The Party's Over and San Diego Reaches Out for Help to Recover from Addictions
January is a time when New Year Resolutions are made...and...broken.
Many people in San Diego County, from El Cajon to Coronado to Carlsbad, make a commitment to start off the year sober and clean from alcohol and drugs. And by the time the Super Bowl game has ended, many will have broken their promises to themselves and their loved ones to live a clean and sober 2009.
Why can't you just STOP using alcohol and drugs, even prescription drugs when you say you are through...had enough? If you have tried to stop drinking or using drugs before now and were unable to quit, consider Detoxification.
Your body may have become addicted to the chemical substances. Remember, Addiction doesn't mean you are a bad person, it merely means your body has made a chemical change as a result of prolonged use and that it now needs this chemical to feel the altered, 'normal'. Recovery is a return to your real self!
A majority of people who have been drinking alcohol or doing drugs and decide to stop (often for health, relationship and legal related reasons) are able to do so without much trouble. Alcohol, heroin, opiate pain medication and tranquilizers medications typically become difficult only when you attempt to quit.
People who need Alcohol detoxification and detoxification from tranquilizer medications sometimes require medical intervention by a physician or a detoxification center.
What are the symptoms of alcohol and tranquillizer withdrawal? A person typically has a mild to severe hangover that lasts several days. Symptoms may include upset stomach, headache, shakes or jitters, feelings of generalized anxiety, extreme fear or panic attacks; and insomnia or difficulty sleeping that may be accompanied by bad dreams or nightmares. Withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs increases in the person's heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature. In a small proportion of people addicted to alcohol or tranquillizer medications, withdrawal may result in severe symptoms, such as hallucinations, delirium tremens (DT's), or seizures which can be deadly. To be on the safe side, it is best to contact a detoxification center and speak with the medical staff about your symptoms.
How is withdrawal treated? Treatments in detoxification centers may begin with an injection of Vitamin B-1, in cases that involve malnutrition. The conventional treatment is to ensure rest and adequate nutrition (especially fluid intake and multiple B Vitamins, including thiamine). In cases of severe withdrawal symptoms from alcohol, a nervous system depressant, such as benzodiazepine is prescribed with a dosage that is tapered down over three to five days. For those addicted to tranquillizers, tapering is a method of choice. The amount of time tapering is based on the daily dosage and length of time using the drugs.
A successful detoxification is best followed up by immediately enrolling in an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program, either an Intensive Outpatient Program such as Lasting Recovery in San Diego, or an Inpatient Program.
We can help you with the next step...Reach Out...you don't need to struggle with quitting by yourself any longer!
Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS
Many people in San Diego County, from El Cajon to Coronado to Carlsbad, make a commitment to start off the year sober and clean from alcohol and drugs. And by the time the Super Bowl game has ended, many will have broken their promises to themselves and their loved ones to live a clean and sober 2009.
Why can't you just STOP using alcohol and drugs, even prescription drugs when you say you are through...had enough? If you have tried to stop drinking or using drugs before now and were unable to quit, consider Detoxification.
Your body may have become addicted to the chemical substances. Remember, Addiction doesn't mean you are a bad person, it merely means your body has made a chemical change as a result of prolonged use and that it now needs this chemical to feel the altered, 'normal'. Recovery is a return to your real self!
A majority of people who have been drinking alcohol or doing drugs and decide to stop (often for health, relationship and legal related reasons) are able to do so without much trouble. Alcohol, heroin, opiate pain medication and tranquilizers medications typically become difficult only when you attempt to quit.
People who need Alcohol detoxification and detoxification from tranquilizer medications sometimes require medical intervention by a physician or a detoxification center.
What are the symptoms of alcohol and tranquillizer withdrawal? A person typically has a mild to severe hangover that lasts several days. Symptoms may include upset stomach, headache, shakes or jitters, feelings of generalized anxiety, extreme fear or panic attacks; and insomnia or difficulty sleeping that may be accompanied by bad dreams or nightmares. Withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs increases in the person's heart rate, breathing rate and body temperature. In a small proportion of people addicted to alcohol or tranquillizer medications, withdrawal may result in severe symptoms, such as hallucinations, delirium tremens (DT's), or seizures which can be deadly. To be on the safe side, it is best to contact a detoxification center and speak with the medical staff about your symptoms.
How is withdrawal treated? Treatments in detoxification centers may begin with an injection of Vitamin B-1, in cases that involve malnutrition. The conventional treatment is to ensure rest and adequate nutrition (especially fluid intake and multiple B Vitamins, including thiamine). In cases of severe withdrawal symptoms from alcohol, a nervous system depressant, such as benzodiazepine is prescribed with a dosage that is tapered down over three to five days. For those addicted to tranquillizers, tapering is a method of choice. The amount of time tapering is based on the daily dosage and length of time using the drugs.
A successful detoxification is best followed up by immediately enrolling in an Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Program, either an Intensive Outpatient Program such as Lasting Recovery in San Diego, or an Inpatient Program.
We can help you with the next step...Reach Out...you don't need to struggle with quitting by yourself any longer!
Judy Saalinger, Ph.D., MFT, CAS
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