A recent study by scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory has discovered a link between using cocaine and the degradation of the risk/reward areas of the brain.  Cocaine is a very powerful stimulant on the “CNS”, or Central Nervous System.  The CNS is responsible for all movement in the body, as well as the brain itself.  The study showed hard evidence that those who habitually use cocaine are less likely to employ standard logic when making decisions.  This can lead to a whole host of negative consequences in a person’s life.  For more information on this article, go to this link: sciencedaily.com.

Cocaine is just one of many dangerous and illegal drugs out there.  Cocaine was originally used as an anesthetic, but was soon discovered to be too addictive for responsible medical use.  The consequences of cocaine use are far-reaching, and go well beyond the addict.  Cocaine is a large cause of much of the gang and cartel violence in South America and Mexico.  Many lives are lost, and there are many dangers associated with any drug or product sold on the black market.  Countless families have strains of personal and financial natures put on them, and many individuals are forced to get drug rehabilitation as a result.

Rehabilitation comes in different varieties, and the success rates are pretty low in most of them.  The biggest reason for this is a lack of conviction on the part of the alcoholic or the addict.  All treatment types that I know of agree that is a person does not truly want help with his/her addiction, treatment will not work. However, in most cases an addict will not go to treatment without the help and support of family and loved ones to get them to agree to getting help in the first place.

Cocaine addiction can be a severe problem that cannot be left untreated. For information on successful cocaine rehab contact us today.

Cocaine is a very strong stimulant, an illicit drug that is mostly made in South American and then smuggled into the United States via Mexico. It is often seen as a white powder and can be snorted up the nose or dissolved and injected. It creates energy, euphoria, alertness and confidence.
Some people choose to mix it with a flammable solvent like ether, which would separate the components that would make a person high from the impurities. The result of smoking the purer components provides a faster and more intense result. This process is referred to as freebasing cocaine.

Cocaine can also be found as small whitish or ivory-colored rocks. Largely in inner cities, drug dealers acquire cocaine then mix it with ammonia or baking soda to separate out impurities. As the mixture is cooked, rocks of crack cocaine form in the liquid. When dried, lumps of crack are broken into smaller rocks, placed in tiny baggies and then sold. When crack cocaine is smoked, it is very quick to addict the user.

Powder cocaine is sometimes used in binges. The high from snorting or injecting cocaine does not last a long time, so a person with enough money may use cocaine again and again, as long as the money and drugs holds out. As tolerance tends to increase with use, the person will find himself using more and more. A cocaine binge can end in exhaustion, personality changes, hallucinations and panic attacks. When a person has been using coke frequently or bingeing, she will normally crash when they stop using the drug. He will feel tired, anxious, depressed and agitated. These feelings and cravings for more of the drug can send a person back to using this drug quickly.

As cocaine is a strong stimulant, it increases heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. It creates stress on the heart and on blood vessels. A few people die from heart attacks or cardiac arrest after using cocaine, and coke use can contribute to one’s risk for stroke.

The Source of Cocaine

Cocaine is the end result of crushing and extracting intoxicating ingredients from the leaves of the coca plant, a shrub that grows at high altitudes. Most of the cocaine in America comes from plants grown in Colombia, Bolivia or Peru.

The leaves are stripped off the plants, mashed and mixed with ammonia or lime. The mixture is the processed with sulfuric acid and gasoline to get a thick paste.

Most South American farmers then sell this paste to cocaine refiners.

Cocaine refining labs are very often built in dense jungle. Coca paste is collected from farmers in the area and then is further refined until the powdered cocaine is produced. There are hundreds of cocaine processing labs found each year in Colombian jungles.

From Colombia, the powder may make its way through Venezuela and then on to America or it may travel straight through Central America by ground transport. Colombian drug cartels hand most of the cocaine off the Mexican drug cartels, who take the risk of moving the product across the border and into communities all across the United States. More cocaine is put on planes or ships and sent to West Africa, and then on to Europe. An increasing amount of cocaine is now being sent to Australia and New Zealand.

Cocaine cuts across all socio-economic classes. From the richest to the poorest, cocaine can turn anyone into an addict. Once the cravings take control and once a cocaine user has to take more of the drug to keep the depression and exhaustion away, they have traded the joys of living for the destruction of addiction. The Narconon Arrowhead drug and alcohol rehabilitation program helps people find long-lasting sobriety after addiction, and can mean a return to the joy of living.

