Chapman House Inc. Drug Rehab

   You ask what is addiction? Addiction is a physical and psychological dependence on something. When a person is an addict they need to feed there addiction constantly.Addiction is a traitor that sneaks up on you. Addicts do not recognize that they have a problem, everyone has the problem. Addiction and abuse are different, a person can abuse drugs and not be addicted. The two determining factors in figuring if a person had an addiction are their physical dependency and tolerance. People with addictions are very destructive they often end up hurting their family and friends as well as themselves. When overcoming an addiction the first step is the addict has to realize that they have a problem and seek out treatment.

    The movies often portray teens partying, taking drugs and drinking alcohol.  Painting the wrong picture for teens. Oftentimes teens see it as an epitome. Although Hollywood does its part to show a different side of alcohol and drug addiction with movies like "Trainspotting" and "Girl Interrupted", the character still ended up being glamorous and ideal in nature and often overshadows the dark side of addiction. It is important to look at this depiction with a cynic eye. Movies are after all for entertainment purposes only, and there is nothing remotely entertaining about the reality of alcohol abuse and drug addiction. Addiction can be hell on earth and life in an Alcohol rehab and Drug Rehab can be a nightmare.

    Illegal drugs and alcohol are addicting. Records show that the younger you are when you experiment with illegal drugs or alcohol you are more prone to become an addict in the future. Addiction often runs in families; you do not choose addiction, addiction chooses you. Experimenting with drugs and alcohol is a gamble, and the stake is your life, your personality, and your future.

    Individuals often hide their drinking or deny that the fact that they have a problem. Signs of a possible alcoholism include having friends or relatives express concern, being irritated when people comment on their drinking, feeling guilty about their excessive alcohol consumption and thinking that they should moderate it but finds themselves unable to do so, or needs a morning drink to steady their nerves or relieve a hangover.

    On the other hand, drug dependence often begins with the misuse of legal drugs like prescription drugs and inhalants. Inhalants are legal substances that becomes illegal when use in a manner that causes a person to get high. These also include aerosol cleaners, gasoline, cleaning fluids, butane, and acetone. These things are legal to sell or buy however, they are not controlled substances and they are relatively cheap when compared with drugs.

    People with addiction work hard to resolve them, and with the support of family members and friends they are able to recover on their own. However in most cases, people they usually cannot stop drinking or using drugs by willpower alone. A lot of them require outside help, mostly from Alcohol Rehab or Drug Rehab. Alcoholism treatment and addiction treatment may need medically supervised detoxification to avoid possible life-threatening withdrawal symptoms such as seizures and convulsion. Once they are stabilized, they need help resolving psychological issues associated with their problem drinking.

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    Bio-Physical Method
People have natural chemicals on their brain that produce the feeling of happiness. But when people use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, the natural process of happiness is abruptly interrupted. The result is that a person would feel a sudden feeling of intense happiness followed by heavy depression. Because of this, the drug user is tempted to use the drugs once again to get the “high”.
    As you take these drugs, the toxins would be stored on the fatty tissues of your body. So even if you make an effort to stop your addiction, it would be difficult because the toxins would still create the cravings and depression that is associated with drug usage.
To get rid of these toxins, it is important for a drug addict to undergo bio-physical methods like the sauna. In addition, the patient should also take vitamins and exercise regularly to beat the addiction. With the bio-physical method, the body would be able to restore itself to its normal state at a faster rate so a patient can get his life back as soon as possible.
    The 12 Step Program
This treatment is derived from an alcohol addiction program known as the Alcoholics Anonymous. The Alcoholic Anonymous is basically an organization where people get together to help each other beat their alcohol addiction. The same concepts are used to beat drug addiction.
Behavior Modification Programs
    This type of treatment program is used primarily for teens that have problems with their family. These teens turn to drugs to cope with their situation. Because people at their age bracket have yet to establish their own sense of self, the behavior modification program is used to let them understand that they are doing harm to themselves and they will only become successful in destroying their own lives if they continue.

