What Drives One Sibling to Alcoholism and the Other to a Productive Life?

November 5th, 2011 by

I come from a middle class family, born and raised in suburbia. As my father always said, you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, boy. While that is not entirely accurate, the saying does ring true in many aspects of my life. I have never had to fight for anything in my life, I have never had to worry about the next time I would get a meal, and I have never worried about where I would sleep that night. In a certain sense, I am spoiled.

Based on this premise, neither I nor any of my four brothers and two sisters (I know, that’s a big family) should fall short of the potential in our lives. We were raised with every opportunity to succeed, and every safety net to catch us if we stumbled or fell. Our parents paid for nearly each and every one of us (with the exception of the eldest brother because he decided to join the army) to attend college and graduate with a Bachelors degree. Therefore, this type of environment should propagate only fruitful individuals.

Working in hospitals and clinics, I have seen what happens to children that are neglected and treated with disdain. It is a sad sight to witness a child falling behind in her development while the mother ignores this and yells at the child, I told you to shut up while I’m talking.’ Then the mother calmly brings her attention back to me to finish describing why the employees at the social service office is ‘full of a bunch of selfish assholes’ for not listening to her situation in order to receive WIC supplements http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIC.

With the thought of that mother in your head, it is hard to understand how an individual that is born with a silver spoon in his mouth could slowly dissolve his life in alcohol. He has every opportunity to live a fulfilled life; however, he fights every day to not regress. At this point in time, he is not winning the fight.

Thus, it has become my personal interest to determine what factors predispose an individual to alcoholism, as well as the factors that trap him or her in a state of continual relapse despite the degree of intrinsic motivation that person may have. As I work with my brother through his disease I pick up a gem of knowledge every day about how to help him, myself and anybody else that is affected by alcohol or a loved one of an alcoholic

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Advantages of Drug Treatment in a Drug Rehabilitation Center

September 4th, 2011 by

Drug addiction has spread like a plague within the past few years; millions of people of varying ages have become victim of this deadly ‘disease’ and unfortunately the number of victims are increasing every year. The people of the first world countries are the worst victims, mainly the teenagers and middle aged people. Drug addiction can be of various types and of various forms, sometimes addiction to drugs accidentally and sometimes intentionally. Accidental cases of addiction are seen in huge numbers; but it does not matter whether drug addiction is accidental or intentional, or what type of drugs a person takes; the effects are the same harmful in all cases. Moreover, drug addiction cannot be stopped easily; it can only be done it proper treatment is provided in a good drug rehab. A drug rehab is the only place where a drug addicted person can get all sorts of treatment required; and only a good rehab center can help a person get rid of his addiction.

Drug addiction treatment is not a problem nowadays, as thousands of efficient drug rehabilitation centers have grown up all over the world. Once a person realizes that he or she is getting physically and mentally dependent on any type of drugs, they take go through a drug rehab program to get rid of it. However, cases of self realization is not much seen; when a person gets addicted to any sort of drugs, the drugs take total control over the mind and body of that person. When this happens, a person cannot even realize that the drugs he or she is taking can cause death. At such situations, the near ones of that addicted person should act. When they find out that the person is showing the symptoms of drug addiction, they should discuss about the addiction with the addict and contact a drug rehab center. If anyone neglects such situation, then nothing can be done except sitting and watching the addicted person suffer and die.

Treatment in a drug addiction treatment center is necessary because most of the treatment procedures cannot be attempted at home and also the pain of the withdrawal effects cannot be handled at home. The drug treatment programs are very difficult and complicated; all the steps cannot be performed at home. Moreover, when the withdrawal effects show up during the treatment, it becomes extremely difficult to handle the drug addicted patient; and only proper care and support of the experienced medical staffs can help the patients overcome this situation. One of the most important criteria for proper drug addiction treatment is a different environment; the person going through drug addiction treatment must get a completely different environment than that of his or her addiction environment and that environment must be cool and mind soothing. When the withdrawal effects rise up during the treatment process, the patients become restless and often reach a level of madness. A cool and mind soothing environment along with comfort and care can help the patients overcome this situation.

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A History of Drug Rehabilitation

November 28th, 2011 by

Drug rehabilitation refers to the various medical and psychotherapeutic options available in combating drug addiction. Drug rehabilitation aims at enabling an individual rid themselves of the shackles of being addicted to a drug. By ensuring a person overcomes drug addiction, rehabilitation also eliminates the social, legal, financial and physical liabilities that drug addiction brings along. There are various approaches to drug rehabilitation, including detoxification which is aimed at helping one cope with withdrawal symptoms. There are also therapeutic sessions for dealing with the psychological side of addiction.

The famous Alcoholics Anonymous or simply AA is the first recorded shot at drug rehabilitation. Founded in the 1930s by two reformed alcoholics, AA has been of great help to people seeking drug rehab programs to fight their drug addiction problems. Though it was initially based on concepts of theology, the pioneers of AA also put into practice input from some of their atheist members. Since Alcoholics Anonymous proved so successful, the same concept was applied to many other addictions such as gambling, overeating and even narcotics. Alcoholics Anonymous stresses heavily on the role of support groups in the journey of drug rehabilitation.

Along the way, various people have emerged with different ideas of revolutionizing drug rehabilitation. Some have come up with ideas to form religious based drug rehab centers while others opt to go the secular way. This provides people who are seeking rehabilitation with various options to choose from. When choosing a drug rehab center one should go for one that they are comfortable with. It is therefore important to research on the founding principles of a drug rehab center before signing up for a rehab program.

There have been attempts by several groups in the country to propagate awareness of drug addiction and drug rehabilitation in learning institutions through various means and methods. Some of these groups have hit a brick wall where the concerned school officials feel that the groups are teaching concepts that they do not agree with. However, it is important to note that overall the awareness of the effects of drug addiction to drugs and the available drug rehab programs has increased. Information on rehabilitation is readily available on the internet and as such, it is easier for young people to stay informed on the options available in the case of drug rehabilitation after being addicted to drugs.

Society is also more receptive towards rehabilitation of former drug addicts. In the years gone by, checking into an institution to get your drug problem fixed would earn one a lot of labels and misconceived judgment. Today’s modern world has embraced the idea of giving drug addicts a second chance to prove themselves by giving them a fresh start, free from drugs. The drug rehabilitation cause has been greatly aided by all those celebrities who have stood up and admitted to having drug problems. When people see their role models admitting to being human and making wrong choices, then the stage is set for their own admission. In a nutshell, one can conclude that the drug rehab center is an institution that has come a long way.

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