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Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) measuring the treatment providers responses on the Spir-
is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeu- itual Belief Scale (a scale measuring belief in the four
tic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances spiritual characteristics AA identied by Ernest Kurtz);
such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such the scores were found to explain 41% of the variance in
as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. The general intent the treatment providers responses on the Addiction Be-
is to enable the patient to confront substance dependence, lief Scale (a scale measuring adherence to the disease
if present, and cease substance abuse in order to avoid the model or the free-will model addiction).[3]
psychological, legal, nancial, social, and physical conse- Scientic research since 1970 shows that eective treat-
quences that can be caused, especially by extreme abuse. ment addresses the multiple needs of the patient rather
Treatment includes medication for depression or other than treating addiction alone. In addition, medically as-
disorders, counseling by experts and sharing of experi- sisted drug detoxication or alcohol detoxication alone
ence with other addicts. Some rehab centers include med- is ineective as a treatment for addiction. The National
itation and spiritual wisdom in the treatment process. A Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) recommends detoxica-
few centers also treat gambling with the same techniques tion followed by both medication (where applicable) and
as are used in drug rehabilitation.[1] behavioral therapy, followed by relapse prevention. Ac-
cording to NIDA, eective treatment must address med-
ical and mental health services as well as follow-up op-
1 Psychological dependency tions, such as community or family based recovery sup-
port systems.[4] Whatever the methodology, patient mo-
Psychological dependency is addressed in many drug re- tivation is an important factor in treatment success.
habilitation programs by attempting to teach the patient For individuals addicted to prescription drugs, treat-
new methods of interacting in a drug-free environment. ments tend to be similar to those who are addicted to
In particular, patients are generally encouraged, or possi- drugs aecting the same brain systems. Medication like
bly even required, to not associate with friends who still methadone and buprenorphine can be used to treat ad-
use the addictive substance. Twelve-step programs en- diction to prescription opiates, and behavioral therapies
courage addicts not only to stop using alcohol or other can be used to treat addiction to prescription stimulants,
drugs, but to examine and change habits related to their benzodiazepines, and other drugs.[5]
addictions. Many programs emphasize that recovery is a
permanent process without culmination. For legal drugs Types of behavioral therapy include:
such as alcohol, complete abstentionrather than at-
tempts at moderation, which may lead to relapseis also Cognitive-behavioral therapy, which seeks to help
emphasized (One is too many, and a thousand is never patients to recognize, avoid and cope with situations
enough.) Whether moderation is achievable by those in which they are most likely to relapse.
with a history of abuse remains a controversial point, but
is generally considered unsustainable. [2] Multidimensional family therapy, which is designed
to support recovery of the patient by improving fam-
ily functioning.
2 Types of treatment Motivational interviewing, which is designed to in-
crease patient motivation to change behavior and en-
Various types of programs oer help in drug rehabili- ter treatment.[6]
tation, including: residential treatment (in-patient), out-
Motivational incentives, which uses positive rein-
patient, local support groups, extended care centers, re-
forcement to encourage abstinence from the addic-
covery or sober houses, addiction counselling, mental
tive substance.[7]
health, and medical care. Some rehab centers oer age-
and gender-specic programs.
