Where you go to rehab can and usually does make a big difference in whether you are successful or not. California drug rehabs seem to understand that alcoholism and drug addiction can be treated with more than the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. AA and NA are great support groups. They are not treatment. Treatment is about treating the underlying causes of using drugs, alcohol is a drug. California has the best drug rehabs in the country. They offer the kind of treatment which treats the disease, not the symptoms.
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California Drug Rehabs
Friday, April 30th, 2010Alcohol and Drug Abuse is a Family Problem
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009We are not talking about the genetic aspect of alcoholism or drug addiction. Alcohol and drug abuse is a family problem because and addict or alcoholic has a deep and profound effect on every member of their family. All families has a unique dynamic, based on the individual characteristics of each member. when one member is an active alcoholic or drug addict the whole structural balance is upset. The health and continuity is under pressure. Some of the family members do not want to confront the problem for fear of the consequences. Others are angered by the injustice of it all. The only way to put the family back in balance is to get the person to agree to get help.
Not All Alcoholics Are the Same
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009It is amazing just much misinformation there is out there about alcoholism. Very few people would disagree alcoholism is a disease. The question is what does that mean, exactly? Alcoholism is both a physical and mental malady. People say “I have not had a drink in 6 months, how can I be an alcoholic”? The surprising truth is alcoholism has very little to do with the frequency of how often a person drinks alcohol. The bottom line for an alcoholic is what happens when they take the first drink. If they can stop at one, then they probably are not an alcoholic. If, on the other hand, they drink a lot more than they planned, once they start to drink, then there is a good chance they have alcoholism.