References:

http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugpages/cocaine.html

http://www.drugabuse.gov/ResearchReports/Cocaine/effects.html

http://www.drugabuse.gov/infofacts/cocaine.html

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000949.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine

http://azstarnet.com/news/world/article_593aca23-f269-5ad1-85a9-28cf3eec4f36.html

http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/18426-5-jungle-drug-labs-destroyed.html

http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/WDR2011/World_Drug_Report_2011_ebook.pdf

http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/WDR2011/World_Drug_Report_2011_ebook.pdf

Everyone around an addict knows he or she needs help, but often the addict can’t see it. Many die exactly that way, without drug intervention. Our goal is to try to provide the family with as much information as possible relating to the intervention process. If at any time you would like the advice of an experienced counselor, please give us a call and someone will assist you.

Very often, an addicted person will know deep inside that he or she needs help but be unable to break the cycle long enough to receive the needed help. An example that is very common is when an addict encounters some major problem (e. g. arrested, kicked out of house, loses job etc.) and at that point is completely willing to discuss the addiction with loved ones. Unfortunately, if this opportunity is not quickly seized and drug intervention is not done, the drug cravings and overwhelming environment will force the individual back into using and it will be some length of time before he/she will encounter forces that again yield cooperation towards rehabilitation efforts.

What is the Ruin of the Addict?

The addict has things in his or her past or present that seem like devastating events and that have something to do with drugs. One example is a person that has lost his best friends due to his addiction. Another example is a person losing his wife and child over drug abuse. A family member can look at an addict’s life and see hundreds of reasons why he/she should quit using but unfortunately these reasons are not REAL to the addict. There are, however, problems the addict encounters that are real or significant in the addict’s life, which he/she sees as reasons to quit using drugs. These are important to identify because they can be used during the intervention to remind the addict why he or she must seek help.

What Pressure Does the Addict Feel Now?

The addict doesn’t necessarily have the same reality about their addiction that non-addicts might. For instance, he or she may have semi-serious health problems, no friends and no job or income but feel like they are “doing okay”. Many addicts have actually overdosed on drugs coming very close to death and are right back using drugs the very next day. This may appear crazy but in fact is only part of the pain for the addict.

With this in mind, the addict from time to time will encounter added pressure, which forces him/her to make an actual decision about whether to seek help or continue to use. Pending legal charges that could easily lead to jail time, threat of losing spouse, pending loss of job, all are possible situations where a person has enough pressure to fight the addiction and seek help. Although any one in particular may not work in your situation, there are pressures that can come to bear which will help prod the addict into a decision to seek help. It is easy to assume the addict is “only seeking help to avoid jail” or some other evaluation which in many cases is true. The fact remains that an addict will only seek help when someone or something pushes him out of his ” addiction comfort zone” and forces him into a decision. Addicts with access to money, a place to live, people who agree with their usage and no legal issues rarely seek help. They “don’t have a problem”. This is very important to understand and will be crucial in any attempt at drug intervention.

Who Should be There to Help?

One of the major considerations involving intervention is selecting who will be there. This matter should be well thought out beforehand. The number of people there is less important than who is there. If at all possible, the person in the family whom the addict respects the most should be there. This person is an opinion leader to the addict and needs to be there fully supportive of getting the person help and informed well about the actual agenda.

As many family members as possible should be there as long as each and every one are completely in agreement about the fact that the person needs help and supportive of the general agenda. If someone in the family is antagonistic against the addict and is not capable of restraining themselves from arguments and blame then you might consider leaving that person out. Usually, the addict has many enemies and has done wrong to most of the family but arguments and upset will not benefit the cause of getting the addict to seek treatment. In fact it will usually result in stopping this from happening because the focus of attention gets placed on the argument and not on the matter at hand.

The overall goal is to bring the addict up to a point where he or she realizes there is a problem and is willing to seek help. When this has been achieved, be prepared to get them to treatment without any delay.