In a survey of treatment providers from three separate 2.1 Medications
institutions (the National Association of Alcoholism and
Drug Abuse Counselors, Rational Recovery Systems and Certain opioid medications such as methadone and more
the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors) recently buprenorphine (In America, "Subutex" and
1
2 4 COUNSELING
"Suboxone") are widely used to treat addiction and de- high risk situations.[11]
pendence on other opioids such as heroin, morphine or Nitrous oxide has been shown to be an eective treatment
oxycodone. Methadone and buprenorphine are main- for a number of addictions.[12][13][14]
tenance therapies intended to reduce cravings for opi-
ates, thereby reducing illegal drug use, and the risks as-
sociated with it, such as disease, arrest, incarceration, 2.2 Residential treatment
and death, in line with the philosophy of harm reduc-
tion. Both drugs may be used as maintenance medica- In-patient residential treatment for alcohol abuse is ex-
tions (taken for an indenite period of time), or used pensive and common in the U.S. Most American pro-
as detoxication aids.[8] All available studies collected grams follow a traditional 28-day program length. The
in the 2005 Australian National Evaluation of Pharma- length is based solely upon providers experience in the
cotherapies for Opioid Dependence suggest that mainte- 1940s that clients needed about one week to get over the
nance treatment is preferable,[8] with very high rates (79 physical changes, another week to understand the pro-
100%)[8] of relapse within three months of detoxication gram, and another week or two to become stable.[15] Sev-
from LAAM, buprenorphine, and methadone.[8][9] enty to 80 percent of American residential alcohol treat-
Ibogaine is a hallucinogenic drug promoted by certain ment programs provide 12-step therapy.[15]
fringe groups to interrupt both physical dependence and
psychological craving to a broad range or drugs including
narcotics, stimulants, alcohol and nicotine. To date, there 2.3 Experimental treatment
have never been any controlled studies showing it to be ef-
fective, and it is accepted as a treatment by no association The Nature of Things, a CBC Television program by
of physicians, pharmacists, or addictionologists. There David Suzuki, explored an experimental drug treatment
have been several deaths related to ibogaine use, which by Dr. Gabor Mat who works with addicts in Vancouver
causes tachycardia and long QT syndrome. The drug is which uses the substance Ayahuasca.[16]
an illegal Schedule I controlled substance in the United
States, and the foreign facilities in which it is adminis-
tered tend to have little oversight, and range from motel 3 Criminal justice
rooms to one moderately-sized rehabilitation center.[10]
Some antidepressants also show usefulness in moderat-
ing drug use, particularly to nicotine, and it has become Drug rehabilitation is sometimes part of the criminal jus-
common for researchers to re-examine already approved tice system. People convicted of minor drug oenses
drugs for new uses in drug rehabilitation. may be sentenced to rehabilitation instead of prison, and
those convicted of driving while intoxicated are some-
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse times required to attend Alcoholics Anonymous meet-
(NIDA), patients stabilized on adequate, sustained doses ings. There are a number of ways to address an alternative
of methadone or buprenorphine can keep their jobs, avoid sentence in a drug possession or DUI case; increasingly,
crime and violence, and reduce their exposure to HIV and American courts are willing to explore outside-the-box
Hepatitis C by stopping or reducing injection drug use methods for delivering this service. There have been law-
and drug-related high risk sexual behavior. Naltrexone suits led, and won, regarding the requirement of attend-
is a long-acting opioid antagonist with few side eects. ing Alcoholics Anonymous and other twelve-step meet-
It is usually prescribed in outpatient medical conditions. ings as being inconsistent with the Establishment Clause
Naltrexone blocks the euphoric eects of alcohol and of the First Amendment of the U. S. Constitution, man-
opiates. Naltrexone cuts relapse risk during the rst 3 dating separation of church and state.[17][18]
months by about 36%.[8] However, it is far less eec-
tive in helping patients maintain abstinence or retaining In some cases, individuals can be court ordered to drug
them in the drug-treatment system (retention rates av- rehabilitation by the state through legislation like the
erage 12% at 90 days for naltrexone, average 57% at Marchman Act.
90 days for buprenorphine, average 61% at 90 days for
methadone).[8]
Acamprosate, disulram and topiramate (a novel
4 Counseling
anticonvulsant sulphonated sugar) are also used to treat
alcohol addiction. Acamprosate has shown eectiveness Traditional addiction treatment is based primarily on
for patients with severe dependence, helping them to counseling.
