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Drug rehabilitation
(often drug rehab or just rehab) is a term for the
processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for
dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol,
prescription drugs and so-called street drugs such as cocaine,
heroin and amphetamines. The general intent is to enable the
patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the
psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical
consequences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse.
Various types of programs offer help in drug rehabilitation,
including: residential treatment (in-patient), out-patient,
local support groups, extended care centers, and recovery or
sober houses. Newer rehab centers offer age and gender specific
programs.
Traditional addiction treatment is based primarily on
counseling. Counselors help individuals identifying behaviors
and problems related to their addiction. It can be done on an
individual basis, but it's more common to find it in a group
setting and can include crisis counseling, weekly or daily
counseling, and drop-in counseling supports. They are trained to
develop recovery programs that help to reestablish healthy
behaviors and provide coping strategies whenever a situation of
risk happens. It's very common to see them work also with family
members who are affected by the addictions of the individual, or
in a community in order to prevent addiction and educate the
public. Counselors should be able to recognize how addiction
affects the whole person and those around him or her. Counseling
is also related to "Intervention"; a process in which the
addict's family requests help from a professional in order to
get this person into drug treatment. This process begins with
one of this professionals' first goals: breaking down denial of
the person with the addiction. Denial implies lack of
willingness from the patients or fear to confront the true
nature of the addiction and to take any action to improve their
lives, besides of continuing the destructive behavior. Once this
has been achieved, professional coordinates with the addict's
family to support them on getting this family member to alcohol
drug rehabilitation immediately, with concern and care for this
person. Otherwise, this person will be asked to leave and expect
no support of any kind until going into drug rehabilitation or
alcoholism treatment.
