tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65890183414534089452024-03-04T23:31:40.529-08:00Perspectives of Drug Therapyfranshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097918632563644434noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6589018341453408945.post-88216734084784514392013-05-18T10:31:00.001-07:002013-05-18T10:31:08.359-07:00A Historical Perspective For Alcohol And Drug Rehabilitation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year, the stress of daily life seems to grow more complicated.
Cell phones constantly ring; palm-pilots overflow with demanding
schedules. Personal lives become complex and unmanageable. The self
becomes lost within this whirlwind of relationships, commitments and
deadlines. Eventually, pressures become overbearing for both body and
mind. This is a major reason why personal health and fitness are so
crucial. However, health food and personal trainers are incapable of
reaching deep-rooted problems. Addictions are common manifestations of
society's never-ending stress. Luckily, inadequate methods are things of
the past. Dependency issues are finally understood, and treatment is
possible. A healthy life is now truly attainable.<br />
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Rehabilitation of substance abuse strictly relies upon individualism.
"Text book cases" and generalized treatments proved inadequate. Everyone
is an individual with a different life. Likewise, addiction begins and
affects each person differently. Successful treatments first address the
pain of each person's unique experiences; then, they continue by
restoring the individuality inevitably lost by addiction. The
desperation of feeding addiction usually dulls a person's unique
personality and interests. As healing takes effect, people regain the
very identity that made them individuals in the first place.</div>
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Dramatic advancements have greatly improved treatment programs/centers.
Today, quality rehabilitation centers provide caring, individualized,
and holistic treatment. However, memories of past rehabilitation centers
and the continuation of outdated programs deter many from a better
life. Incorrect treatments of the past proved not only ineffective but
also detrimental. An awareness of past programs will assist in the
identification of an ideal center.<br />
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Past Treatments:<br />
For the majority of the nineteenth century addiction and its treatment
was extremely misinterpreted. Largely influenced by Prohibition
movements and religiously fueled treatment programs, ideas of addiction
as a moral weakness continued until the 1970s. The first modern
treatment facility was developed in Cleveland in the late 30's/early
40's. When the American Medical Association called addiction a "disease"
in 1955, the still existing "medical model" to treatment developed.
While "moral model" advocates locked addicts away to prevent the feared
debasement of society, proponents of the "medical model"
institutionalized people to be "cured." However, "medication" merely
numbed addiction and destroyed an individuals' identity. An atmosphere
of hopelessness and intimidation permeated prison-like quarters. Abusive
and unsanitary conditions were common. While these methods failed to
treat addiction, they merely intensified the damage that addiction had
initiated.<br />
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As a "social model" view of addiction developed, community-based
programs slowly appeared across the country. Medication became
eliminated from treatment programs. No longer viewed as a chemical
ailment, addiction became attributed to environmental causes. Finally
factors such as family issues and peer pressure were brought to
attention. The civil rights movement outlawed abuse, and caring
approaches developed. Since negative surroundings were believed to be
the cause of addiction, treatment focused on providing positive social
settings to bring counteracting effects. Programs became group focused.
The actual concept of rehabilitation centers appeared, and out-patient
programs developed. Nevertheless, this sole focus on group therapy also
proved unable to meet specific needs. The individual still became lost
amidst "treatment." Opportunities to talk about past experiences
increased, but counseling and self-exploration remained largely reserved
to group sessions. While conditions were no longer dangerous,
irrelevant and intimidating activities, such as the cleaning toilets,
remained. Although a more humane version of the "medical model" and
group-focused "social model" exist today, they still fail to accomplish
complete treatment. Permanent recovery is never assured.<br />
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Treatment for Today:<br />
In 1985 New York became one of the first to combine addiction and mental
illness into one treatment. More and more instances of joined
treatments appeared in the 1990s. Now in the twenty-first century,
although both the "medical" and "social" models of substance treatment
still continue, so does evolution. Modernized facilities provide people
with unmatchable, long-lasting effects. Grounded in the most up-to-date
research, progressive programs stay directly aligned with practices of
good health. Past treatments have helped some. But as the combined
approach of individualized and holistic methodologies galvanizes the
concept of rehabilitation, treatment is not only more effective than
ever, but everyone can also achieve outstanding success. Taking
California Drug and Alcohol Treatment by storm, evolution has empowered
rehabilitation to new frontiers. Wellness can now thrive in all aspects
of life.<br />
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Finally, rehabilitation not only recognizes, but also places full
attention on patient individuality. While medicine and community may be
utilized, programs now use a wide variety of approaches to achieve ideal
individualized treatment plans. Beginning with the process of detox,
psychiatrists, neuropharmacologists, and nurses provide one-to-one
twenty-four-hour assistance. Addiction causes the body to rely upon
poison. Highly skilled professionals stand ready for both the effects of
substance withdrawal and arising individual complications. As detox
enables the body to return to normal functioning, attentive
individualized care makes this necessary time as short and painless as
possible.<br />
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After drug detox frees the body of its dependency, the mind is ready to
start its healing journey. Individualized and holistic methods are
critical. Programs based on team counseling offer numerous one-on-one
sessions from a variety of counselors and constantly revised personal
therapy programs. As psychotherapy and hypnotherapy enable the crucial
awareness of behaviors and repressed memories, a wide variety of
specialized therapies enable further individualized care. Services
include marriage/family, spiritual, life purpose, nutritional, image,
yoga, and music/art therapy. No longer forced to share personal matters
in a group setting, people also benefit from this array of therapy
services. With holistic programs, catered to the individual, treatment
becomes an unquestionable reality.<br />
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Weaving all components of life into recovery, the complete healing of a
person's entire existence can be achieved. During the period of
intensive counseling, physical attention furthers the simultaneous mind
and body rehabilitation process. Physical training, massage/bodywork,
and acupuncture treatment prove extremely effective. While hypnotherapy
also works to reduce anxiety, the lulling effects of a luxurious and an
outdoor setting rejuvenate the spirit. Eventually, this holistic
individualized approach reconnects the body and mind into harmonious
wholeness.<br />
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Finally treatment is able to eliminate the devastating effects of
alcohol and drug abuse, and the everyday concerns of prescription drug
addition no longer have to remain part of daily life. The historical
development of treatment has come a long way. Recovery does not have to
bring further complications or merely touch surface issues. Treatment
has the ability to eradicate problems at their source and restore each
person's individual existence to complete health. It is about time.
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