagnosis treatment, the better the overall outcome.
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Choosing Treatment: A Checklist of 50 Options
You’re more likely to get what you want when you know what to ask for – when you know what you need! If you don’t already know exactly what you want out of treatment (most people don’t) here’s a 50 item checklist to give you some ideas.
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Issues of Confidentiality During Rehab Treatment
How to improve the overall treatment experience by knowing how to work with and within the federally mandated Privacy Rule embedded deep within HIPPA.
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Recovery: Give Back with These Volunteer Ideas
Volunteering in recovery: Help others find recovery as you increase your own chances for lasting sobriety! Here are some ideas for getting started.
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How to Find a Rehab (Without Insurance)
Step by step instructions on finding rehab treatment when you don’t have insurance.
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Choosing between Rehab or Outpatient
Do you need rehab or outpatient treatment? Here’s an overview of your treatment options and an explanation of what variables to consider when deciding between residential and outpatient care.
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Addicted Celebrities on TV: Suffering as Entertainment?
We've known for decades that mental health and addictions are medical conditions. Media depictions continue to yield unrealistic views of social problems and those afflicted.
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Comparing Zubsolv with Suboxone
Zubsolv is a new drug for opiate dependence. Like Suboxone, it’s composed of a combination of buprenorphine and naloxone. Read on to learn about how it works and how it differs from Suboxone.
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Affordable Addiction Treatment Options
What do you do when you can't afford treatment and/or you need to continue working and paying the bills? Read on for tips and ideas on finding free and affordable treatment.
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Methadone – What’s the Best Daily Dose for You?
An insufficient daily dose increases your odds of relapse, but how much methadone do you need each day? Read on to learn more about what doses work for most people and what factors influence your dosing requirements.
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How to Detox before Rehab
Most rehabs won’t admit you until you’re safely detoxed. Here’s some basic information on your detox options: what happens in detox, whether or not you can do an ambulatory detox and how to find a detox provider near you.
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Overcoming Your Fears of Rehab
It is normal for addicts to have fears about going to inpatient treatment. With a little change of perspective, you can turn your fears into reasons to go instead.
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Why the 12 Steps Make Sense in Drug Rehab
While some people disparage AA/NA as unscientific or even cult-like, there’s actually quite a lot of research that demonstrates its effectiveness. Read on to learn more about how and why AA and NA work.
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How to Build a Supportive Recovery Family
Are you willing to make changes to become the kind of family that really supports recovery? Find out more about how strong families prevent relapse and about how you can strengthen your family, starting from today.
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In Recovery? Eat Well to Reverse Past Damage
Learn what all that drinking did so you can know how to make up for it now. You can’t undo what’s done, but through good food and lifestyle choices today, you can restore good health, avoid exacerbating any damage, minimize your chances of disease and earn yourself a long and healthy life.
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