A strong level of support and encouragement is best for a recovering addict.When a patient enters treatment for drug or alcohol addiction the first thing that should happen is a professional evaluation of the patient’s medical condition. The human body is a pretty complicated system, and various aspects of the patient’s physical health can be directly impacted by certain drugs used – the heart, lungs, and reproductive systems in particular – and in some cases, there are secondary physical effects from the abuse of substances.
Treating Addiction As A Disease
While some substance abuse treatment is primarily painful because of the withdrawal process, there is the occasion when a medical evaluation discovers underlying pre-existing mental health or physical health problems. Without understanding these issues, the treatment facility runs the risk of causing further damage to the patient. The mission of healing and supporting the individual who is struggling with addiction is the primary directive of the treatment facility, so they begin with a solid look at the physical reality the patient is dealing with.
Assuming that the patient’s physical health is well enough to withstand withdrawal, the facility will proceed to help the user get through the detox period. Sometimes there is medical or pharmacological assistance for the patient in withdrawal, but sometimes time and patience is the best treatment. Regardless, the detox period is important, but one of the least important parts of recovery. In fact, the hard work has yet to start.
Some drug or alcohol abusers who sincerely do want to attempt a recovery feel that after detox they can handle the rest of the process themselves. Using resources which are undoubtedly wonderful like AA and NA, they feel that their supportive and encouraging friends and family and a strong knowledge of addiction recovery will help them through. In fact, it’s been proven that the best environment for a recovering addict is one that does offer a strong level of support and encouragement, but is removed from the every-day reality the addict has experienced during their addiction.
Psychological Factors and Drug Abuse
In addition, the person self-managing recovery cannot provide themselves with the experienced and professional guidance through the process of psychologically recovery. The insights that some excellent therapists and recovery professionals can provide based on their years of experience make the recovery process more valuable. They address the motivations that drove the addict to irrational behavior in the first place. They allow the addict to explore old habits and patterns that, if undetected, could lead to relapse and an interrupted recovery. In fact, the stage of self-understanding and broadening awareness is the most complicated and difficult part of recovery. Without it, the patient may be clean for the moment, but nothing that caused the addiction will have been changed. The chance of relapse is very high.
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