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This Drug Addiction Answers site has been created by Drug Rehab That Works to provide real answers to the often difficult questions about drug addiction and rehab. We will be regularly posting articles about drug addiction and approaches to treatment.
We counsel people who are struggling with drug and alcohol addiction and direct them to the Narconon program rehab center nearest to them.
The Narconon program is unique in several ways. Most treatment centers use a combination of 12-step recovery and group therapy in an effort to handle addiction. While some people respond to this type of treatment, many do not.
Our program addresses three (3) areas that are not intensively treated in more traditional programs. These areas are:
- Physical detoxification - Long-term use of addictive drugs can cause an accumulation of drug residues and metabolites in the body. These residues can remain in the body for years, causing drug and alcohol cravings and drug-induced depression. We use the intensive method of detoxification to remove these residues, resulting in an individual who is free of the harmful physical effects of mind-alerting drugs.
- Life Skills- Many people do not realize that some of the most common abilities and skills which they use everyday are not instinctual, but are learned. These are all areas in which drug addicts and alcoholics have been found to be deficient. These are not instinctive abilities. They require training and practice to perfect. The drug rehab program gives heavy emphasis to life-skills training. Some of the areas addressed are communication skills, study skills and applying ethical principles in everyday life. The result is an individual more comfortable with his life and less likely to be overwhelmed by it. The practice of these skills is extremely therapeutic in and of themselves.
- Other therapeutic procedures- there are a number of therapeutic procedures unique to our program. These therapies are designed to free a person from the guilt, remorse and regret of past actions, and to restore the self-control that is i
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