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Drug and Alcohol Addiction
What is Addiction?
Addiction to drugs or alcohol has a really particular pattern in order to become the Addiction.
You might wonder. Is the individual I am seeking help for addicted?
There are various factors that help determine whether it is "Addiction" or "Social use".
Addiction is a substitution for an inability for the individual to deal with various aspects of life: someone who needs alcohol or drugs to have fun, to be able to communicate or someone who would need a pill to sleep or two beers to relax at night.
The above are just a few example of drug/alcohol addiction. Now, where is the line between someone who needs rehabilitation or not?
The individual has a problem and is confronted to a situation in life that he has a hard time to cope with. It can be an issue in school, with his parents, his girlfriend, his wife, his job or a physical pain. The important thing here is the individual has no solution for those issues. The individual becomes overwhelmed by certain aspects of life. The drug then becomes the solution.
Drugs and Alcohol are introduced to the individual. He feels, to a certain extent, a release from that overwhelm. This is when the individual becomes trapped in a vicious circle; Drugs or Alcohol will become a solution to counter any overwhelm.
Here is a common example. You have a young shy adult with a communication problem who wants to have a girlfriend. It is a problem for him to begin a conversation, to just go ahead and ask someone to dance etc. Certainly, you have witness this situation in your life. Then he has a few drinks and suddenly, he can talk and ask someone to dance. He just found a solution for his problem. So, every time he'll face this problem, drinking will be his solution to "have fun", to meet girls. This individual goes in life and gets married. Then, an issue comes up with his wife. He still cannot handle it with communication and gets overwhelmed. He has a drink and suddenly he is able to confront his wife. He just discovered a solution for his problem. Every time, in any aspect of his life, he will have to confront a situation, alcohol will become his solution. Any drug/alcohol will affect his judgment. So his solution creates more issues. Then the individual becomes more overwhelmed. He his now an individual who needs alcohol to communicate, to have fun, to sleep, etc. This a common example of the way addiction works and this can apply to any drug.

Traditional drug rehabilitation treatments modalities advocate that alcohol addiction and drug addiction are diseases. This is false. Drug and Alcohol consumption is a choice, like any other bad decisions we make in life. This choice becomes blurred over time as drugs and alcohol totally take priority over all other matters in life. Attending a long term drug rehabilitation center helps drug addicted individuals by removing them from their environment, thus creating less distractions. This rehabilitation program provides a safe place for the individual that is far removed from drug connections. It is very hard to help an individual with a full blown drug or alcohol addiction without removing him from his environment. There is no rapid fix for drug addiction and alcoholism. Indeed, recovery is frequently a long process and there should be little focus on time in the early stages of rehabilitation. The skills an individual learns during intensive drug rehabilitation must be integrated into everyday life, and this takes time.

Indicators of drug addiction

The following are a few indicators for someone who needs rehabilitation:

• Increase or decrease appetite;
• Modifications in eating habits,
• Unexplained weight loss or gain.
• Smell of drug/alcohol on breath, body or clothes.
• Extreme hyperactivity;
• Excessive talkativeness.
• Needle marks or bruises on lower arm, legs or bottom of feet.
• Modification in overall attitude / personality with no other identifiable cause.
• Changes in friends: New hang-outs, avoidance of old crowd,
• New friends are Drug users.
• Change in activities; loss of interest in things that used to be important
• Drop in school or work performance;
• Skips or lateness to school or work.
• Modifications in habits at home; loss of interest in family and family activities.
• Difficulty in paying attention; forgetfulness.
• Lack of motivation, energy, self-esteem, discipline. Bored, "I don't care" attitude.
• Defensiveness, temper tantrums, resentful behavior (everything's a hassle).
• Unexplained moodiness, irritability, or nervousness.
• Violent temper or bizarre behavior.
• Unexplained silliness or giddiness.
• Paranoia -- suspiciousness.
• Excessive need for privacy; keeps door locked or closed, won't let people in.
• Secretive or suspicious behavior.
• Car accidents, fender benders, household accidents.
• Chronic dishonesty; trouble with police.
• Unexplained need for money; can't explain where money goes; stealing.
• Unusual effort to cover arms, legs.
• Change in personal grooming habits.
• Possession of drug paraphernalia.

The above are the principal indicators of addiction, but not the only ones. Those indicators are a guideline. You can also refer to adolescent signs for addiction .

This is the reason why in choosing a drug rehabilitation center, you have to look at the rehabilitation aspect of the Drug rehab center. You have to ensure the drug rehabilitation treatment will increase the ability of the individual to be on top of his life without using drugs/alcohol

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