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The Problem at Hand…
As a spouse or a parent of a drug user, watching your loved one suffer from addiction is one of the hardest experiences you will ever face. While you try to protect your loved one from accessing drugs, they can find pills or powder anywhere. Private schools, affluent neighborhoods, religious churches and even small towns with close-knit communities harbor drug dealers and drug users. Eventually, you must acknowledge that you and the addict need help.
Addiction to legal, street and prescription drugs all require treatment. Their psychological and behavioral pull is strong on your loved one, and kicking the habit alone is rarely successful. Drug treatment center staff members understand the effects of drug use. They work with your spouse or child to create a personalized treatment plan that addresses the physical, psychological and emotional needs of the addict.
Types of Therapy
Behavioral therapy helps the addict confront the motivators that cause him or her to use drugs. The addict learns to acknowledge cravings and replace them healthy alternatives. A case manager refers your loved one to a psychologist and additional social services that help your spouse or child learn to handle impulses and address emotions that lead him or her to use drugs.
Medications Used in Therapy
A drug treatment specialist may prescribe medication. Doses of methadone for a heroin addict or nicotine patches for a smoker gradually ease physical withdrawal symptoms. Other doctor-prescribed and monitored medications address mental health issues like depression or anxiety.
Mental health therapy remains a vital component of successful drug treatment. Your loved one may turn to drugs because she is lonely or afraid. After learning how to handle her emotions, she finds mental and emotional wholeness. This wholeness leads to a decreased need for drugs and a greater arsenal of defense against the physical and psychological pull of drugs.
2 Types of Treatment
For your loved one’s drug treatment, it is important to choose an isolated, inpatient treatment center if possible. After a medically supervised detoxification period, qualified therapists and doctors oversee the addict’s recovery, restrict access to the outside world and provide him with the tools he needs to overcome his habit.
If inpatient treatment is not available, the next best option is to choose a qualified outpatient facility. Your family member will meet regularly with a trained counselor for behavioral and mental health therapy. She can also access regular group sessions, attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings and receive regular medical care.
Programs to Look for
Look for a program geared to the individual. A treatment plan for an employed father of five who is addicted to crystal meth will look different from the plan for a single, pregnant teen who inhales bath salts. For maximum success, select a drug treatment program that addresses your loved one’s specific addiction and combines several therapy options that treat the whole person.
In the end, the drug addict must choose to ask for help and commit to a program. Even if your loved one refuses to acknowledge the problem or seek treatment, make sure you as a family receive counseling. Join a local Al Anon group or enroll in family therapy where you will find support from people who understand. Do not suffer alone. Help is available to the drug user and his or her family. You can find hope, healing and wholeness when you choose an effective drug treatment program for your loved one.
Narconon Center can Help
With the highest recovery success rate in the US today, the Narconon Freedom Center has drug rehab treatment and recovery programs that can be customized to target the specific needs of the individual. Our residential programs welcome our clients into a comforting, homelike environment which is far less intimidating than the traditional facilities which are clinical or hospital like in appearance. They are able to relax in an atmosphere that provides them with many of the amenities that they would normally have at home.
We are always here to help you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No matter when you need the assistance of one of our caring staff members, you can be assured of getting the help you need. Please contact us today at the toll-free phone number listed above so that we can help you get back on the road to a normal life.