A word of caution: Today, with drug intervention being broadcast on television, participants often believe they do not need a trained person and they can do it for themselves. The danger in this is there may be one and only one opportunity to approach the sick person and get them to proper help. Untrained and unskilled participants do not want to blow this chance. Trained, credentialed professionals are capable of assessing the situation, dealing with their denial and resistance plus determining the model of intervention that will have the best out come for each person. We are qualified and experienced in drug interventions. For more information see How we approach drug intervention.

If you have completed a 12-step program and then relapsed, most often it it is because you never fully handled the cause of the drug and/or alcohol cravings.
This detoxification program eliminates drug and alcohol cravings once and for all. The effects of drugs and toxic residues can send your whole life crashing.

These substances put you in a condition which not only prohibits and destroys your physical health, but prevents any stable advancement in mental or spiritual well-being.

The goal of drug detox is to rid the body of toxins accumulated by drug use. The first step of drug detox is drug withdrawal. Drug withdrawal is “the act or process of ceasing to use an addictive drug.” Once an individual has discontinued using drugs physical and behavioral withdrawal symptoms may follow. The character and severity of the withdrawal symptoms vary greatly depending on the particular drug and amount administered daily. Drug detox is a process that helps diminish the uncomfortable symptoms of drug withdrawal.

Drug detox is performed in many different ways depending on where you decide to receive treatment. Most drug detox centers simply provide treatment to avoid physical withdrawal to alcohol & other drugs.

Our purpose is not only to provide the individual with counseling during detox but to help with the physical withdrawal and the psychological root cause of the individuals addiction problem, so as to decrease the chances of relapse.

Our drug detox method is designed to cover all the parts of an individual’s drug detoxification. The removal of drug residuals is a key point in drug detox. Without this process drug residues can remain in ones body and cause cravings for years after drug use has ceased. A vital step in a successful drug detox as well as drug rehabilitation is flushing out these accumulated toxic residues so that the individual no longer experiences unwanted adverse effects from the drugs they have taken.

The New Life Detoxification program produces spectacular results and is applicable to all types of drugs including: cocaine, heroin, Valium, PCP, amphetamines (crank, crystal, meth, ecstasy, etc.) alcohol and medicinal drugs such as narcotic painkillers, tranquilizers and sleeping pills.

Like a fresh stream of crystal clear water, the Purification Program gets rid of the devastating effects of drugs and toxins so they no longer block your clear thinking and enthusiasm for life.

This is a breakthrough discovery that has helped hundreds of thousands lead happier, more perceptive and aware lives.

The Purification® Program is the answer to handle these problems.

3 STEPS TO CLEAR THINKING

1. On the Purification Program, a person runs for a period each day to get the blood circulating faster and the system warmed up.
2. Running is followed by sweating out the drug residuals in a sauna. Profuse sweating helps purify the system of toxic substances.
3. Regular nutrition and supplemental nutrition in the form of vitamins and minerals is an important part of this program. Purification Program can improve personality – and IQ!

The dramatic benefits of the Purification Program are illustrated with the Oxford Capacity Analysis personality graphs, above, of two individuals who did the Purification Program.

The dotted line shows test results before the Purification Program, the solid line after. These individuals also had IQ increases of 6 points and 8 points respectively.

The program has been completed by over 250,000 people. It is the only effective program that eliminates the devastating effects of drugs and toxins and is essential to our drug rehab program.

Scientific Studies
The Purification Program used is the same that many New York rescue workers went through after 9/11.

Case Studies from New York rescue workers

Report from Townsend Letter – “The Examiner of Alternative Medicine” on how the health status of rescue workers improved

An intervention is when an individual or group of people help to get a person into a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program who is struggling with an addition. Usually an interventionist is a trained professional; however some choose to use Family Intervention as a tool. Family Intervention is when a group of family members, friends, co-workers or even church or group members come together to get an addicted person to get help.
When an intervention is done with a trained professional, often called an Intervention Specialist the person will often coordinate or bring together, families, friends, groups or co-workers to help start and go through this process. The first step of this can begin with the initial contact with the Intervention Specialist and then a plan will be put together on how to direct the person to treatment.

Oftentimes an intervention is a necessary step to getting an addict help. Usually is it because nothing else has worked even with a loving and caring family who wants the addict to get better.

