Drug Free Rehab vs. Medication as a Drug Rehab

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Drug Free Rehab vs. Medication as a Drug Rehab

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Although many people believe that addiction is simply a

psychological disease or a spiritual affliction, one that could

be handled simply by the force of sheer willpower, those who

suffer from addiction know better. Many drug rehab programs focus

on only the psychological aspects of addiction and believe that

by handling the addict's mind the addiction can be cured.

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Drug Free Rehab vs. Medication as a Drug Rehab

Copyright © 2007 Lora French

DrugRehab.net

http://www.drugrehab.net

Although many people believe that addiction is simply a

psychological disease or a spiritual affliction, one that could

be handled simply by the force of sheer willpower, those who

suffer from addiction know better. Many drug rehab programs focus

on only the psychological aspects of addiction and believe that

by handling the addict's mind the addiction can be cured.

However addiction affects the mind, the body, and the spirit and

all three of these aspects must be addressed in order to overcome

addiction. When only the mind has been addressed in a drug rehab

program, then the addict is still left with physical and

spiritual afflictions caused by addiction. When addicts are told

to turn their power over to a force outside themselves and that

this is a necessary step in combating their addiction, the

addict's mind and body still suffer, and the likelihood of

recovery is minimal.

Those drug rehab programs falter in that they fail to address the

mind, the body, and the spirit. It is no wonder that so many drug

rehab programs have such low success rates. 12-Step programs

focus on the mind and the spirit by addressing addiction as a

disease, one that an addict is powerless over. Other programs

focus on only the mental aspects and believe that through therapy

that addresses the reasons why an addict turned to drugs then an

addict can cure the addiction. Still other programs simply

believe that after a few days of detoxification, the addict's

body is recovered. None of these methods, although helpful in the

short term, provide a long-lasting solution to addiction.

A successful drug rehab program understands that the mental,

spiritual, and physical aspects must be completely handled in

order for the addict to overcome addiction, and that it is an

investment in one's future life.

Mentally, the drug rehab program must provide a safe environment

where the addict can deal with the issues that led him or her to

drugs in the first place. In addition, the drug rehab program

must help the addict change thinking patterns so that when faced

with challenging issues, the addict has new and productive ways

of dealing with life.

Physically, the drug rehab program must provide a detoxification

program that thoroughly cleanses and returns the body to a state

that is not affected by drug residues that remain in the body. If

a drug rehab program does not offer a full and complete

detoxification program, the addict will continue to be triggered

or negatively affected by the residues left in the body.

Spiritually, the drug rehab program must understand that each

individual addict perceives the spirit in a different light. The

drug rehab program must respect these differing beliefs and allow

the drug addict to follow his own opinion and belief system about

what the spirit is, regardless of what anyone else believes.

The drug rehab program that addresses the mental, physical and

spiritual aspects of addiction will give the drug addict the

power to completely overcome his addiction. His mind will be

healed. His body will be cleansed. His spirit will be realized.

And his addiction will be left in the past.

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Lora French lives in Santa Cruz and currently writes on a variety

of topics surrounding drug addiction and drug rehabilitation. For

more information on the drug rehab program that saved her life,

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