maintain abstinence for several weeks or months. Disul- Counselors help individuals identifying behaviors and
ram (also called Antabuse) produces a very unpleasant problems related to their addiction. It can be done on
reaction when drinking alcohol that includes ushing, an individual basis, but its more common to nd it in a
nausea and palpitations. It is more eective for patients group setting and can include crisis counseling, weekly or
with high motivation and some addicts use it only for daily counseling, and drop-in counseling supports. They
4.2 Client-centered approaches 3
are trained to develop recovery programs that help to and least benecial to those addicted to the physiolog-
reestablish healthy behaviors and provide coping strate- ically and psychologically addicting opioids, for which
gies whenever a situation of risk happens. Its very com- maintenance therapies are the gold standard of care.[23]
mon to see them work also with family members who
are aected by the addictions of the individual, or in a
community in order to prevent addiction and educate the 4.2 Client-centered approaches
public. Counselors should be able to recognize how ad-
diction aects the whole person and those around him In his inuential book, Client-Centered Therapy, in which
or her.[19] Counseling is also related to Intervention"; a he presented the client-centered approach to therapeu-
process in which the addicts family requests help from tic change, psychologist Carl Rogers proposed there are
a professional in order to get this person into drug treat- three necessary and sucient conditions for personal
ment. This process begins with one of this professionals change: unconditional positive regard, accurate empa-
rst goals: breaking down denial of the person with the thy, and genuineness. Rogers believed the presence of
addiction. Denial implies lack of willingness from the pa- these three items in the therapeutic relationship could
tients or fear to confront the true nature of the addiction help an individual overcome any troublesome issue, in-
and to take any action to improve their lives, besides of cluding alcohol abuse. To this end, a 1957 study[24] com-
continuing the destructive behavior. Once this has been pared the relative eectiveness of three dierent psy-
achieved, professional coordinates with the addicts fam- chotherapies in treating alcoholics who had been commit-
ily to support them on getting this family member to al- ted to a state hospital for sixty days: a therapy based on
cohol drug rehabilitation immediately, with concern and two-factor learning theory, client-centered therapy, and
care for this person. Otherwise, this person will be asked psychoanalytic therapy. Though the authors expected
to leave and expect no support of any kind until going into the two-factor theory to be the most eective, it actu-
drug rehabilitation or alcoholism treatment. An interven- ally proved to be deleterious in outcome. Surprisingly,
tion can also be conducted in the workplace environment client-centered therapy proved most eective. It has been
with colleagues instead of family. argued, however, these ndings may be attributable to
One approach with limited applicability is the Sober the profound dierence in therapist outlook between the
Coach. In this approach, the client is serviced by two-factor and client-centered approaches, rather than to
provider(s) in his or her home and workplace for any client-centered techniques per se.[25] The authors note
ecacy, around-the-clock who functions much like a two-factor theory involves stark disapproval of the clients
nanny to guide or control the patients behavior. irrational behavior (p. 350); this notably negative out-
look could explain the results.
A variation of Rogers approach has been developed in
4.1 Twelve-step programs which clients are directly responsible for determining the
goals and objectives of the treatment. Known as Client-
The disease model of addiction has long contended the Directed Outcome-Informed therapy (CDOI), this ap-
maladaptive patterns of alcohol and substance use dis- proach has been utilized by several drug treatment pro-
played by addicted individuals are the result of a life- grams, such as Arizonas Department of Health Ser-
long disease that is biological in origin and exacerbated vices.[26]
by environmental contingencies. This conceptualization
renders the individual essentially powerless over his or
her problematic behaviors and unable to remain sober by 4.3 Psychoanalysis
himself or herself, much as individuals with a terminal
illness are unable to ght the disease by themselves with- Psychoanalysis, a psychotherapeutic approach to behav-
out medication. Behavioral treatment, therefore, neces- ior change developed by Sigmund Freud and modied by
sarily requires individuals to admit their addiction, re- his followers, has also oered an explanation of substance
nounce their former lifestyle, and seek a supportive so- abuse. This orientation suggests the main cause of the
cial network who can help them remain sober. Such ap- addiction syndrome is the unconscious need to entertain
proaches are the quintessential features of Twelve-step and to enact various kinds of homosexual and perverse
programs, originally published in the book Alcoholics fantasies, and at the same time to avoid taking respon-
Anonymous in 1939.[20] These approaches have met con- sibility for this. It is hypothesised specic drugs facil-
siderable amounts of criticism, coming from opponents itate specic fantasies and using drugs is considered to
who disapprove of the spiritual-religious orientation on be a displacement from, and a concomitant of, the com-
both psychological[21] and legal[22] grounds. Nonetheless, pulsion to masturbate while entertaining homosexual and
despite this criticism, outcome studies have revealed that perverse fantasies. The addiction syndrome is also hy-
aliation with twelve-step programs predicts abstinence pothesised to be associated with life trajectories that have
success at 1-year follow-up for alcoholism. Dierent re- occurred within the context of traumatogenic processes,
sults have been reached for other drugs, with the twelve the phases of which include social, cultural and political
steps being less benecial for addicts to illicit substances, factors, encapsulation, traumatophilia, and masturbation
4 5 BEHAVIORAL MODELS
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