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Alcohol and Drug Treatment Library
The authors (who wish to remain anonymous)
of the articles found in the Treatment Library wrote these
articles based on their own experiences that they acquired
while struggling with drug and alcohol addiction themselves.
Their experiences as treatment providers after recovering
from their addictions delivers a unique perspective into
the world of addiction and recovery that doesn't exist in
many places.
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Suboxone
For Managing Opiate Withdrawal Symptoms
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.
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With Suboxone.
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Locating
A Suitable 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
and everything will be okay. Addiction is a cunning
and baffling foe and your chances of beating it without
help are slim to none.
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Different
Types of Treatment Centers
Examples
of different levels of care are day treatment or outpatient
care, where the client attends group and other recovery
activities 3 or 4 hours per day and usually 3 to 5
days per week, detoxification that is normally inpatient
and can be completed in 7 to 10 days for most substances
with the exception of some synthetic opiates and short
and long-term residential primary treatment. Most
residential drug and alcohol rehabs are 21 to 45 days
in length, though some long-term programs are a year
or more in duration. Weekly out-patient aftercare
groups can continue for 6 months to a year and usually
focus on relapse prevention and "living life on life's
terms".
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Crystal 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.
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Guide
To A Successful Intervention
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.
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Crack
Cocaine
CThe 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.
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