The six steps that are included in many addition treatment programs are: detoxification, diagnosis, cognitive therapy, family therapy, medication and some 12-step type program. WebMD has an article examining Rehab’s Role in Treating Addiction Experts now agree that addiction is a brain disease with a genetic component, Gordon says. But it’s also affected by behavior. [...]

Drug rehab ‘saved Maradona’ His former wife Claudia Villafane said: “The decision to commit him was taken jointly by the family and we certainly don’t regret it. “If we didn’t, Diego would have died as we had been alerted by the doctors.” Maradona’s family had him admitted to the Del Parque Clinic in the Buenos [...]

A look at the lavish rehab facility where Broadcom billionaire is holed up Henry T. Nicholas III, the billionaire co-founder of Broadcom Corp., is undergoing treatment at Cliffside while awaiting trial on federal charges of drug distribution and securities fraud. Nicholas pleaded not guilty to the charges Monday and returned to Cliffside, which he first [...]

Why Is Mom in Rehab? by Charles Blow, New York Times: Ms. O’Neal illustrates a disturbing trend among those being admitted to substance abuse treatment services: a growing percentage of older women are being treated for harder drugs. Data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration revealed that the total number of admissions [...]

Top 10 Luxury Rehab Centers from Ask Men: 1) Promises in Malibu, California 2) Passages in Malibu, California 3) The Meadows Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona 4) The Priory in Roehampton, England 5) Crossroads Center in Antigua 6) Caron Foundation in Wernersville, Pennsylvania 7) Cottonwood de Tucson in Tucson, Arizona Cirque Lodge in Sundance, Utah 9) [...]

Postcards from the Edge is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Carrie Fisher (know, for among other things, for playing Princess Leia in Star Wars and as the Daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fischer) that explores a celebrity through drug addiction and rehabilitation. Carrie Adapted the book to a movie of the same name: Postcards [...]

Perhaps the most famous drug and alcoholism treatment center is the Betty Ford Center. Since opening in October 1982, the Betty Ford Center has focused on a singular mission: providing effective treatment services for alcoholism and other drug dependencies. The website, allows you to explore various programs and educational opportunities they offer. They emphasize involving [...]