Holistic Drug Detoxification and Rehabilitation for Morphine, Heroin and Other Drug Addictions

In this article I will address the holistic treatment programs that deal with drug addictions. Drug detoxification has the highest success rate when treatment is given in a clinic structure under the supervision of physicians. Drug withdrawal at home and without support is very often a failure and dangerous.

Your first step is to locate a holistic detox center that has an effective treatment program with a good reputation and success rating. The goal of the holistic rehab center is to detoxify the patient from drugs, then to rebalance body and brain chemistry restoring health. Patient success depends on many factors including detoxification of the drugs and helping the patient to become healthy both physically and mentally. This requires mental and life style changes by the patient to remain drug free once they leave the program.

How do you choose a holistic drug rehab center?

There are a number of important factors in your decision which are addressed below;

How long have they been in business and what is their reputation.

Are they accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations? This accreditation is considered the Gold Standard in Health Care Quality Assurance.

What is the quality of education of the staff and counselors? This is very important.

How much actual therapy time is given to each patient in the program?

What kinds of therapy will you receive in their treatment program and is it clearly stated in their admission agreement.

Call the local Better Business Bureau to find out what complaints may exist about the center.

Talk to the Chamber of Commerce and locals about the center. Taking this one step may give you information that you cannot find with other research.

Check for lawsuits that the drug rehab center may be involved in.

Last but not least visit the center yourself before you commit to the program. The program may be great but not suitable for your addiction and problems.

What happens after you enroll in the program?

The holistic physician will first take a complete health and life style history. You will be given a complete physical check up to assess your health including a full panel of blood and urine tests. These tests will show overall health, nutritional deficiencies, heavy metal poisoning, and neuro transmitter abnormalities. The staff needs these tests to determine how to design your treatment and dietary program for the best results. Once the assessment is finished, you will be matched with the best counselor to treat your particular drug addiction and problems.

What therapies are used in holistic drug rehab programs?

Nutritional and Life Style Counseling are important elements of a successful program to rebuild health and establish healthy life style patterns to stay drug free.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy:

Treatment program for patients with self-harm behaviors such as self-cutting and suicidal thoughts. Some of these patients suffer from Borderline Personality Disorder.

Motivational Enhancement Therapy:

Therapists encourage and help the client to set their own goals to change their life style and dependence on drugs.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing:

Form of psychotherapy treatment to help patients deal with past and present traumatic life experiences that are still affecting their mental attitudes and life style. It involves anger, fears, and childhood abuse that has been repressed by the patient causing them pain and sadness. Many patients take drugs because of child abuse and traumatic childhoods. They take drugs to escape the pain.

Neuro Linguistic Programming:

This is hard to explain in a few words. Your decisions and thoughts about everything were formed by your perception of the events in your life. When something happens to you, you immediately give it positive or negative input. This input may be correct or false. You don't even realize you are doing it- its automatic. Fears are often based on emotion and perception not on really what happened. The therapist works with you to uncover what negative thoughts and perceptions are causing you to be self -destructive. If he can help you to change those negative perceptions and ideas, you can change your self-destructive behavior and decisions to healthy ones.

AcupunctureTreatments are used to relieve pain and improve overall health and healing.

Full Body Therapeutic Massage Treatment is utilized for relaxation, to decrease anxiety, and clear out toxins.

Colonic Therapy is employed to reduce drug toxins and intestinal sludge.

Reiki Therapy involves hands on therapy that is deeply relaxing, detoxifies the body, and creates new energy and vitality.

Meditation and Yoga Techniques are taught to help the patient with balance and focus. These techniques help to control pain and anxiety as well.

Exercise is an important part of the program to rebuild the body and relieve stress and anxiety.

How to find out more information:

The websites below will help you to explore these holistic healing therapies in full detail. I suggest you spend time at all these web sites to learn more. Education and research are the keys that allow you to take control of your health.

References:

http://www.drugrehabcenter.com/testwww/?cpao=112&cpca=Other+Drugs&cpag=Addiction&kw=heroine+addiction

http://www.holisticonline.com/Reiki/hol_reiki_what-is-reiki.htm

http://www.holisticonline.com/hol_neurolinguistic.htm

http://www.behavioraltech.com/downloads/dbtFaq_Cons.pdf

http://www.nida.nih.gov/ADAC/ADAC9.html

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