Posts Tagged ‘rehab methods’

Posted on July 16th, 2010 by by rehab

New Jerusalem Now

“You cannot fully recovery unless you help the society that made you sick, recover.” New Jerusalem Now, a community of former addicts helping each other achieve a “fullness of life” formerly prevented by drug and alcohol abuse. From the residents’ narratives, you learn how they run their community within a community in one of [...]

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Posted on April 10th, 2010 by by rehab

Principles of Effective Drug Treatment and Rehabilitation

Principles of Effective Treatment from the United States National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Service
Drug addiction is a complex illness characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences. While the path to drug addiction begins with the voluntary act [...]

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Posted on April 8th, 2009 by by rehab

Improving Addiction Treatment with The University of Wisconsin – Madison

University of Wisconsin-Madison based program aims to better drug treatment

Green-Milon’s apparent success in overcoming her addictions is all too rare, experts say. Only about a tenth of the 24 million Americans who need drug treatment get it, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and at least half of them relapse.
Part of the challenge, [...]

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Posted on January 17th, 2009 by by rehab

The Rise and Fall of America’s First Prison for Drug Addicts

The Narcotic Farm: The Rise and Fall of America’s First Prison for Drug Addicts is a book exploring an experiment to deal with addicted criminals.
The farm was the first place to look at drug addicts as patients that were in need of treatment instead of criminals in need of punishment. The farm did experiments [...]

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Posted on October 25th, 2008 by by rehab

Why Can’t Drug Addicts Quit on Their Own?

From the United States National Institute of Health, Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide – Why can’t drug addicts quit on their own?
Nearly all addicted individuals believe in the beginning that they can stop using drugs on their own, and most try to stop without treatment. However, most of these attempts result [...]

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Posted on August 20th, 2008 by by rehab

Rehab Reality Check

“In fact, with a few exceptions most residential programs run along broadly similar lines. The typical stay is a month, which might not be optimal but is as much as most insurance plans covered back in the 1980s when the programs were designed.”

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Posted on July 28th, 2008 by by rehab

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment is part of the United States Department for Health and Human Services. CSAT promote the quality and availability of community-based substance abuse treatment services. CSAT also supports free treatment referral service to link people with the community-based substance abuse services they need.
The treatment locator includes more than 11,000 [...]

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Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by by rehab

Should Rehab be Enjoyed?

Having a Great Detox
She is also among the latest to have apparently shed a debilitating addiction as lightly as she might have a few unwanted pounds.
Less than a decade ago, a stint in rehab was assumed to be a body- and soul-wrenching experience. A trip to even an elite facility like the Betty Ford Center [...]

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