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The decision of treatment .. An extraordinary championship in the life of the addict

The most effective steps to treat addiction are the addiction to the need to undergo treatment, because the first steps of the actual treatment is to make the decision from within to get rid of the radical and final need for the drug, the most helpful in the treatment is the will and conviction to complete life in a natural and healthy, If he reaches this decision, this conviction will help him complete the healing journey successfully.

Stages of addiction treatment:

- Drug withdrawal from the body:

Is the first stages of treatment, including the withdrawal of toxins caused by drugs, through drugs that help to alleviate, and this stage requires an average of two weeks, and the way to deal with withdrawal symptoms depending on the type of drug.

- Use of medicines:

Different types of drugs for the treatment of drug addiction to another, and help partially in the treatment trip and take off the patient from addiction.

- Psychotherapy sessions:

One of the most important stages of treatment of addiction, which is working on the psychological reasons that led the patient to addiction from the beginning, and it is an opportunity for the patient to talk about the difficulty of the withdrawal period, to prepare psychologically to complete the treatment trip.

- Behavioral counseling:

Is a stage in which the patient learns techniques and skills that help him not to return to addiction again, through psychological and behavioral therapy sessions, which help him psychologically and strengthen his will to overcome the period of addiction and its disadvantages.

Post-treatment period...

Some addicted to organic diseases during the period of addiction, such as stomach ulcers or lung diseases, or some other disease problems due to the impact of drugs on the body, or because of the transmission of serious infection, which necessitates the need to develop a program of treatment of these diseases after the final diagnosis of the disease under the supervision of a doctor.

Besides the treatment of organic problems, the addict needs specialized psychological treatment and psychological support from all those around him, both at the family level and those close to him, to help the recovering addict in psychological stability and prevent relapses, because the individual may be weak so a group should support him not to return to Addiction again.

The importance of psychotherapy for the addiction of some addicts in the problems of other mental illnesses such as depression, and it is necessary to develop a separate plan to treat these diseases after the stability of the patient, and skip the first stages in the treatment of addiction.

How long it takes to get rid of addiction:

The duration of treatment depends on the type of drug. In general, the shortest duration of treatment is not less than 90 days, and depends on the treatment of the response of the person and regularity in treatment, and adherence to the advice and instructions of the treating physician and refrain from Any attempt to take the drug during treatment, resist any temptations, and not to take any other drugs without medical supervision may interfere with the treatment program.