In most cases, the Intervention Specialist will work out who should attend the intervention before it happens. Those that can attend an intervention include family members, friends, or even co-workers depending on who the help is originating from. If not actually present at the intervention, these people can be involved in all phases of helping the person get to treatment.

There are many tips that can help you to ensure that the intervention you set up for a loved one is successful which include:

1. Take action because you have a real concern or love for the individual and you want to help them.

2. Make sure your Intervention Specialist is trained and experienced.

3. Check the credentials of the Intervention Specialist. Ensure that they have a list of references and a percentage of successful interventions they can share with you.

4. Choose a place that is safe for the addicted individual. Doing an intervention in the home has statistically shown to be more successful than doing them at a public place.

5. Listen to the Intervention Specialist and let them guide you. An intervention can be very emotional for both an addict and a family member or loved one. They can blow up easily, especially if the individual is coming down off drugs.

6. Allow the Interventionist to spend time alone with the addicted individual if needed. Sometimes discussing the addiction with the family is very difficult for someone currently on drugs. Allowing some space there will open the door for the Interventionist to be able to point the person in the right direction if needed.

7. Steer clear of mean or invalidative comments, hostility, condemning the person, or lecturing. Keep in mind that you are there to help the individual get into a drug and alcohol treatment program. Let them know that you care and want to help.

8. Have a treatment program picked out and inform the person of options regarding this. Sometimes this may require the Interventionist putting the individual on the phone with a counselor from the center.

9. If the individual does not want to go into a program or get help tell him or her about the consequences of this decision and their drug and alcohol addiction. Most families and loved ones will have to take action at this point. This may include kicking the addicted person out of the house, taking away money, cars etc to keep the person from using more drugs.

10. If the individual agrees to go into treatment help make the necessary arrangements such as paying for a program, or working out insurance or payment options, helping with pet care or child care, bills, whatever the person needs to be able to go and get help.

Don’t give up hope. There are people every day who are struggling with addiction that go into treatment and fully recover. With continued support, tough love and insistence that the person handle their drug or alcohol problem you can help them take the necessary steps to get into treatment.

Warning:

Right now, with so many rehabilitation processes and intervention processes being televised, families and loved ones often think it is ok to do an intervention themselves without outside guidance from a professional. There is risk with this as sometimes families and loved ones only have one opportunity to help the addicted person and without guidance could say or do something to stop the process of getting the addicted person help. This is usually not done on purpose but without training and experience dealing with those addicted an intervention can go downhill very easily and blow up. The best thing to do is consult with a professional before performing an intervention on another person.

We are more than happy to assist you or to help locate an interventionist that meets your needs.

The Best Time To Approach Drug Intervention

It is an old ‘adage’ that families and loved ones must let the addicted person ‘hit rock bottom’ before they can be helped. Rock bottom can mean many things to many different people. If left unhandled addiction can lead to prison, and even death. Help should be offered way before either of these two things are looming.

In addition, to let an addiction continue will not only allow the addict to destroy himself but all of those around him including friends and family through lies, stealing and broken promises.

Deep down the individual does not want to be an addict or alcoholic. The primary reason an intervention is done is to help the addicted person to get help and go into treatment.

The way your intervention is done should depend on the individual and what will work best for him or her.

When an intervention is done out of love and by those who truly care about the individual and want to see them get better it cannot be a bad thing. The response of the addicted person is sometimes difficult to tolerate but you must remember that people do things on drugs and alcohol that are out of character.

In most cases the individual will end up deciding to get the help that he or she needs and take the steps necessary to get on the path towards recovery. The Intervention Specialist can then work with the family to safely transport the addicted person into a rehab center to start the recovery process.

Contact us today for more information on setting up an intervention at 800-469-6933.

Selecting a drug rehab for yourself or someone you care about may be one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime. Most of us don’t know what to look for in a quality program. Not all drug rehab centers are the same – they differ greatly in program options, staff qualifications, credentials, cost, and effectiveness. Here is some information to take into account when choosing a program.

Types of Treatment

Today there are several types of treatment available.

The first and oldest treatment is Spiritual. This type of treatment is based on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous started by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob back in 1935. The entire program is based on the book “Alcoholics Anonymous” which lays out a program which if followed correctly is supposed to lead one to a spiritual experience through a process of working 12 steps. The first 3 steps are all about finding God or a higher power. Steps 4 -11 are “Cleaning House” steps, that include making amends for past transgressions, daily personal inventory, prayer and meditation. The 12th step “Having had a spiritual experience we carried this message to other alcoholics” is simply working with others to stay clean yourself, thus the saying “Trust God, Clean House and Work with others”.

