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eLearning Series:
I Don't Want To Be Addicted Anymore!
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Addiction
Treatment Alternatives
For treatment alternatives
in your area, some places to contact include counselors (educational,
school, professional / medical like psychologists), doctors
and hospitals. They may offer treatment solutions that include
self-help, smoking patches, online treatment and housing alternatives.
Some other options follow:
Treatment
Centers (mental health, crisis centers, and substance
abuse programs) – For help locating treatment facilities in
an area near you, contact:
The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
National
Toll-Free Help Lines – For organizations that offer
mental health information, referrals some crisis counseling,
dial these toll-free numbers (from within the United States:
- National Treatment
Referral Hotline
800- 375- 4577 www.nationalhotline.org
- National Mental
Health Association
800-969-NMHA (6642)
- National Suicide
Prevention Lifeline
800-273-TALK (8255)
- Obsessive-Compulsive
Foundation
800-639-7462
- SAMHSA's Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment
800-662-HELP (4357), 800-487-4889 (TDD)
- SAMHSA's National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol & Drug Info
800-729-6686
Detoxification
– Immediately halting an addict’s alcohol or drugs, can result
in not only emotional but physical withdrawal, as the body has
become dependent. So medical detoxification, or “de-tox” for
short, is sometimes a treatment option. De-tox is the process
by which an addict is actively withdrawn with the help of his
physician while the negative substances are gradually removed
from his body’s system, in a step-by-step process. Depending
upon the addiction, some medications have been found to help
with controlling mild to extreme withdrawal symptoms like seizures,
delirium and shaking, with inpatient care. For example, with
alcohol addiction, benzodiazepines, carbamazepine and clonidine
are sometimes used. And tranquilizers can be used for outpatient
care. While with cocaine, Antidepressant drugs may be used to
help treat depression and anxiety during withdrawal. De-tox
combined with a recovery program can produce a greater positive
response in improving the patient’s healthcare.
Inpatient
/ Outpatient Services – Inpatient services like de-tox
may be available at hospitals and residential treatment centers,
and are considered to be quicker if careful monitoring of the
patient is done so that no addition addictive substances are
used during the time of treatment. However, outpatient services
performed in private, addiction treatment or mental health offices
or centers, while less expensive and intrusive on day-to-day
lifestyles (especially with those continuing in their daily
jobs), can be equally effective if a careful support treatment
strategy is in place and used by the patient so that he or she
does not return to using addictive substances while on the outside.
Nutrition
- Unfortunately, nutrition is often not a focus when
a person is addicted, regardless of whether the substance is
alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, etc. So in order to help get the
brain back to a healthier state and improve “thinking” and overall
health, good nutrition is taught and supplements are often encouraged.
For starters, many suggest lowering or limiting dietary intake
of simple starches and sugars, upping the intake of protein.
A good multivitamin / multi-mineral supplement recommended by
a family or healthcare provider can be a helpful tool in a well-rounded
recovery plan, too.
Retreats
/ Rehabs - Today there is a wide variety of rehabilitation
or rehab centers to aid recovery and healing programs in targeted
environments. Choose from rehabs focused mainly for Teens, Christian-based
Programs, Executives, Gay & Lesbian Programs, Prescription
Addiction, Residential Treatment Programs, Intervention Partners,
Coast-specific (East or West), or 12-Step Rehab, for starters.
A good place to begin is with a call to the National Treatment
Referral Hotline at 800- 375- 4577 or fill out a brief info
request online at www.nationalhotline.org about your case.
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