Effects of Addiction
As any loved one of an addict can tell you, the effects of
addiction go far and beyond just the effects created on the addict himself. The amount of stress and distress created in the wake of active
addiction can and do effect the emotional and physical well being of loved ones and associates or the addict.
Financial ruin, destroyed marriages, emotional upsets to children, distrust, and repulsion are just a few that can be named.
The sad part of it is the fact that the addict himself is often unaware of creating these situations until they have reached a breaking point.
As drug and
alcohol addiction reduce awareness of the environment and often distort it, it is a sad commentary that the addict when he becomes aware of these harms actually feel great guilt and depression, which often leads to more and more drugs in an attempt to numb him or herself.
Drug Rehab Information By State
The correct choice of drug and alcohol
treatment is a life altering and (more often than not) a life saving choice.
Here are some of our suggestions at Narconon Arrowhead for what to look for in drug and alcohol
treatment regardless of whether you choose Narconon Arrowhead or not.
First, find a program that is drug free including withdrawal (except when medically needed).
Handling
addiction with more drugs just doesn’t make good sense.
Second find a program that offers full
detoxification in addition to withdrawal only. Stored drugs and toxins can account for cravings and relapse months or even years after last use. Third in our list of most important drug and
alcohol treatment needs is a treatment that fully addresses guilt and depression which almost always accompany drug or alcohol addiction, and in fact can be major factors that led up to the drug or alcohol
abuse to begin with. These are of course not a complete list, but are starting points when exploring various treatment options.
One of the key points in looking for a drug and alcohol
rehab lies in understanding rehabilitation.
The work actually means to return someone or something to a previous state or condition or an improvement of a previous condition.
At Narconon Arrowhead we rehabilitate the individual to a previous condition that has actually been vastly improved.
As previous conditions and situations are what led to
addiction it hardly makes sense to return somebody to that without marked improvement.
Narconon drug and alcohol
rehab is not interested in having someone stop using only to have continuing cravings, guilt, and depression as this is the sure road to continued use and relapse. These points are all fully handled so the individual is capable of a new and improved drug free productive life that lasts a lifetime.
Addiction services needed in most cases go far beyond withdrawal and cessation of use. At Narconon Arrowhead the
addiction services are extensive and comprehensive.
A partial list, and this is only a partial list of some of the main points, includes; Drug free gentle withdrawal, Full
detoxification of drugs and toxins stored in the body, Therapeutic drills designed to extrovert and get the individual back in communication, Legal Liaison when needed, nutritional handlings, increasing abilities to study and learn, recognizing and dealing with individuals or environments which can be dangerous to ones sobriety.
In
addiction a full handling of the cravings, guilt and depression that so often accompany addiction are fully addressed, as well as effectively planning for the future after rehab.
Our
addiction services also include a full family consultant section as we are well aware that addiction affects much more than the addict.
Families generally have lots of questions and concerns regarding their loved ones progress. These are just a few of the life changing
addiction services embraced by Narconon Arrowhead.
With most drugs there are short term effect, long term effects and
addiction side effects which would actually be long term effects resulting from abusive use of
illegal drugs and
addiction to
prescription drugs that can occur even at what is commonly considered ‘safe’ levels. Anti-depressants are a case in point.
Many of these legal medications have serious side effects including increased violent behavior as well as suicidal ideation when taken at prescribed levels, especially in youth.
Add in the fact that many of these drugs are taken at abusive non-prescribed levels as well as mixed with other
prescription drugs and illegal street drugs. With the current trends in
abuse and addiction inpatient medically supervised withdrawal is vital in most cases of addiction treatment.
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