This program can actually be traced back to Bill Wilson’s war buddy “Ebby” who got clean by joining the Oxford Group (a Christian group that practiced 6 steps). He shared his success with Bill Wilson who then started working with Dr Bob. Unfortunately “Ebby” did not stay clean and therefore is not mentioned much in AA. Later Narcotics Anonymous was formed then Cocaine Anonymous and today there is a support group for every compulsive behavior known to man such as gambling,overeating and yes even sex !
While it is true that millions of people worldwide have used this program to stay clean and sober, it has it’s drawbacks.

First of all, most 12-step treatment centers do not actually have their clients work all the steps. In fact most “treatment” programs simply dry out their clients for 30-90 days and simply introduce them to AA, NA or CA. At best they might have a counselor help their client get through the first 3 steps, which lends to another AA saying “The AA shuffle” which is 1, 2, 3, slip 1, 2, 3, slip. A play on words pointing out that most clients relapse before ever working the 4th step.

It is well known by professionals in the field of recovery that for this type of treatment to work the client must attend meetings for the rest of their life often daily sometimes twice a day in early recovery (first 18 months). They must work all 12 steps (usually with a sponsor),and then go on to help other new people by guiding them through the steps.

According to AA’s world service website 95% of every person coming in to the program has at least one relapse in the first year, hence another saying “Relapse is part of recovery”. The number one reason for relapse is “I stopped going to meetings ” or “I did everything I was supposed to but just could not bear the “cravings”. The truth is one has to rely on prayer to alleviate the cravings for drugs and alcohol. These cravings can continue months or years after one stops using.

The second type is educational. It is, first and foremost, an educational experience leading to better choices in the future and a more positive lifestyle. It is a program that develops social skills and eases social anxieties. It is a program that moves participants from fear and anxiety to self-confidence and positive motivation. In short, it is a life changing experience. It is effective because it teaches common sense solutions, it builds on the hard work of maturing and changing negative habits into positive action, and it makes clear how to accept deferred gratification through stick-to-itiveness, and carefully constructed goal oriented plans. Although these principles are time tested, they require work and the willingness to change.

This model of treatment does not believe that addiction is a disease but instead a learned behavior that can be corrected. This type of treatment has been proven to be much more effective long term than it’s predecessor but still has it’s drawbacks as it does not address the physical and mental cravings for drugs and alcohol.

So what is the answer ?

Science has caught up with the problem of addiction . The ‘Biophysical” program or “Science” based program has been proven to be the most effective treatment treatment today because it handles the 3 major aspects of addiction .

1. A complete Detox that removes drug residues from the body eliminating forever the cravings. (no need to rely on prayer or education)
2. Like the ” Educational ” program the client receives the missing life skills needed to live without drugs and alcohol .Underlying issues are addressed , Discovered , Confronted and Discarded. Again social skills are addressed and the individual is given back control of their lives. One learns common sense solutions for dealing with a sometimes hostile environment trying to push the latest “wonder drug” .
3. Relapse prevention training.

One of the biggest mistakes often made by people in recovery is to go to treatment for 30, 60 or even 90 days only to graduate and return to their old friends old job and old environment. Hence another saying “If you hang out in the barber shop long enough ,you will probably get your haircut”. The individual has to learn how to spot negative influences in their life to get rid of them. They also have to spot the positive influences so that they can pick new friends and join new groups that embrace their new pro-survival activities. It is naive to believe that one will never face temptation again, therefore the solution is to drill how to handle these situations so that when they do arise, one acts without having to “think about it”.
A complete handling to addiction such as this can not be done in 28 days. In fact the 28 day program has nothing to do with how long it takes to recover. This program was invented to accommodate the insurance plan that will only pay for 28 days of “inpatient treatment”.

Another sad fact in America today is that only people with money or good insurance can get the best treatment available. To this date, the only programs that receive County or State funding are the 12-step based programs (AA ,NA and CA are all free and anyone can attend if they admit they have a problem).
The good news is that some smart finance companies seeing the need, now offer “Health Cards” for people who either can not afford treatment or do not have good insurance. This is allowing more people to seek better treatment options. See more information on drug rehab program costs.

