Many psychiatrists attempt to offer dual diagnosis services out of their offices for people who have a mental illness and alcoholism or drug addiction. Unfortunately, this is ineffective the vast majority of the time. Psychiatrists usually have good intentions.
Searching for a drug rehab facility can be frustrating. After what was likely some serious soul searching you have reached a decision to begin drug rehab.
If you are a drug addict and you realize that you need help, you are on the right road to recovery. There is nothing more heart breaking than an addict who cannot find this path. But since you have found it, you need to follow it until it reaches its destination…. recovery. (more…)
For some reason many people think that rehab is an easy process to go through. The only thing worse than a substance abuse addict thinking that substance rehabilitation programs are easy, is the fact that certain substance rehab treatment facilities promote that their programs will be easy for substance abusers to go through and that afterwards they can guarantee the addict that he or she will leave and continue to stay sober. (more…)