DRUG-FREE HOLISTIC TREATMENT PROGRAM

DRUG REHABILITATION

Whatever Happened to Providing Abstinence Based Addiction Treatment?

At one time, the expectation of rehab success was abstinence. Now, it's more often the expectation that a person maintains compliance with a medication regimen. Have we given up on the concept of being fully drug-free after rehab?

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Five Things to Look for When Picking the Right Treatment Center

When I was a kid growing up on the family farm, working on cars, barns, houses, tractors, anything that moved and shouldn’t, or anything that should move and didn’t, my dad used to tell me something that stuck with me to this day.

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More Drugs May Not be the Answer to Opiate Addiction

Thirty years ago, opiate addiction had a very limited range. Most opiate addicts were simply using heroin. A few might be abusing morphine and in a few regions, addicts might have access to opium. In recent years, this landscape has changed entirely.

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Choosing Among the Many Alternatives for Addiction Recovery

When a family seeks a recovery program for a loved one, the variety of treatment programs they face will probably be baffling to them. It’s important to find the right type of program and one that aligns with the person's beliefs.

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Alternative Recovery Resources

To recover on both the physical and the mental sides of addiction, many people choose alternative recovery resources like non-conventional drug rehabilitation services.

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The Components of Holistic Drug Treatment

Holistic drug recovery adheres to the belief that in order for an individual to fully address and resolve their drug addiction, they must improve their mental, physical and spiritual health.

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Narconon—A True Example of “Holistic” Treatment

I was disappointed to find a treatment center that used psychiatric drugs, touting its services as being “holistic.” It used to be that holistic meant something. It was akin to all-natural and all-encompassing.

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Suboxone: A Doubtful Path Out of Addiction

As the heroin and painkiller abuse epidemic has spread across America, it’s been followed by a concerted effort to increase availability of Medication-Assisted Treatment for the addicted. Is this really the best care we can offer them?