Five Compelling Reasons to Begin Addiction Treatment Before the Holidays

The holiday season can be challenging for many due to financial stress, complex family dynamics, and feelings of loneliness. When you add the struggle of managing addiction and its triggers, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. While you might think postponing rehab until after the holidays would be easier, starting treatment before the season is often the best decision. Here’s why: Holidays Can Intensify Triggers The […]

The Importance of Hobbies in Recovery

Hobbies are vital for everyone as they provide a fun and healthy outlet or add more meaning to life. However, they become crucial for individuals in recovery from addiction. Early sobriety often demands a lot of energy for therapy and self-care, but as you progress, finding healthier ways to spend your time becomes essential. This is where hobbies come into play. While we won’t dictate […]

What Are Substance Use Disorders?

Substance Use Disorders Are a range of mental health conditions that can develop when people use drugs or alcohol in excess. They can have serious consequences for both physical and mental health. Include compulsive and obsessive behaviour, withdrawal symptoms, and long-term damage to the body. Can be divided into three main categories: alcohol-related disorders, drug-related disorders, and other (or unspecified) substance-related disorders. Each type of […]

Alcohol Rehab: 12-Step Power

Understanding 12-Step Treatment The 12-Step Treatment approach is most commonly associated with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a fellowship founded in 1935 by two alcoholics who helped each other stay sober. The principles of 12-Step Treatment involve acknowledging powerlessness over addiction, surrendering to a higher power, making amends for past wrongs, and offering support to others in recovery. This gives recovering people a framework and structure promoting […]

4 Stages of an Alcohol Treatment Centre Programme

Here are the four stages of an alcohol treatment centre programme: Treatment Initiation Early Abstinence Maintaining Abstinence Advanced Recovery. Few alcoholics’ recoveries are this direct. We move back and forth between the four stages, some alcoholics more than others. Knowing where you are in the 4 stages of an alcohol treatment centre programme can help you appreciate where you are in the recovery process. It’ll […]

Does Medical Aid Pay for Addiction Rehab in South Africa? 2024

2024 Step-by-step Guide If you’re limping from crisis to crisis due to your own or someone else’s substance abuse, you may be asking the question: will my medical aid pay for addiction rehab in 2024? Even more so when someone you love is dealing with a drug or alcohol addiction and it seems you’re just living from one chaotic incident to the next. Here’s a […]

How Long Do Alcoholics Stay In Rehab?

Research shows that, on average, 35% of people will relapse in the year after treatment if their rehab programme was less than 90 days long. This drops to 17% for those who were in rehab for 90 days or longer. Relapse rates are even lower for those in treatment for a year or more.

What 8 Standards Should a Quality Rehab Meet?

There are many addiction treatment centres advertising their services to the public and it can be difficult to sort good facilities from sub-par ones, which is why it’s important to understand what goes into running a quality rehab. When choosing a rehab, make sure to check if the facility is appropriately licenced and if it meets basic health, safety and other organisational standards. This is […]

Rehab Staff Are the Key to the Success of a Patient’s Addiction Treatment

Research shows that rehab staff at a treatment centre are pivotal to the successful treatment of the client. Staff members need to be both appropriately qualified and experienced. There should also be enough staff members: A high staff to patient ratio improves positive outcomes. This is the post number 19 in our blog series ‘20 things you should know about rehabilitative treatment: What works’. This […]

Inpatient Versus Outpatient Rehab: What’s the Difference?

When it comes to addiction treatment, inpatient versus outpatient rehab both have their pros and cons when it comes to treating addiction and alcoholism. Certain categories of client do better in inpatient and outpatient is more appropriate for others. This is blog number 16 in the series 20 things you should know about rehabilitative treatment: What works. This list was compiled by the European Association […]

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