Drug Abuse

by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library

is dangerously increasing among the today’s youth they are escaping their routs for their problems and due to it they addict to be drugs. Hundreds of thousands of people have fallen victim to drug addiction of all sorts. Drugs affects the working of the brain and it leads one to crave more and if the patient is kept away from drugs, then they develop severe problems like violent tempers, loss of appetite, weight gain or loss and bizarre behavior. The best way to escape drug addiction is by Rehabilitation programs and for this you can visit Drug rehabilitation center. There are many . These centers are as a gift and a hope to man and women and their families who are suffering from the devastating consequences of chemical dependency and addiction.tends to address a stated twofold nature of drug dependency: physical and psychological dependency. Physical dependency involves a detoxification process to cope with withdrawal symptoms from regular use of a drug. With regular use of many drugs, legal or otherwise, the brain gradually adapts to the presence of the drug so the desired effect is minimal.

A drug influences a human physically and mentally. This is how physical tolerance develops to drugs such as heroin, amphetamines, cocaine, nicotine or alcohol. A drug can lead to withdrawal symptoms where the body may take weeks or months it depend on the drug which involved, returning the normal. Various types of programs offer help in drug rehabilitation, including: residential treatment (in-patient), out-patient, local support groups, extended care centers, and recovery or sober houses. Newer offer age and gender specific programs also. There are many things to be considered in selecting process like; philosophies, program options, credentials, staff skills and qualifications, and cost of centers.

option will suit every addict. Drug addicts find it quite difficult to get away from their addiction. They also think that addiction is an incurable disease and they would die instead of getting better. But it always happened with them who have lack of knowledge The goal of all the treatment programs is same. The programs are designed to help the patient to get rid of addiction. There are two main types of treatment programs which are practiced worldwide. The first one is and second one is . The three main components of a short term therapy are residential therapy, medication therapy and outpatient therapy. On the other hand long term therapy may include methadone maintenance outpatient treatment for opiate addicts and residential therapeutic community treatment. It depends on the addiction of drugs.

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