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Addiction
Rehab Library
The
authors of the articles found on this page wrote these articles
based on their own unique perspectives that they acquired while
struggling with addiction themselves, their experiences as treatment
providers after recovering from their addictions and researching
the written materials of other treatment providers and medical professionals.
Also, from working with many recovered (and some not so recovered)
addicts. This combination can at times deliver some insight into
the world of addiction and recovery that simply can't be found in
many other places.
You
may read the portions of the addiction articles found on this page
or you can click on the title of the desired article (or on the
link below each portion) to read the entire article.
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Locating
An Ethical Drug Treatment Center
Drug addiction
knows no geographic, age, gender or ethnic boundaries. It can strike
anyone and everywhere! So one might argue that an addiction is an
addiction and they all need to be treated the same. If it were only
that simple! The disease of addiction is the only disease a person
can have that tells you that you don't have it. Also, when an addict
finally realizes that he does have a serious problem, this disease
assures him it's going to be okay, just do some more cocaine or
drink some more tequila and everything will be just fine. Addiction
is a cunning and baffling foe and one's chances of beating it without
help are slim to none.
Read the rest of Locating An Ethical Drug Treatment
Center
More
About Meth
The acute effects
of methamphetamine include increased heart rate and blood pressure,
vasoconstriction (constriction of the arterial walls), pupil dilation
and hyperglycemia (increased blood sugar). A person who ingests
meth will experience an increased focus and mental alertness, the
elimination of the subjective effects of fatigue and a decrease
in appetite. Continued high doses of methamphetamine produce anxiety
reactions during which the person is fearful, tremulous and concerned
about his well-being; an amphetamine psychosis in which the person
misinterprets others' actions, hallucinates and becomes unrealistically
suspicious; an exhaustion syndrome, involving intense fatigue and
need for sleep after the stimulation phase; and a prolonged depression,
during which suicide is possible.
Read the rest of More About Meth
Alcohol
Withdrawal Symptoms
When someone
who has become "alcohol dependent" stops drinking, they
will experience some level of physical discomfort. This is why it
is extremely difficult for them to stop drinking "on their
own" without assistance and support.
Read the rest of Alcohol Withdrawal Symptoms
Safely
Managing Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms With Suboxone
Heroin addiction,
as well as all opiate addictions, usually require medically monitored
detox for the severe withdrawal symptoms the drugs produce. Heroin
use causes a strong physical dependence and therefore withdrawal
can result in serious complications when the use of the drug is
stopped abruptly. Cold-turkey heroin detox and withdrawal symptoms
can include seizures, heart irregularities, vomiting, insomnia and
the sweats. Once the body has adapted to the presence of the drug,
withdrawal symptoms may occur if heroin use is reduced or stopped.
Read the rest of Safely Managing Opiate Withdrawal
Symptoms With Suboxone
Crack
Cocaine
The effects
of cocaine normally occur immediately after ingestion and can last
from a few minutes to a few hours. The duration of the drug's effects
depends on how it is ingested. Snorting cocaine produces a slow
onset of effects that can last from 15 to 30 minutes, while the
effects of smoking cocaine last from 5 to 10 minutes and produce
a more intense high. Cocaine produces euphoric effects by building
up dopamine in the brain, causing the continuous stimulation of
neurons.
Read the rest of Crack Cocaine
Successful
Interventions
Persons suffering
from alcoholism and other drug addictions are prone to serious denial
about the harmful effects of their behavior on themselves and others.
Efforts to reason with them and convince them to stop causing such
damage are frequently met with denial, defensiveness, justification
or minimization and sometimes even attacks upon the loved-one that
is trying to help.
Read the rest of Successful Interventions
There
Are Many Types of Rehabs
Alcohol
and Drug Rehabs
can differ greatly in the types of services that they provide. If
you're attempting to
locate a suitable rehab for yourself or a loved one, this article
will give you an overview of the different types of alcohol and
drug rehabs that are available. Some are fairly expensive, running
as much as forty to fifty thousand dollars for a 30-day program,
while others are county funded, county contracted or accept Medicaid,
Medicare and insurance for payment. Others don't accept any insurance,
but their fees are moderate, so they are reasonably priced alternatives
for those with limited or no insurance coverage at all.
Read the rest of There Are Many Types of Rehabs
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