No one WANTS to be an addict

No one really wants to be a drug addict or alcoholic, but this doesn’t stop people from getting addicted. The question most commonly asked by friends, family and addicts themselves is simply:

“How? How did this addiction happen?”

And right after that come these questions:

“How could my (friend, son, daughter, father, sister, or brother) become a liar, a thief, someone who cannot be trusted? How could this happen? And why won’t they stop?”

Understanding how this happens is the first step to recovery

Addiction: How it Starts

The first thing you must understand about addiction is that alcohol and drugs are basically “painkillers” of one kind or another. Drugs chemically “kill” physical and emotional pain!

For drugs to be attractive to a person there must first be some underlying unhappiness, sense of hopelessness, insurmountable problems or even physical pain. Peer-pressure and sheer boredom with your life can also be factors in trying drugs and alcohol, but these alone don’t cause addiction. Drugs and alcohol actually make people numb to the pains and problems of life. This is a strong reason to continue using the drugs or alcohol. On top of that, drugs and alcohol alter the chemistry of your brain and body, which can often masquerade as pleasure. This adds to the craving for more of the substance.

Even worse, drugs and alcohol alter the mind’s perception of reality! We’ve all seen how addicts lose sight of what is real and true or even sensible to someone who is not under the influence. This is a direct result of living in the false world of addiction. It can be difficult to talk sensibly with an addict. What is real to family or friends is no longer “real” to the addict.

Why Addicts Cannot Stop Using Drugs or Alcohol

1. Mental and physical cravings caused by drug residues which remain in the body even long after a person quits using the drug.
2. The “Biochemical Personality” — the “way of thinking” that is caused by drug addiction and the lifestyle an addict adopts to get drugs and live with a drug habit.

These two situations are intricately linked, the one feeding the other, and both must be recognized and dealt with before a person can fully free himself or herself from the addiction.

The addict can “just say no” a thousand times, but it only takes saying “yes” one time to start the cycle of addiction again.

The Cycle of Quitting, Withdrawal, Craving And Relapse

Drug Residues Remain in Fatty Tissues

Drugs are broken down in the liver into substances called metabolites. Although removed rapidly from the blood stream, metabolites can become trapped in the fatty tissues. The one thing in common—and the problem that needs to be addressed—is that these drug residues remain trapped for years.

When the addict initially tries to quit, cells in the brain that have become used to large amounts of these metabolites are now forced to deal with much decreased amounts. Even as the withdrawal symptoms subside, the brain “demands” that the addict give it more of the drug. This is called drug craving.

Craving is an extremely powerful urge and can cause a person to create all kinds of “reasons” they should begin using drugs again. He is now trapped in an endless cycle of trying to quit, craving, relapse and fear of withdrawal.

Left unhandled, the presence of metabolites even in microscopic amounts cause the brain to react as if the addict had again actually taken the drug and can set up craving and relapse even after years of sobriety.
Handling the Drug Metabolites

Our Program utilizes a combination of exercise, induced sweating in a sauna, and nutritional supplements to eliminate the traces of drugs, or metabolites, stored in the fatty tissue.

The results of this phase of the program are:

• Reduction or elimination of drug and alcohol cravings.
• Reduction or elimination of many symptoms associated with drug addiction and alcoholism. These can include depression, irritability, and fatigue.
• Ability to think more clearly.
• Improved memory and attention span.
• Increased energy.
• Increased sense of well being.
• Enthusiasm toward Life.

Addiction: What It Really Is

There are all sorts of theories about what causes addiction. One theory says that people can be “biochemically” predisposed to addiction or alcoholism, including ideas about “brain chemistry.” Such people physically react to substances differently than other people do.

Another school of thought advocates the “disease concept” saying that addiction is an inherited disease and that the individual is permanently ill at a genetic level, even for those experiencing long periods of sobriety.

Another theory proposes that addiction is a mental “weakness” or “flaw”, while yet another proposes it is a spiritual failing or “fall from grace.” In the first, a person should be able to overcome addiction through mental processes or will-power, while in the second, recovery requires faith in a higher power. In these cases, success usually depends on help from counselors, friends and family, or the clergy.