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    Drug addiction can be a cruel enemy that each drug addict needs to fight in order to recover. There is simply no other way to stop drug addiction than to confront it head on. However, this is easier said than done because a drug addict has to deal with pain, shame, guilt, and hopelessness in the course of battling the addiction. You should always remember that nobody wants to use drugs for the sake of becoming addicted. Their first intention of drug use is probably recreational or they simply want to have a good time, experiment, or escape from their problems.
    It is important to remember that there is simply no way to use illegal drugs safely because each person who uses it has an equal chance to get addicted. Some people can sometimes stop drug use at its roots before they become addiction but some people develop an addiction that will eventually strip them of their money, their self-esteem, their family, and their life. When drug addicts become addicted, it is also sometimes difficult for them to accept. It would be essential for people around them to understand that this fact and make no judgment because it can make the drug addiction worse since the victim would want to escape his problems even more.
    But in the midst of all these problems, is there a way out? Yes, there certainly is but each drug addict has to work to get their life back. The road to recovery is different from one person to another so each drug addict must find his own way. Getting help from a reputable drug rehabilitation facility is proven to be helpful for many people especially if they have the support of their family and friends. There are various programs in drug rehabilitation facilities to suit the unique needs of each person but the responsibility of the drug addict to take advantage of the programs being offered to get your life back.

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    In the past parents had, by today’s standards, little to worry about with what drugs and other substances their kids may be experimenting. In the world wars era it was only really alcohol and cigarettes, the latter being commonly used by virtually the whole population. Then came the hippy era with a focus on marijuana and other mind altering, hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, upping the ante as to what drugs parents needed to be aware of. Cocaine and crack hit the market in the seventies and became popular in the eighties; around the dawn of the new millennium new drugs like ecstasy and meth burst into the main stream.
    While all of these drugs are still being used, they are still all illegal, expensive (to varying degrees), can be somewhat difficult to acquire, and are all harmful in one way or another. Today, however, young adults are becoming more resourceful with what drug they experiment and through the decades have begun experimenting a younger ages. Today, parents need to not only worry about what drugs are on the street, but, also, what drugs are in their medicine cabinets.
In the United States, around 3.1 million youth and young adults ages 12 to 25, or five percent of that age group, have experimented with an over-the-counter cough and cold medication to get high at one point or another, a U.S. government survey said.
    Today’s young people are abusing cold pills and cough syrups in significant doses to experience hallucinations, "out-of-body" events and other ‘trips’, officials said.
The survey, released in 2006, gave a glimpse into the abuse of these OTC drugs among young adults, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, or SAMHSA, said in a report. The survey was conducted through almost 45,000 interviews with people ages 12 to 25.
    The results of the survey should make parents cautious as to what they keep in their medicine cabinets and what they can do to prevent their child from abusing over-the-counter drugs. Also, young adults, themselves, should be aware of what effects over-the-counter drug abuse can have on their mental and physical functioning.
Adolescents and young adults are thought to have the highest rates of abuse of such medications, the officials said. Nearly 1 million — or 1.7 percent of them — had done so in the past year, according to the survey.
    Abuse of over-the-counter medicines, like cough syrups, has long been known, but the number of young adults experimenting with them wasn’t well quantified until this survey. The survey results, however, are inconclusive as to whether this kind of substance abuse is increasing, decreasing, or remaining constant.
    NyQuil, Robitussin, and Coricidin products were the top three OTC of choice for young adults. The chemical that is present in cold and cough medicines that induces the ‘high’ sought after by the youths is dextromethorphan, also known as DXM. This cough suppressant is prevalent in over 140 cough and cold brand products that are available in the United States without a prescription. DXM is considered safe when used in the suggested doses. Too much of DXM, however, results in hallucinations or out-of-body ‘trips’ similar to those experienced when using PCP and Ketamine. An overdose can cause uncontrollable muscle spasms, vomiting, delirium, irregular heartbeat, and sometimes death.

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