Social Problem: Drug Addiction

Social Problem: Drug Addiction
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Social Problem: Drug Addiction
Drug abuse in the world is a serious problem because drug abuse can cause accidents, unintentional injuries, medical problems, the risk of domestic violence, and death. Additionally, substance abuse as the effect of causing health problems such as lung cancers, diabetes, liver cirrhosis, cardiovascular disorder, reduced immune system, sexually transmitted diseases and complicated pregnancy. Lastly, the behavioural problems caused by drug abuse are paranoia, addiction, aggressiveness, impaired judgment, hallucinations, impulsiveness and loss of control. Therefore, drug rehabilitation centers are in place to prevent the negative impact of addiction from happening. Additionally, they also organise campaigns that create awareness that is it is necessary for people in general to avoid drugs and substances abuse.
Contrary, Searidge Drug Rehab is a known international figure in terms of providing care for people suffering from drug addiction. They focus on aspiring support and inspiring people who are struggling with substance abuse challenges. Background history of Searidge Drug Rehab is that it was founded to cater to the need for an addiction center in Nova Scotia in Canada. They offer the best quality recovery services at an affordable cost. The center offers other engaging programs such as yoga, acupuncture, mindfulness meditation, tai chi, relaxation therapy, creative art therapy, journaling, and first nation healing rituals.

Searidge Drug Rehab always place patient in a personal resident home that is equipped with spacious, comfortable rooms, private bathroom that contain showers and bathtubs, the rooms have cable televisions and high-speed Internet connectivity, they have camp site in the center, and they have a campfire meeting place where they brainstorm and share personal struggle related to drug addiction (Searidge Drug Rehab, 2012).
In Searidge Drug Rehab, the recovery stages are divided into Pre-contemplation, Contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance (Searidge Drug Rehab, 2012).
Pre-contemplation
Involves, Getting sober through ensuring that patient has stopped using the drug he or she was abusing. Intervention service here the patient share their struggle with drug addiction and what induced them into drug addiction behaviours.
Contemplation
Includes Alcohol and Drug detoxification and is the most significant process in the drug addiction therapy. This is because the body gets weaned off. In this stage, the withdrawal signs are properly treated.
Preparation
It incorporates the rehab treatment, and the patient undergoes mental and physical recovery programme
Action
Here, the addiction therapy applied and the patient is educated on healthily living clean coping skills that will prevent relapse.
Maintenance
It involves many programmes such as extended care, sober living, recovery programs and relapse prevention strategy. For instance, extended care is an aftercare service that ensures that the patients are enrolled in groups of people with similar challenges to help them motivate each other into living a clean life. Secondly, sober living and is for patients who have completed their rehab and they are guided into adjusting to clean living life. Thirdly, recovery programs and here the patient shows commitment in the process and the family member are thought on how to help the patient to full recovery. Lastly, relapse prevention and the patient are thought on what they should avoid to avoid relapsing.
Below is a flowchart of the recovery process in Searidge Drug Rehab programme.
(Pin it, 2015)
Far from that, they offer services such as detoxification programme, drug addiction therapy and other therapy like yoga, acupuncture, mindfulness meditation, tai chi, relaxation therapy, creative art therapy, journaling, and first nation healing rituals. More ever, Searidge Drug Rehab sponsored chapters of national youth organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, 4-H and Campfire provide a framework for esteem-building and self-actualization.
The Searidge Drug Rehab offers its services to the citizen of Canada. It was set for the people leaving in Nova Scotia in Canada. The rehab is affordable, and every middle-class citizen in Canada can afford their services. Most of the patients in this rehab facility are the youth of about 19 years to 36 years, and males are the majority. The quality of health care is very high, and the safety of patients is a grantee. Lastly, alcoholism issues are the highest illness that center is trying to solve. The facility asset is estimated to be five hundred thousand dollars (Searidge Drug Rehab, 2012).
With references to that, The Searidge Drug Rehab can subside it cost so that the poor can get access to their services. Also, drug addiction is a serious issue and the government should build more rehab centers in every community. Lastly, the champagne against drug abuse should be highly enhanced to prevent people from engaging in substance abuse.
References:
Pin it. (2015). The 5 stage of recovering from addiction written by Watershed Ashling. Retrieved at. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/65302263317425701/
Searidge Drug Rehab. (2012).Searidge Drug Rehab, Drug Addiction, Drug rehabilitation centre, inspired recovery. Retrieved at. http://www.searidgedrugrehab.com/