1. What is Drug
Addiction?
Addiction is a chronic, often relapsing brain disease that
causes compulsive drug seeking and use despite harmful consequences to the individual
that is addicted and to those around them. Drug addiction is a brain disease because
the abuse of drugs leads to changes in the structure and function of the brain.
Although it is true that for most people the initial decision to take drugs is
voluntary, over time the changes in the brain caused by repeated drug abuse can
affect a person's self control and ability to make sound decisions, and at the
same time send intense impulses to take drugs.
It is because of these
changes in the brain that it is so challenging for a person who is addicted to
stop abusing drugs. Fortunately, there are addiction
treatments that help people to counteract addiction's powerful disruptive
effects and regain control. Research shows that combining addiction treatment
medications, if available, with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure success
for most patients. Addiction Treatment
approaches that are tailored to each patient's drug abuse patterns and any co-occurring
medical, psychiatric, and social problems can lead to sustained recovery and a
life without drug abuse.
Similar to other chronic, relapsing diseases,
such as diabetes, asthma, or heart disease, drug addiction can be managed successfully.
And, as with other chronic diseases, it is not uncommon for a person to relapse
and begin abusing drugs again. Relapse, however, does not signal failure-rather,
it indicates that addiction treatment
should be reinstated, adjusted, or that alternate treatment is needed to help
the individual regain control and recover.
Information
contained above is courtesy of The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) for
more information please visit: http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/understand.html
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at Synergy Group Services have personally faced the disease of alcohol and drug
addiction as a family. It is our journey of recovery that has given us the passion
and the desire to use our knowledge and skill to help other families suffering
from the disease of drug and alcohol addiction.
Synergy Group Services
is a family/physician owned and operated drug and alcohol rehab center in South
Florida offering individualized Drug and Alcohol Treatment programs to provide
dignified rehabilitation care in a multi-modality environment.
Drug
and alcohol rehab programs in Synergy, combine the traditional (12 step) programs
with the alternative rehab therapies like the holistic methods of drug and alcohol
addition recovery to ensure a success rate with minimized chance of relapse in
every one of our clients.
Synergy believes strongly in dual
diagnosis rehab and treatment as a complementary tool in addiction recovery.
Our personalized recovery and addiction
treatment programs for alcohol addiction treatment, heroin addiction treatment,
prescription drug addiction treatment, and Suboxone treatment are designed for
successful recovery of each individual from his or her specific addiction. For
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