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Addiction Treatment in Drug Rehabs Questionable
Drug rehabs across the country continue to be criticized for what many call poor results in addiction treatment. When one stops to take a closer look at the quality at the quality of addiction treatment these drug rehabs provide you will find little fault with the majority of them. so why doesn’t their addiction treatment [...]
Drug Addiction Rehab
Drug addiction rehab came to the forefront in the treatment of drug addiction in the late 70’s. Where rehab for drug addiction used to take place in run down therapeutic communities funded with food stampaas and federal funds, drug addiction rehab is now among the best healthcare in the nation.
Today, drug addiction rehab is paid [...]
Florida Treatment Center Committed to the Gay and Lesbian Community
The founders of Lakeview’s Freedom Rings decided to form a Florida treatment center committed to the needs of the gay and lesbian community. The founders of Freedom Rings stated that while there are many excellent treatment centers in Florida, there are very few treatment centers that provide “state of the art” treatment for the GLBT.While [...]
Crystal Meth Treatment Center
Who would have ever dreamed I would end up in a crystal meth treatment center at the age of 24. It seemed as if one day I was smoking pot having fun and the next I was hooked on crystal meth not sleeping for days. It is still hard to believe as every day I [...]
Drug Detox - The Stepping Stone to Recovery
Quite a few people think, drug detox, my answer to drug addiction. Just go thru drug detox and back to a life drug free and happy. Well, I hate to be the one to bring you the bad news, but drug detox is only your stepping stone to recovery from your drug addiction. The vast [...]
Substance Abuse
Substance abuse may lead to substance dependence or addiction. Substance abuse is detrimental to your health – both physically and mentally, and may also be detrimental to the welfare of others. Substance abuse is a disorder of continued overindulgence of an addictive substance such as alcohol or narcotic drugs and it ruins your life and the lives of your loved ones if left untreated.
The Social Consequences of Substance Abuse
With continued substance abuse of drugs or alcohol, there are often serious and life-altering negative consequences that come with it. These consequences don’t just affect you as the substance abuser; they often deeply distress others that are closest to you.
The negative consequences of substance abuse often include but are not limited to:
- Failure to meet work, school or family obligations
- Interpersonal conflicts
- Relationship conflicts
- Legal problems
- Financial problems
When substance abuse turns to substance dependency, the consequences you will face are not limited to social disturbances. Substance dependency can cause great physical harm to your health and cause emotional pain to yourself and to the important people in your life. Lakeview Health Systems has the substance abuse programs that can provide the professional care you need, in a supportive environment to enable you to beat your dependency on drugs or alcohol. Please call us toll free, anytime of the day or night at: 1-866-657-4357 and we will provide the help that you need.
Substance Abuse Leads to Substance Dependence
Continued substance abuse leads to substance dependence or in other words, drug and/or alcohol addiction. The disorder of addiction is a progressive disease – categorized in three stages of addiction. The first stage of addiction is characterized by a preoccupation with obtaining and using the substance while experiencing constant cravings for it. This is followed by the second stage of addiction which is the binge/intoxication phase. In this stage of substance abuse you find yourself using more of the substance than is necessary in order to experience its intoxicating effects. Eventually a tolerance to the substance is developed, as your dependency on the substance increases. You will lack motivation for normal life activities as your drug dependency grows. Once in the third stage of drug addiction - brought on by the exacerbating condition of dependency, the negative impact can make your life unmanageable. At this stage, a lack of the substance you crave may result in your experiencing withdrawal symptoms.
Additionally, substance abuse and substance dependency will cause compounding negative health consequences as the end result. If you find yourself caught up in the cycle of substance abuse you need help. Lakeview Health Systems is ready, willing and highly qualified to give you the help and the care that you need to overcome your substance abuse or drug addiction problem. Lakeview Health Systems is where recovery becomes a reality!
The Substance Abuse Programs of Lakeview Health Systems are Nationally Recognized and Accredited
Lakeview Health Systems is a nationally recognized drug rehab specializing in the treatment of drug addiction, alcoholism and dual diagnosis. Recognized throughout the United States for our substance abuse treatment programs, we pride ourselves in providing the highest quality of individualized drug and alcohol treatment available today. With our substance abuse programs’ staff with well over 100 years of combined drug and alcohol treatment experience, we remain as one of the true leaders of all substance abuse programs. Call us now.
Contact us 24 hours a day for additional information on our JCAHO Accredited drug rehabilitation center’s substance abuse programs, alcohol rehab, drug detox, dual diagnosis treatment center, or for admission to our addiction treatment facility. Please call us toll free at: 1-866-657-4357 and someone will be more than happy to help you.