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Residential Treatment: The
First Step to Recovery
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Residential drug treatment plans are aimed at providing
an addict with an option to live in a rehabilitation facility
for a specific time period. These drug treatment centres
are well equipped and offer the best staff and medical
professionals including doctors, psychologists, social
workers, councillors and other psychiatrists. For the
treatment plan to work on a drug addict, the centre has to
focus on some key principles to help treat drug addiction.
Some of the concepts include:
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Take a holistic approach including individual in treatment
and focus on improving mental, physical and
psychological health to resolve spiritual and mental
issues of the person suffering from drug addiction.
A successful treatment of one client does not guarantee
that the same treatment will be effective for all the
clients.
Medication together with counselling can improve the
positive outcome of the residential treatment program.