The Nature of Addiction Treatment Today
by Recovery CNT Addiction Treatment Center NJAddiction is one of the hardest problems our society is
facing today. The growing problems within the family, as well as many other
cultural stressors, make addiction a national and international problem that
has grown by leaps and bounds. In U.S. there is a "feel good right
now" mentality that tends to feed the addictive process. Based on our current scientific
knowledge about addiction, the treatment process at all recovery centers occur
in four distinct phases:
1.
Behavioral
Intervention:
The
first step in addiction
treatment
involves behavioral containment, stopping the drug from entering the body. Once
the individual feels the tug of addiction as a primitive drive, no further
improvement can occur until he stops taking the drug. Acute drug detoxification
usually takes several weeks; it may take months before the brain's chemistry
returns to normal. During this early phase, alcoholics and other addicts often
feel like they have lost their best friend or lover and experience enormous
grief and/or anger, as well as depression.
2.
Cognitive Insight:
The
phase of cognitive insight is one of the good phases, during which the
recovering person begins to recognize and make sense of his formerly perplexing
behavior. This usually occurs in a series of fits and starts over a period of
about a week. Cognitive insight is one that beliefs re-evaluates thoughts and
beliefs in order to make thoughtful conclusions. It differs from clinical
insight, as it focuses on more general metacognitive processes. Therefore, it
could be relevant to diverse disorders and non-clinical subjects. There is a
growing body of research on cognitive insight in individuals with and without
psychosis.
3.
Emotional
Integration:
While
in the emotional integration phase, the recovering person begins to rediscover
his feelings. This process takes weeks; feelings may have been buried for a
long time, and they are usually covered in shame. Among the most destructive
cultural attitudes toward alcoholism and drug addiction is the notion that the addicted
person is morally weak and lacks self-discipline. We sometimes call the phase
of emotional integration the phase because it is difficult work that requires
courage and perseverance. Mostly who fail to recover from chemical dependence
give up or attempt to sidestep this painful phase.
4.
Transformation:
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