Alcohol Rehab; Getting Sober and Staying Sober
Various alcohol treatment approaches work differently for different people. Like any chronic disease, however, there are varying degrees of success when it comes to alcohol treatment. Before alcohol rehab can even take place, however, people not only need to admit that they have a drinking problem, but [...]
When it came time for me to enter rehab I never knew there were so many choices. I thought that all drug rehabs in New York would be basically the same. What a shock that was. I went on the internet to check out New York drug rehab and began calling. Much to my surprise, [...]
Roadblocks to Seeking Addiction Treatment
In 2003, about 6 million persons with drug addiction or drug abuse problems did not receive specialty addiction treatment for their drug problem. Among these untreated drug abusers, only 6 percent perceived an unmet need for substance abuse treatment. In 2003, an estimated 17 million persons with alcohol dependence or alcohol [...]
Most people when confronted with what to do about drug addiction really do not know where to go for help. They don’t ask friends or neighbors due to their shame or embarrassment and their physician may not be intimately acquainted with an addiction treatment center. The thing is that addiction help is just a call [...]