Drug Rehab AntiguaPeople who are addicted to drugs are not abruptly jostled back to reality here. The professional team at the Crossroads Drug Rehab Center at Antigua realizes that this only causes more harm. In the case of abrupt withdrawal, there are chances of injury and even fatalities. The doctors and assistants at the Crossroads Drug Rehab Center at Antigua are equipped to deal with the withdrawal symptoms such as rapid heartbeat, shaking hands, insomnia, sweating, irritability and anxiety. There is no fixed treatment adopted and the detoxification is taken on under medical supervision. The process adopted at the Crossroads Drug Rehab Center at Antigua is gradual. There are inpatient and outpatient facilities for addiction treatment. The Crossroads Drug Rehab Center at Antigua offers counseling and therapy for each of the inmates and out patients. Cognitive behavioral therapy is used for the removal of addiction, as this helps in bringing about a change in the patients and helps their psychological health. Drug addiction treatment The drug addiction treatment includes some of the main and currently acceptable ways for detox and the treatment of drug dependency. There are a number of Pros and Cons of the listed approaches while applying the drug addiction treatment and it very necessary to choose the right treatment option for you or your loved one. Weaning: This is an effective drug addiction treatment method in cases where the dependence is on relatively small amounts of substance and the patient can tolerate some of the withdrawal symptoms with support from the medical treatment sessions, and the doctor. A big advantage is that this can be carried out a private office setting, rather than a hospital. This method requires a lot of motivation and a willingness to endure physical withdrawal symptoms over a longish period of time. A major drawback of this drug addiction treatment method is that as the doses of the opiate reduces, the patient experiences stronger and stronger cravings. The overwhelming desire for one more dose can cause the patient to resume opiate use. Detox Using Medication: This drug addiction treatment method is also very effective, if the dependence is on relatively low amounts, and the patient is willing to endure withdrawal symptoms. It can be done privately. Medications like Clonidine effectively blunt the withdrawal symptoms but they may not be as effective or physically comfortable as buprenorphine. Some additional medications may be used to decrease anxiety, muscle cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, or help the patient to sleep. However, these medications do not eliminate symptoms and detox still means considerable discomfort. The medication also does not decrease cravings, so a relapse just after the detox is a considerable risk. Methadone Detox: Methadone is a kind of long acting opiate ideally suited for a comfortable detox from opiate abuse. Methadone detox usually runs quite smoothly. There are significant advantages to methadone use. For people with heavy addiction, buprenorphine may not work, and methadone is usually a better choice. When it is used in an ongoing, long term basis, methadone is a powerful way of decreasing cravings and lowering the chances of relapse. It is not legal to use Methadone in an outpatient, or office based treatment or opiates detox setting in the US. The patient has to enroll in one of the many methadone maintenance clinics and pick up the methadone on a daily or weekly basis. Ultra Rapid Detox: The patient is put under anesthesia, given a large dose of some receptor blocker, like naloxone, and experiences withdrawal on a massive scale. This is carried out under anesthesia so that the patient does not feel or consciously suffer the withdrawal symptoms. At the time of waking, the patient is given an injection, an implant or pills, of naltrexone to block the receptors and prevent them from getting high. There are major risks associated with this procedure, one of which is the risk normally associated with anesthesia, including death. After the rapid detox, the patient becomes over sensitive to opiates and, combined with cravings, this can lead to accidental overdose or death. Sometimes, follow-up drug addiction treatment may not be available on an ongoing basis. TIP:- Poor Performance Most of the time, a person with a drug problem performs poorly at work or school. Even if the drug seems to improve the person's performance (as in many cases is the reason the person starts taking the drug to begin with), this performance will eventually crash. Weight Changes Sudden weight changes are a big symptom of drug abuse. Again, depending on the drug, this can be weight gain or weight loss. |