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Over the years dozens
of cures, solutions, and answers to the problem of Alcohol
and Other Drug Addictions have come and gone. All offer
some degree of hope, however the degrees are varied amongst
them. We are big advocates of keeping your eye on the destination
(saving a life) and not concerned with the route or road
traveled to get there, in addition if an individual has
traveled one route and repeatedly not arrived at his destination,
a route change would be my suggestion. ADA endorses any
legitimate effort to help an individual overcome their addiction.
Some of the Non-Traditional methods include acupuncture,
homeopathic therapies, amino acid treatments, wilderness-survival
training, body cleansing, rehabilitation on beautiful exotic
islands and so on. In considering not only the Non-Traditional
approaches, but the Traditional Approaches as well, one
should be concerned with a couple of key points, they are:
- Is the facility licensed in the
field of Drug /Alcohol Rehabilitation? If so by whom?
- Is the facility Accredited? If
so, by whom? In the field of rehabilitation there
are accrediting bodies that govern the quality and professionalism
of care, two of the better known are JCAHO (Joint Commission
of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) and CARF
(Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities)
there are others as well.
- How long have they been in operation?
- How many patients is the facility
licensed to treat? How many are currently there?
- How many employees/staff does
the facility currently have?
- What are the professional credentials
held by members of their staff?
If all of these points are in order and
the addict agrees with the treatment approach I would recommend
that an individual quickly get into treatment so he can
get on the right road and finally reach that destination.
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