Alternative Treatment For Drug Addiction: Understanding The Top Options
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
4y ago
If you are exploring addiction treatment and rehabilitation, you are on the right path towards getting the help you need. But you may also be wondering what alternative treatment options there are for treating your addiction. In this article, we’ll explore a few of the most commonly-used alternative addiction treatment options that are growing in prevalence today, and help you understand if these methods of drug addiction rehabilitation may be right for you. Let’s get started now. Physical Exercise And Self-Improvement  Multiple studies conducted throughout the world have shown that physical e ..read more
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Recovery at The Living House
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
4y ago
The first rule of recovery: you don’t recover from addiction by stopping using, you recover by creating a life where it becomes easier not to use. Once a client has navigated a primary facility and managed to get clean, the challenge begins – how to integrate into society, how to sustain that hard-earned recovery and how to put newly learned behaviors and skills into practice. That’s where sober housing comes into the recovery landscape. Addiction and alcoholism are regarded as chronic, they last a lifetime, so any recovery plan, for it to be feasible, requires longer-term attention. The Livin ..read more
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The Link Between PTSD, Trauma and Substance Abuse – And Seeking Rehab
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
  When it comes to treating addiction and substance abuse, it’s important to understand that these issues are rarely, if ever, in a vacuum. In other words, it’s very rare for a serious substance abuse problem to develop on its own – often, those who struggle with addiction are looking for a way to self-medicate and treat other, undiagnosed mental health issues.   This is especially common in cases of PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) and past trauma. Information published in America has found that nearly 50-66% of all individuals with PTSD will also battle substance abuse at some point in ..read more
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Understanding How Depression And Addiction Are Linked
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
In adults with depression, about 16.5% of people have an alcohol use disorder, and 18% of people have another substance abuse disorder, and may abuse prescription medication or illegal drugs as a way to try to cope with their condition.   But why is this? Why are depression and addiction so closely linked? In this blog, we’ll explain the connection between these two conditions, and how each one can enable the other.    Substance Abuse Is An Easy Distraction From Depression    Clinical depression is more than just a bad day. Those who have a serious depressive episode may feel like there is no ..read more
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Substance Use Disorder
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
What is Substance Use Disorder? Drug abuse and addiction are a growing health crisis around the world. According to the World Health Organization, 31 million people worldwide have a substance use disorder. Drug addiction and substance abuse severely impact a person’s well being and can even lead to premature death. Substance abuse also negatively impacts the person’s family, friends, and the wider community. Drunk driving accounts for 65% of all traffic fatalities in South Africa and recent surveys have uncovered that an estimated 4% of the South African population abuses drugs. The most commo ..read more
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Rehabilitation Cape Town
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
Cape Town, South Africa is becoming well-known as a treatment hub by many people around the world. In the last four years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of treatment centres around the Mother City. People from all over the world are flocking to Cape Town to receive affordable good quality addiction treatment. Why would foreigners travel to South Africa to receive medical care for substance abuse? First and foremost, substance abuse treatment in Europe and the Americas is highly expensive. This alone puts addiction treatment out of reach for many middle-class individual ..read more
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The A to Z of Primary Care Centres and Sober Living Houses
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
Addiction is a serious but treatable condition. Rehabilitation and recovery takes time and should involve both primary care treatment and gradual reintegration into society in a halfway house/sober living facility. Read on for a discussion of some of the key concepts. Addiction is a chronic but entirely treatable medical condition which requires a lengthy treatment period (typically months or years) split across several phases. The first few weeks (at least) should be spent in a primary care rehabilitation centre where a patient’s immediate medical needs can be catered for. Once a patient has ..read more
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Primary Care to Sober Living- Importance of a Support System During Recovery
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
Detox and Rehabilitation – Primary Care During the earliest phase of recovery, detox, the support system is purely medical. This treatment is focused on relieving the physical symptoms as the newly sober person comes from the substance they were abusing. Once the detox period is complete, the primary care rehabilitation can begin and finally onto the sober living stage. During primary care rehab, new skills are built to replace old ones. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps the newly sober individual identify potential triggers and plan the coping methods that are to be used. They also assist th ..read more
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Why Are Sober Living Facilities So Important?
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
It is recommended that after inpatient treatment you should transfer to a sober living facility. The structure that sober living facilities provide creates a safe environment from relapse. The facilities offer services like drug tests, support groups, and provide transportation. Living in a place with such restrictions might scare people away, but it is actually a place where you can get familiar with living a sober life with others like yourself. You can still have your personal freedom and have a chance to slowly transition your life without substance abuse. Here are the lesser-known benefi ..read more
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Addiction Recovery: How Family Plays A Role In Addiction Recovery
The Living House | Addiction Recovery ReIntegration
by thelivinghouse
5y ago
The Living House offers family support for Residents living in our Sober Living Facility, through a trained and fully registered Educational Psychologist. As a family member, spouse, or close friend, you know that substance addiction doesn’t just affect the individual who is drinking or using – it also affects the friends and family. This idea translates to recovery, as well: recovery affects friends and families just as much as the addiction affects them. Recovery from drug or alcohol addiction is not something that should be done alone. The support of family and friends often plays a large r ..read more
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