New York, NY 5/10/2010 10:06:11 PM
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What Is Involved In Drug Detoxification?

Drug detoxification involves more than just making sure the body is rid of all effects, physical and mental, of substance abuse withdrawal. That is an important part of it, to be sure, and must actually be accomplished before a person can progress to other detox stages, but there are other things involved. All stages of drug detoxification are difficult, and in some instances can be dangerous to one’s health. For this reason, the best place to go through the detox stages is in a drug detox center.


A drug detox center that is equipped and approved to do so can provide medication to help ease the physical and mental cravings for the addictive substance, as well as provide relief from the pain, nausea, and body tremors that sometimes occur during the first part of detoxification. From there, the detox center can assist the patient in progressing through the remaining detox stages.


These stages include counseling sessions designed to help the person understand how the addiction occurred in the first place, or what led to the addiction. Some addiction triggers can include a genetic predisposition to addiction, stress, or an underlying mental condition, such as schizophrenia or bi-polar disorder that may be undiagnosed.


During or after counseling, the detox center staff can teach the patient different ways of modifying or changing his behavior so that he can avoid the temptation to abuse drugs. This may include stress or anger management techniques, as well as others.


Drug detoxification also involves a person’s becoming aware that he has the ability within himself to change. This is called self-transformation and is another very important detox stage. With the help of a drug detox center program, a recovering addict that then progress to the point that he is ready to receive further treatment and continued support to help overcome the addiction.


For information on drug detoxification and drug detox centers in your area, please visit our website at http://www.detox-center.com/ or call 1-866-923-1134. We will be glad to help you find one that is close to you so that you can begin the detox stages immediately.