Counseling For Heroin Addiction

  There are a wide variety of treatment options available for individuals who suffer from an addiction to heroin or another opiate drug. Medications are popular for helping the individual overcome the effects of detox, which can be very difficult and painful for a heroin addict. The medications that are available are methadone, Naltroxene, Suboxone, …

3 Aspects of Addiction Treatment

To be effective, addiction programs must provide treatment to patients on many levels. Addicts can benefit greatly from psychological, physical, and often even spiritual services. Employing one of these methods of treating addiction will not be nearly as effective as using all three. Individuals should seek out a comprehensive treatment programs that will offer the …

Rebab is Not Scary … Not Going Is

It seems that drug alcohol rehab programs are more popular than ever. With a seemingly weekly coverage story of a celebrity entering into rehab, more information about these treatment centers is available than ever before. While it can be annoying to read about the latest celebrity debutante entering her third stint at drug rehab, there …

Choosing Treatment: Close to Home or Far Away?

One of the factors that many people consider in choosing a drug or alcohol addiction program is its location. Some people prefer to be close to home, while others want to get away. There are benefits and drawbacks for each option. Whether the treatment center you choose is down the street or across the country, …

Drug Treatment and Alternative Medicine

Many rehab facilities offer various forms of alternative medicine to addicts. While some treatment centers provide prescription drugs to make the detox period more comfortable, a growing number of experts see that it can be counterproductive to give an addict more drugs.