Since 1967 the Narconon drug detox rehab program has been helping people to permanently end their addictions to drugs or alcohol, and we're now in more than forty countries!
It is possible to have an open and productive discussion with a drug addicted person? The attitudes and the arguments put everyone in such a sensitive state, it seems unlikely that any worthwhile discussions may occur. But under all that anger and resentment, the basic person is still there, intact
Here are some guidlines to follow that will make it possible to reach the person under all the drug addiction.
Detox and Rehab are not the same thing. Especially when we're talking about Prescription Painkiller Detox. Read about the differences and how BOTH are essential to full recovery.
Don’t think that quitting drugs is going to solve all the
addict’s problems. What the addict did while on drugs wasn’t exactly creating a
good future. Once the drugs are removed, the work of rebuilding a life has to
begin.
Heroin addiction has evolved. The stereotypical junky of the 60s and 70s is no-longer standing on the corner scratching, with needle marks lining the inner arms.