If any of the popular theories were correct or complete, then every addict, one for one, could be made well again. We know this has not proved to be the case!

There is scientific research to support all of these concepts. The question of whether addiction is genetic, behavioral or biochemical does not have an absolute answer. The distinguishing feature of the condition commonly referred to as addiction turns around the ability of the drug to dominate the individual’s behavior, regardless of whether physical dependence is also produced by the drug.

Although drugs and alcohol do alter the delicate chemical functions of the brain and body, none of these theories has proven workable across the general population of addicts. These theories all produce hit-or-miss treatment success.

Drug Addiction and Alcoholism: A Treatment Method That WORKS

There are a wide variety of drug addiction and alcoholism treatment methods being used today, based on whatever school of thought the treatment provider believes in. Many of these so-called “treatments” include subjecting the addicted person to more drugs! With a 16% to 20% recovery rate based on statistical analysis of national averages, the message is clear that there is a lot more to know to bring the national recovery rate to a more desirable level.

Our programs offer real recovery backed by proven success rates far exceeding those of traditional programs.

There are currently millions of U.S. citizens in the prison system for drug possession, criminal activity associated with their need to get drugs or alcohol and for selling drugs and alcohol illegally to support their habit.

Many of these millions weren’t born a criminal or even a bad person. Good people from good homes with all the potential available to anyone ending up in prison by the blind staggering drive to get and use the drugs they have become addicted to.

The prevention which can stop a good person’s progression to prison’s door is rehabilitation that actually helps a person get back the control of their life. A rehabilitation program that will help the individual handle all the aspects of addiction that otherwise keep them locked into a life of drug use and perpetual criminality.

We can guide you to exactly the right program to halt this eventual destiny. Our counselors are trained to assist those in need locate and gain admission to the best quality rehabilitative programs available today. Call us and let us help you avoid one of the ultimate devastations associated with drug and alcohol use.

Many of the millions currently addicted to drugs and/or alcohol will unfortunately end up paying the ultimate price for their enslavement; death. Thousands die every year in the United States from drug or alcohol overdose. Thousands more people die each year from drug and alcohol related physical illness such as sclerosis of the liver, heart failure, kidney failure, pneumonia and many more illnesses that stem directly from the person’s drug and/or alcohol use.

Why does a person keep using even though they are beginning to suffer physical consequences associated with their using? The answer is basically addiction. By the very nature and definition of addiction, a person compulsively uses drugs and/or alcohol despite personal consequence to some greater or lesser degree, they use as a means of even coping with the very physical and emotional problems created by the using of the same substance. In other words, the drug or alcohol is deemed a solution to many or all problems and the more a person uses the more problems that then must be solved by using more. As is easy to recognize with anyone addicted, the addiction makes the person’s life spin in a never ending downward spiral, constantly getting deeper, worse off and more desperate for any solution that will somehow pick them up out of the maze they are trapped in.

We can help with a clearly superior solution to the problems of addiction. With the most comprehensive treatment available today, our programs have the technical strength built into their delivery to effectively assist the person in making the desperate changes needed to re-assume a happy, healthy and productive life.

Anyone connected to a person addicted to drugs and alcohol, understand the misery they see when they look into the person’s life. The guilt and shame of wrongful deeds and mistakes runs deep in the eyes of those suffering. The degraded emotional state of a person feeling hopeless and helpless and without the ability to effectively manage their life is humiliating and painful. In short, it is easy to observe the misery associated with losing your life and everything in it to drugs and alcohol.

While this is true, the actual misery felt by the person addicted can be 100 times harder than anything observable. The torture of constantly doubting every decision you make. The feeling of being inadequate compared of other family members and friends and not knowing what to do about it. The helpless, hopeless feeling of knowing that drugs and alcohol are ruining your life while constantly betraying this knowledge and using again. Misery is by far an understatement when it comes to the state a person is in when drugs and alcohol are driving their existence.

The truth is the misery can be removed. The truth is that the pain and suffering doesn’t have to be permanent. With an addiction treatment designed to be extensive enough to truly handle every aspect of the addiction and it’s associated life style, real recovery is possible. Call today to find out how this truly life changing transition can occur for someone you love.