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There are different types of drug addiction treatment and to pick one that will match your own personality type will give you the best chances of success.

It’s not uncommon to experiment and test with drugs and alcohol. But for some this ends up being a way of life. If we do not have the problem ourselves, there may be somebody that we love who is going through this type of ordeal. Although there are several different treatment for drug addiction programs that are available, choosing the one works best for your personality will give you the best odds of coming out of your addictions successfully.

One of the first ways of treatment is available through different styles of clinics. Some of these are freely available and others come at quite a cost. Depending on your own personal financial circumstances, you may be able to get into a reasonably nice drug treatment center. Once you’re in there, they can use their knowledge and what ever they have at their disposal to help treat your addiction. You may also consider some form of self-treatment if your addiction is not all that severe. Although treatment for drug addiction can certainly take place at home, we are often not capable enough to handle any situation that might come up as a result of withdrawal. It takes someone with a lot of intent to be able to do this without all the supports available at a clinic or rehab center due to the stressors of daily life.

Some people click well with the NA or AA model. Others don’t like that approach yet still can work in a different environment to overcome the pattern. Think about if you are holistic, religious etc to find what will work best for you.

Whichever treatment for drug addiction you choose, make sure that it is one that will help you the most. Don’t be afraid of being a little bit inconvenienced in order to make sure that you are free of the drugs which held you in captivity. Choose your treatment wisely and you will benefit. The pain of discomfort is worth overcoming the pattern that is crippling. Whatever led up to numbing the pain has to be looked at and then you can be free from it which is very liberating.

Don’t be discouraged about Treatment for Drug Addiction but instead know you can do it without the right approach.

By Dee Cohen
Published: 5/28/2008

 
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 The Rush to Rehab; Stop Rehab Abuse!

There could be a gold mine in running rehab centers for celebrities that don’t want to take responsibility for their actions. Rehab is getting a bad name & soon there will be no room for the average alcoholic or drug addict who works hard to stay clean.

 The Mayor of San Francisco announces that he’ll enter rehab and counseling for alcohol after it’s revealed that he had an affair with the wife of his campaign manager. Isaiah Washington is undergoing counseling for his use of a homophobic slur. Michael Richards is in counseling for yelling racist epithets. Met Gibson enters rehab for alcoholism after making anti-Semitic remarks when stopped by police for driving while intoxicated., Sen. Mark Foley enters rehab for alcohol after it was revealed that he had sent sexually suggestive e-mails to teenage pages., Reverend Haggard enters rehab when confronted with having a sexual relationship with a male prostitute.

The list goes on and on and on.

Then there are the Lindsey Lohans and Nicole Ritchies who enter rehab for drugs, alcohol or whatever, become ‘experts’ on addiction recovery, tell everyone how their lives have changed, yet within a short amount of time are seen partying, driving under the influence, and acting out.

We read the newspapers, listen to the radio and go online wondering, who is next in the line-up for rehab? Who will come out a few weeks later, write their memoirs, go on the speaking circuit, and tell us to live our lives?

There could be a gold mine in running rehab centers for celebrities that don’t want to take responsibility for their actions and for counselors who specialize in famous people who make racist, homophobic, or any other hate-filled remarks.. There’s probably also money to be made by graphic artists who create diplomas for graduates of rehab and counseling who are declared ‘cured’ of alcoholism, drug addiction, racism, homophobia, and homosexuality.

Rehab is getting a bad name and soon there will be no room for the average alcoholic or drug addict who works hard to stay clean and sober, takes responsibility for their actions, and knows that there is still work to do after the first 30 days.

I’ve been clean and sober for over 22 years and I’ve put a lot of work into transforming my life. One of the first things I learned in AA was that alcoholism and drug addiction are not excuses for injuring yourself or others. Part of my recovery was making a list of people who I had harmed, making amends to them personally and accepting the consequences of my past actions. I didn’t make an announcement to the world and I still don’t think I have all the answers, but I do know a thing or two about rehab.

I realize, for example, that my amends and apologies have to mean something and indicate a change in actions and thought processes. I also know that "apologies by proxy"when celebrities make inappropriate remarks then apologize to well-known people from the group targeted by the remarksjust don’t cut it. There seems to be no end to well-known people who make racist remarks about Black people and then call Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson seeking absolution, as if they have the power or time to forgive and make such comments ok.

Entering treatment for addiction means you get treatment for your addiction. Any other changes you make are up to you. That also means that.a racist alcoholic, who gets treated for alcoholism can still be a sober racist, anti-Semite, homophobe, or engage in inappropriate behavior.

As a diversity and inclusion strategy consultant, I speak to individuals and organizations throughout the world. I hear racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic remarks from all kinds of people. At the same time, I’m with people who work hard to understand others who are different than themselves, who learn to break through incorrect assumptions and stereotypes, and appreciate the opportunity to interact with others in meaningful dialogue.

Rehab is not the cure for all the -isms or for hate. The cure is education, self-examination and the willingness to get to know people from diverse backgrounds as human beings and understand their lives and experiences.

Simma Lieberman

P.S. The cycle continues: Ms.USA was on Larry King talking about her new self and giving advice after several weeks of rehab.

