There are four different types of rehabilitation centres available to those looking for drug and alcohol rehab facilities: Primary care, extended primary care, secondary care and tertiary care. These different drug and alcohol treatment centres accommodate all the different stages in the treatment process and a patient will usually complete at least two of these by recommendation of their therapist or recovery counsellor.

Primary care facilities

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Your family probably already knows you have a drug addiction. If they don't, admitting your dependence to them is a crucial step towards recovery. Sit them down and be as honest with them as you have been with yourself. It probably won't be fun and it most likely won't be pretty, but as soon as you have that off of your chest, you'll be free to start pursuing your goal of being drug-free.

Tell your family members that you want their support in your endeavor and that it's...

Over-indulgence of alcohol can gradually result into addiction and can render one unable to perform their duties effectively without having to drink. This is known as alcoholism and can be categorized into three stages; early, middle and end. While one or two drinks consumed daily can be considered healthy and acceptable, increased frequency and heavy drinking is seen as a sign of early addiction.

Behaviors that are morally unacceptable, impaired thinking and unexplained...

Now that the holidays are over and life is returning to its normal routines, some of the population will be reflecting on the drinking pattern that occurred during those holiday parties and events. The side effects associated with drinking alcohol can go from the very moderate to the very extreme and there is only one person that can identify which one you are, and that person is you. Around recovery circles there is a famous saying: “If you think you have an alcohol problem, you...

Asking someone to stop smoking marijuana is a thorny issue for so many reasons I may not have time to list them all but the fact of the matter is that usage of marijuana can cause extreme friction between friends, family and lovers. This friction has led to merely unpleasant to sometimes horrific scenarios of break ups, ostracism, estrangement which can all too often leave the addict further in the grips of marijuana. It seems like it should be a no brainer then but let’s take a...

Anytime someone needs help but refuses to accept it, a family intervention is appropriate. A family intervention can be used for people engaged in any self-destructive behavior and especially appropriate for addicts. Intervention is the most loving, powerful and successful method yet for helping people accept help. A family intervention can be done with love and respect in a non-confrontational, non-judgmental manner. A family intervention is often the answer, the only answer. It can be...

Alcohol addiction has become one of the serious problems of the world today. What makes people hooked to alcohol? Is there anything to blame rather than the person himself? What causes alcohol addiction? Information like these are vital in understanding alcoholics and helping them beat their addiction.

Stories of people with drinking problem have become so common, to the point that some people just ignore them. But these people need more than just a cold shoulder, they need...

You can overcome drug addiction by taking a comprehensive approach to this problem. Treatment can be augmented with self-hypnosis for maximum effects. You may seek help for overcoming prescription medicine, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana or nearly any other medicine found in a pharmacy. Substance abuse is a serious matter that requires attention.

How Addictive Problems Help

It may be surprising but substance addictions help you recognize that you have issues that need to be...

Without question one of the more successful treatment models has been the 12 step program, which originated with Alcoholics anonymous. In the past several years the program has suffered a great deal of scrutiny in regards to its religious formatting, and even though it has desperately attempted to escape this labeling, for all intent and purposes that’s what it is! However, the religious aspect is not what makes successful, and in fact I believe it to be a detriment to the...

Without question one of the more successful treatment models has been the 12 step program, which originated with Alcoholics anonymous. In the past several years the program has suffered a great deal of scrutiny in regards to its religious formatting, and even though it has desperately attempted to escape this labeling, for all intent and purposes that’s what it is! However, the religious aspect is not what makes successful, and in fact I believe it to be a detriment to the...