What are the substance abuse treatments available today?!
Question:
What are the substance abuse treatments available today?
For alcohol, especially. It just occurred to me that a lot of people I have gotten acquainted with have struggled with alcohol abuse at one or more times in their lives or have known someone undergo the same thing. How can this be treated?
Answers:
There are a variety of ways to treat alcoholism. Among these is alcohol intervention, a form of counseling from nurses and physicians, designed specially to enable patients minimize, if not eliminate their alcohol consumption. Rehabs are available for those who need extensive treatment. There's couples or family therapy, which is proven to help the patient recover faster and with less chances of relapse. There's also motivational enhancement therapy, a treatment that is cost-effective and helps patients get rid of their reluctance to undergo treatment more effectively. The patient will be working very closely with the therapist in this case.