Simma Lieberman is a consultant, author and speaker who helps organizations create more profitable cultures. She specializes in Diversity and Inclusion, Gender Communication and Power Living. Contact Simma to help your organization and the people in it be more successful. Simma Lieberman, 1-510-527-0700, Simma@SimmaLieberman.com, http://www.SimmaLieberman.com

By Simma Lieberman
Published: 2/28/2007

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It was a scary moment for me when I tried for the umpteenth time to get off Vicodin – something that had started out as a drug I took every once in a while for fun, but was turning into an every-chance-I-get habit – and failed.

My story is NOT about a miraculous recovery from addiction to Vicodin that I was able to accomplish my first time trying. (I did have a miraculous recovery, though, around my 51st attempt…)

No, addiction to Vicodin and other narcotics is a deadly serious trap from which one has to fight mightily to become free.

Around my 50th attempt to quit, though, I got really scared, scared that I’d have to stay in this hell hole that was taking away my life and my money and my family, and I vowed not to give up until I was out of the clutches of Vicodin. Even if I tried and failed, every time I tried I was going to learn something from it and apply it to the next time.

So every attempt was a teacher. Where did I go wrong this time? What worked best? What thoughts helped me stay on track? What time of day was dangerous for me? What should I do if someone came to my door and offered me some? Would exercise help me? Did it make a difference what I ate? Did sugar trigger intense desires to use?

I examined everything I was doing, and learned all the ins and outs of the pathway back, the way out of this wretched maze. In other words, by failing so many times, I learned great lessons: what NOT to do next time.

This is what I discovered:

Get prepared ahead of time – know what you’re in for. The most important thing I KNEW about being a Vicodin user was that I wasn’t going to get very far quitting if it was a constant battle, "Do I or don’t I get high today?" so I needed to have a plan of action in place before I even started trying to quit. Because once cravings start to assault you, there’s no time to figure out what to do. You need to have something automatically in place and start doing it without thinking about what, how, when, etc. There’s no time to mess around; it has to be automatic and it has to reduce the cravings to ZERO.

I can deal with ZERO cravings, flattened cravings. I couldn’t deal with, "What do I do now? I think I want to get high. Should I start tomorrow?" All the little demons that get in there and try and push you off the path – you have to know what you’re going to do with them AHEAD OF TIME. Have a plan and follow it.

When you wake up first thing in the morning, you are going to start being assaulted with thoughts of wanting to get high. The first three days are the toughest, and the first is the absolute worst. You have to be on guard at all times.

Try to do as meditators do: make your mind a complete blank. When thoughts of getting high come up, SNATCH your mind back from them, as if they were deadly vipers wanting to kill you (exactly what they are). Do NOT let your mind wander off into, even for ONE SECOND, "should I get high today?" That is the end of the road of getting off Vicodin.

Take it one craving at a time. Just when you think you’ve had it and you’re going to have to throw in the towel, that is when they will likely stop, or at least subside for a while, and you get a feeling of accomplishment, "OH, I CAN do this!"

Really, truly, the first few days are the worst. If you can get past them and start going to support group meetings to help you along, you will up your chances of success. If you keep on doing the first three days over and ovre and over again, you’re just going to feel like a loser who "can’t do it," so just grit your teeth and get ‘er done.

You need to know that when you start trying to get off Vicodin, or Lortab, or whatever you’re on, you are facing a deadly enemy, and you can do it, but you need to know ahead of time what you are going to "say" to each desire/craving as it comes up.

This will increase your chances of success at getting off Vicodin.

When I started incorporating these tools in my "never say die" get-off-Vicodin regime, it became easier, much easier. Finally I succeeded in joyfully, gloriously, thankfully, ecstatically getting FREE FROM VICODIN.

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Drug addiction is a very significant danger that we are facing today. There are several factors that contribute to drug addiction

If your parents have addiction struggles, there are chances you are susceptible to addiction. If your parents use drug, you have a predisposition to abusing that drug. Drug addiction causes one generation to pass it on to the next

Experimentation and curiosity are the factors that draw many people to try drugs. They want to feel that "high," the sense of euphoria that comes with drug use. Some drugs (like heroin) are more likely to cause addiction than others, resulting in an addiction from simple experimentation alone.

Sometimes people need some help coping with life. Everyday life becomes a struggle and simple things become too much to handle. Drug use can help a person temporarily escape the realities of his/her life.

Elite athletes are susceptible to using drugs. They use them for performance enhancing abilities. Steroids can make muscles bigger, while amphetamines help reduce or numb pain, allowing persons to play injured.

Pressure is also a factor that turns people into drug addicts. Adults fall prey to peer pressure to fit into new social classes, new workplaces, and new neighborhoods. Teenagers fight peer pressure on everything from looks to alcohol to sex to drugs. In fact, crystal methamphetamine is becoming a way for many teenage girls to fight the pressure that comes with needing to be thin and attractive. Teenagers can also fall prey to the rebellious attitude that they need to do anything their parents or those in authority say is bad.

Another one of the causes of drug addiction is using drugs to mask mental problems. Depressed people frequently use drugs to escape their sad feelings. Schizophrenics find that some street drugs can control their hallucinations. Denial and hiding the problem just lead to more problems in the long run.

Some people want to feel good physically and emotionally. Sometimes drugs are the substitution for a healthy life experience. The person in pain wants to numb the pain. The drug numbs the pain and for a moment they don’t feel as poorly. For a short while, the drug takes them away and they feel "better."

In addition, Easy access, environmental and cultural factors play a role in who starts or continues to abuse drugs

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