Drug rehabilitation is a term that is used to refer to all types of treatment – whether psychotherapeutic or medical – aimed at addressing the issue of substance abuse. Because drug abuse and addiction have so many dimensions and disrupt so many aspects of an individual's life, treatment is not simple. Effective rehab programs typically incorporate many components, each directed to a particular aspect of the illness and its consequences. Rehab for addiction must help the individual stop using drugs, maintain a drug-free lifestyle, and achieve productive functioning in the family, at work, and in society. Most experts agree drug abuse is just as much a problem of the body as it is of the mind.
Getting Help
The first part of drug rehabilitation is getting the patient to accept that he has a problem that he could not deal with on his own. Many drug dependents have the mistaken belief that they do not have a problem and that they are still in control of their situation. Intervention coming from the drug rehab facility can help the patient understand that he needs to take the assistance that is offered to him.
Is Drug Addiction Genetic?
A significant advance in understanding the role of genetics in addiction occurred in 1990 when researchers linked the D2 dopamine receptor (DRD2 gene) to severe alcoholism. Studies of the brain showed that those with the A1 variation of the DRD2 gene have significantly fewer dopamine receptors in pleasure centers of the brain. Persons who become addicted to drugs that increase dopamine levels do so to compensate for that deficiency. Subsequent studies have linked the A1 variation of the DRD2 gene to other addictions including, cocaine, amphetamine, heroin and nicotine.
These studies suggest that people with this genetic trait are much more susceptible to addiction and likely to fall into severe forms of addiction.
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Effective Treatment Approaches
At the AA&E Retreat, you have a choice of treatment programs. Alcohol rehab, drug treatments, several integrated dual diagnosis programs and personal individualized psychological programs. Our Doctors, Therapists and Specialists, through corroborated tests and assessments, compassionately "meet you where you are at", emotionally, mentally and physically, especially ineating-disorders and borderline personality disorders by resolving psychological issues for healing and a lasting recovery. Our patient's successful outcomes speaks for our ever growing referral base and reputation.
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