The ultimate goal of all drug rehab and alcohol rehab is to enable the patient to achieve lasting abstinence, but the immediate goals are to reduce drug abuse, improve the patient’s ability to function, and minimize the medical and social complications of drug abuse. Alcohol and drug rehabilitation is done at various levels of intensity. [...]

Filed under: Alcohol Rehab, Alcohol Treatment, Drug Rehabilitation, Drug Treatment on March 19th, 2009 | No Comments »

If you’re loved one is dying from substance abuse, STOP all “rescue missions!” Family members often try to protect or to ’save’ the addict from the results of their behavior by making excuses to others about their abuse problem and by getting them out of drug-related jams. It is important to stop all such rescue [...]

Filed under: Drug Abuse, Drug Treatment, Drug Treatment Center, Substance Abuse on March 6th, 2009 | No Comments »