Drug Treatment News: Stop Drug Addiction Dead in Its Tracks – Enter a Residential Drug Treatment Center

Drug addiction can have a costly and devastating impact on people’s lives. Not only does it impact the drug user, it also negatively impacts others around him or her. This could include loved ones, co-workers, or even business customers. The good news is you can stop drug addiction although the process is not easy. Many make the mistake of trying to quit drugs on their own learning that the process is not that simple. Instead, the preferred treatment method is to use a residential drug treatment center.

These treatment centers are designed for a widespread group of people. The people who enter drug rehab are not necessarily just those using recreational drugs like Marijuana, Cocaine, Methamphetamine’s, or others. Instead, there is a growing list of participants that are coming for treatment from prescription medications like Oxycotin and others. This means you are far more likely to get the individualized treatment you are looking for as programs are growing to focus on all different types of addictions.

In addition, the residential drug treatment centers are more effective than other alternatives because of the 24 hour 7 days a week care. The ability for participants to have direct access to counselors and staff during this time is very helpful to the process. In addition, this direct supervision helps ensure that participants do not slip or regress during this critical period in their treatment.

Finally, the treatment centers use a dual purpose strategy that keys on the mind and the body. The first part improves the body by allowing the individual to deal with the initial withdrawal symptoms during the detox phase. The aim here is to show the individual that they can live without drugs and alcohol. The second part improves the mind by focusing on the individual’s psychological issues. The aim here is to give the individual the tools needed to stay off drugs. This includes addressing the causes of their drug abuse and finding ways to avoid problematic situations in the future.

The results of completing a residential drug treatment center’s program can vary from person to person. However, some treatment centers have rates of success as high as 70%. With numbers like these, it is easy why this continues to be the most preferred treatment method to try to stop drug addiction.

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RT @KPCC: Obama’s drug czar was in SoCal today, http://t.co/E83PpXc0 pushing a new drug strategy heavy on treatment, and lighter on criminal penalties – by afroxander (Ivan Fernandez)

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Obama’s drug czar was in SoCal today, http://t.co/E83PpXc0 pushing a new drug strategy heavy on treatment, and lighter on criminal penalties – by KPCC (89.3 KPCC)

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