California Legislator Wants Affluenza Defense Banned In His State
For now, the teen remains at an exclusive drug and alcohol rehabilitation center—the $ 455,000 price tag to be picked up by his wealthy parents. The judge didn't give a minimum time he has to spend there. Gatto's bill is moving forward and will be …
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Dennis Rodman checks into rehab center
Dennis Rodman has checked into an undisclosed alcohol rehabilitation center to treat his long-time struggle with alcoholism, his agent says. Darren Prince declined on Saturday to say which facility will treat Rodman and how long he will be there …
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The heroin epidemic, and the antidote for overdose
Notable cities and states that use it include Baltimore and Chicago, and New Mexico, Massachusetts, Michigan, California and New York, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Naloxone distribution programs train potential overdose …
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Wildlife center opens million-dollar veterinary clinic
“This entire center is for wildlife here in San Diego County and other surrounding counties in California as well,” Pacelle said to about 75 donors, supporters and staff gathered in front of the new clinic. “Every little life form has its own sort of …
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High-End Red Hook Rehab Center to Offer Free Drug Screening for Locals
Urban Recovery House, the drug and alcohol treatment center that's slated for 110 Beard St., will first offer non-medical assessments to examine a person's history with addiction. Experts will then recommend a treatment program, which may either be at …
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Dennis Rodman admitted to alcohol rehab centre after visiting North Korean …
The former basketball star Dennis Rodman has checked into an alcohol rehabilitation centre, his agent said, just days after he returned from visiting the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Rodman's agent Darren Prince said the retired NBA star's …
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Cafe next to alcohol rehab centre gets late license
The decision to grant an alcohol license to Metropolis in Preston Road, Brighton, was met with fierce objection from managers of the nearby treatment centre, which houses up to 26 men and women all in the early stages of alcohol recovery. Staff at the …
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Selena Gomez Admitted To Rehab But Not Drug/Alcohol Related, Rep Says
Selena Gomez Admitted To Rehab But Not Drug/Alcohol Related, Rep Says. by Elinor Cosgrave | 06 February 2014. Selena Gomez's representative has confirmed the 21-year-old did attend a rehabilitation centre but that it was not related to drugs or alcohol.
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Camden sets hearing on zoning change that would allow alcohol treatment …
MacLean would then operate a 12-bed inpatient alcohol rehab center where patients would spend a month in treatment. Supporters say the proposal is simply to allow a rehabilitation center to be what is known as a special exception in the coastal …
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Ex-addict: I loved gymnastics, but loved heroin more
Alcoholism was a powerful component in my family, but I felt focusing all my attention on practicing gymnastics would protect me from going down that road, fearing it would destroy my athletic potential. Unfortunately, the … Even though I had been …
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Darryl Strawberry is opening a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Florida
Jan. 27 (UPI) — Former Major League Baseball slugger Darryl Strawberry is planning to open a drug rehabilitation center in Florida. Strawberry, who famously struggled with alcohol and drug addiction during his playing career, will open the center in …
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Tea party-backed Florida congressman resigns after drug conviction, rehab
US Rep. Trey Radel, a conservative Republican elected with backing from tea party activists in 2012, resigned from Congress Monday, following a drug scandal. Radel, 37, who admitted to cocaine possession in November, took a leave of absence from …
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Inpatient Alcohol rehab centers are the kind of rehab centers which treats the patients who are severely addicted to alcohol and need 24 hours surveillance. During an inpatient treatment program the patient is kept under constant supervision. In this process the patient is kept in a different environment where they are kept under vigilance and proper care all the time.  Furthermore, the patients are being detoxified and proper medication is provided by the doctors. The programs here are well structured and follow a rigid routine format. In addition to proper medication, the patients are taught to adapt new situations and how to deal with the withdrawals that comes after quitting alcohol. Mostly inpatient alcohol treatment’s duration is 30 days but in some cases it can be stretched to 60 to 90 days also.

Some of the techniques used under this method are effective detoxification, abstinence, eating disorder treatment, pain treatment and guidance to deal with addiction. One of the first steps taken in this procedure is to detoxify the patient. It is the process where the alcohol residues are eliminated from your body and the body normalizes itself after becoming physically dependent on alcohol. This procedure follows a very strict regime and don’t give the patient any chance to run away from the rehab center. The patients have to follow a set of rules and instructions without any fail. Before taking such intense treatment the patients many a time have to go through an assessment test to prove that they can go through such a treatment. Some of the practices used during this treatment are:

•  Group therapy: During this therapy the addicted person can discuss their problems with others and got to learn things from them and build a social setting that crates a support system.

•  Reality therapy:  It teaches the person to control the things which they and to learn to deal with things which they cannot.

•  Cognitive behavioral therapy: It teaches the addicted person the actions can be controlled and moreover they should be controlled.

•  Psychotherapy: It finds about the underlying causes and triggers that provokes the addicted to drink and diagnoses co- occurring situations, manages denial

•  Family therapy: During this procedure the family member are involved and teaches them about how to cope with the addicted person in their family.

You should always have the knowledge that recovering from addiction to alcohol will take some good amount of time and won’t happen instantly. You need to give both the rehab center and the patient some time so that they can be able to cope with the addiction and recover from it efficiently and effectively. A large number of people have been benefited by taking services from these inpatient alcohol rehab centers. Since there are a good number of these rehab centers available nowadays, it is important on your part to do some enquiries and go for the one which you think is suitable for your needs and budget.

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