subject: Choices Recovery - Drug Detox [print this page] There are many steps involved in a good drug detox program. None of them has to be scary when you have a good addiction therapy program at your side. Drug detox is not something that an addict can handle alone.
"I can go as long as I want without drugs." "I can stop anytime." "I can stop any time I want to." Have you made any of those statements, or ones like them? If you have a drug problem, chances are you have.
There are two sides to every addiction: the mental, and the physical. Both of those sides are equally powerful. Both take hold of the victim and create an atmosphere where it is nearly impossible to quit without drug detox.
The physical side is usually the side that creates the well-known withdrawal symptoms during drug detox. They are the ones that everyone hears about. The shaking, the seizures, the vomiting are all parts of drug detoxification. Alone it is hard to get through any one of these symptoms. Even worse is the fact that they often happen more than one at a time. Serious, well-qualified medical treatment is necessary to overcoming the obstacles of physical dependency.
The psychological or mental side of drug abuse is not as readily apparent, but just as real. Many times it will feel to the addict like he or she is cured once the physical withdrawals have been overcome. Too often the patient checks themselves out of drug detox feeling they are ready to go into the outside world without taking into consideration the many aspects of the psychological side of drug abuse.
Caring, well-trained psychologists like those available at a drug treatment center can help you through all of the mental issues you will face both during physical withdrawal, but also afterwards, and once on the outside. Many hidden traps are waiting to ensnare you into the prison of drug and alcohol abuse. You can fight them. You just need the help the professionals at your drug detox center can provide.
Don't fight them. Don't leave the program before the health care providers that have developed your plan have released you. The programs have been designed for you specifically, and only work if you take the responsibility of completing them fully.
Remember.... When traveling from another state to Choices Rehab, we always offer assistance in your travel needs.
