Does somebody in your family have a drug problem that you think could be helped by drug rehab or counseling? This is often a very difficult and
overwhelming experience for a family to go through. We can help you to take the guesswork out of choosing an effective drug rehab solution.
We will help you to find a rehab that meets your needs and your wallet. Our expert counselors will assess the case and make specific, common sense,
recommendations based on their extensive knowledge of the drug rehab industry. We operate primarily in Cape Town but can make recommendations to
clinics all throughout South Africa.
Are you thinking about seeking drug rehab for drug addiction or alcoholism? Is a person close to you in need of rehab? We Do Recovery offers assessment and placement services to help you find peace of mind in finding affordable, effective, drug rehab solutions. We are based in Cape Town and are well networked in the South African drug rehab industry. We can help you to find effective drug rehabs close to your area.
Did you know that South African drug rehabs attract patients from all over the world? Many people fly to Cape Town to seek drug rehab because of the value offered by our high standards of treatment.
Rehab is an investment in yourself. Addiction is an illness, that can be treated in a rehab. If you had cancer you wouldn't delay in seeking medical assistance. It doesn't make sense to delay seeking rehab for your alcohol or drug abuse problem.
We offer a drug rehab referral service. This is a way through which an addict or an addict's loved ones can find a drug
rehabilitation center that will work for them. We are able to refer to appropriate detox facilities, treatment programs,
and step-down facilities nationwide. It all starts with a phonecall... dial 076 960 5975 for initial contact. We will provide
you with forms and conduct an interview with you to build a profile of the drug problem. Our trained counselors will make an
expert recommendation to an appropriate drug rehab that offers the best fit for you.
Millions of people are addicted to drugs of some sort. This causes terrible damages in their lives and the lives of their families. Drug use may start innocently as an experiment. For example: you might have had an accident and a doctor prescribes medication to stop the pain or maybe as a childhood experiment. But suddenly you find that you are taking increasingly high doses and the pain still won’t go away. This is known as tolerance.
Detoxification from drugs and alcohol is the first essential step in the treatment process. Being properly detoxified from drugs and alcohol makes sure that the patients medical health is safely stabilized before joining the drug rehab program. Recovery from drug addiction and alcoholism starts once you have been detoxified. Most detox programs will include an introduction to recovery principles. Drug detox is usually a short program and will normally last between 3 and 10 days.
Drug Detox can be a very difficult undertaking that may require medical supervision because when one abruptly discontinues using drugs and alcohol, patients may experience the onset of alcohol withdrawal and drug withdrawal symptoms. This is why it is better to undergo detox in a drug rehab where doctors will be at hand to perform the detox. It will require the willingness of the person who is abusing drugs to enter drug rehab. Admitting that he/she has a problem with drugs is the first step and shows willingness to recover. To get an addict to admit to a drug problem is difficult and may require the intervention of friends and family who should suggest that the addict be admitted to a drug rehab for treatment. Usually the drug addict will feel defensive and react either angrily or by withdrawing from the people suggesting that they go to drug rehab. However the addict will need to accept the problem for himself/herself and an intervention can only help them on the way to realizing the problem and being admitted into drug rehab.
Drug rehab can include cognitive behavioral therapy (using methods such as counseling, group work, or psychotherapy), medications, or their combination. Counseling strategies in drug rehab aim to help people to learn strategies for coping with drug cravings and to avoid situations that are associated with drug use. Teaching a patient to be self-sufficient in order to enable them to help themselves is an important goal of drug rehab. Ultimately nobody can keep a person from using drugs but that person himself/herself. Engaging patients in a drug rehab treatment program is essential to success as this will allow them to learn the new tools.
Drug rehab is essentially psychotherapeutic treatment but can include a range of methods. Drug rehab tries to address the abuse of drugs, alcohol, and prescription pills. A drug rehab program will address both physical and psychological dependency. If you think a family member may need drug rehab it is best to immediately consult with us as to finding a proper rehab. Don't leave the problem to get worse - act now! Let us help you gain knowledge about drug rehabs and the problem of drug addiction.
South African drug rehabs are more affordable than UK/USA rehabs and so patients can stay in rehab for longer. We recommend that a person expect to spend at least a month in rehab, but would ideally hope that somebody could spend at least three months in rehab followed by a few months in a step-down facility.
There is no quick cure that any drug rehab can offer. Drug rehab can be a long process, and the longer you spend in rehab the better your chances. Behaviour takes time to unlearn and so give drug rehab at least a few months.
For some people it is okay to find a drug rehab center that is close to home. Other people respond best to drug rehab that is not close to home because the memories and associations make it difficult to distance themselves from their addiction while in drug rehab. If you are not South African please click the link to find a drug rehab