Alcoholism - what is it? Illness or debauchery? Everyone thinks differently. It turns out that both are right. With alcoholism, both painful pathological changes occur, as well as an unhe althy lifestyle. An alcohol dependent person is not capable of social interaction, he loses professional and simple everyday skills. Rehabilitation centers can help to cope with these problems.
The birth of social rehabilitation of alcoholics
In the nineties of the XX century, the first rehabilitation centers began to open in different regions of Russia. It was at this time that the use of narcotic drugs and alcoholic beverages increased among young people. The centers were opened by people with addiction and their relatives.
They tried to cope with the problems on their own by uniting in groups. Evangelical churches in Russia came to the aid of people in trouble. They aremade voluntary donations and trained the employees of the centers in the beginnings of the legislative framework in the non-profit sector. The resulting rehabilitation centers established links with various public organizations, looked for charitable foundations and developed productively.
Center selection
Experts assure that alcoholics recover faster when help is provided in places far enough away from permanent residence. When choosing a center, you need to pay attention to the following:
- Qualification of doctors and attendants. Patients recover much faster when they are treated by professionals who know their job well.
- Comfort of living. A well-organized life, comfortable living conditions do not distract the patient from the main activities designed to restore he alth and personality.
- Treatment paid or free. Often, people with alcoholism do not have enough money to pay for the rehabilitation services provided. You can recover for free in alcohol rehabilitation centers organized at churches.
Rehabilitation course
For the treatment of alcohol dependence, a whole range of measures is needed to return the patient to a normal life.
The rehabilitation course consists of three main areas:
- Recovery of he alth. With alcoholism, the functioning of the entire human body is disrupted, diseases of individual organs appear. Only inRehabilitation medical centers, drug addiction departments and clinics can improve their he alth and undergo coding to prevent relapse.
- Psychological help. The psychologist helps the patient to start a new life without alcohol: set new goals, solve problems soberly, discover all kinds of talents, find new sources of pleasure.
- Social adaptation. A person who has completed a course of rehabilitation for alcoholics needs help in finding a job or study. He needs to change his social circle, learn to get along with others, revive his reputation. The support and assistance of family and loved ones plays an important role.
What do rehab centers do
To completely cure a patient of alcoholism means to achieve an absolute refusal to drink alcohol. It is necessary to teach a person to overcome problems and various conflict situations without alcohol. Doctors of rehabilitation centers just carry out etiotropic treatment, with the help of which the cause of the disease is eliminated. Only by eliminating the cause, you can return the alcoholic to normal life. Alcoholic rehabilitation centers deal with these issues.
Most famous rehabilitation programs
There are many methods and programs for the treatment of alcoholism, the most famous are the following:
- The 12-step program is considered the most effective and is used in many rehabilitation centers. During classes, patients are taught to recognize the problem of their condition, reassess the values of life and behavior, find the causesaddictions and teach how to gradually eliminate them, the ability to analyze, increase spiritual and personal growth, ways of rehabilitation among others.
- The program for the rehabilitation of alcoholics by the Shichko method includes a set of actions that are aimed at recognizing the problem that has arisen and getting rid of it, help prevent relapses, and get satisfaction from life. The program does not involve specialists and expensive drugs. It is performed by the patient himself, so a strong will of the person is needed for successful consequences.
- Group psychotherapy. Alcohol addicts are grouped into groups of 10 to 25 for approximately an hour and a half.
- Family therapy is the youngest method used for the rehabilitation of alcoholics. It began to be used in the 60s of the twentieth century, and in Russia - in the mid-90s. The family members of an alcoholic always somehow influence him. Usually the relationship in them is far from ideal, so psychologists conduct sessions with close relatives of the patient. Their goal is to teach to communicate in families, notprovoke the patient to take alcoholic beverages, introduce warm, benevolent relations towards each other. Family therapy has a positive impact on all family members.
- Rehabilitation of alcoholics in the monastery. The main attention in the programs of Orthodox centers is given to the healing of the soul and body. Everyone needs to take part in church life: attend worship services, listen to priests lecture on the Christian way of life, engage in physical labor and go to the gym to improve he alth. Orthodox centers are a closed system. Usually, for rehabilitation, people move there for a long period. Change of environment and control have a positive effect on the acquisition of new habits. After the end of the course, the patient is morally supported for some time. Orthodox rehabilitation of alcoholics is free of charge.
- Acupuncture relaxes and heals the body of an alcoholic: it increases blood flow, improves metabolic processes, relieves headaches. This procedure is not contraindicated in any patient. With qualified professionals gives a good result.
Skill trainings, encounters are organized under the guidance of a psychotherapist or a professional psychologist. Like-minded people tell life situations, contact each other, supporting or condemning their comrades. Classes provide an opportunity to look at yourself through the eyes of others, find out answers to questions, stop denying the presence of the disease and figure out how to get rid of it.
What is rehabilitation
Rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug addicts consists in the gradual return of common sense to a person, the desire to live without alcohol and drugs. This is a rather lengthy process. Drug and alcohol addictions cause irreversible processes if treatment is not started on time. None of the patients with alcoholism and drug addiction considers himself addicted and thinks that in anymoment can stop using chemicals.
How is rehabilitation going
Denial of the problem does not allow a person to understand the seriousness of the situation and find salvation. Rehabilitation of alcoholics in narcology, as the narcological dispensary is abbreviated, is an opportunity to stop a person’s physical need for alcohol and drugs, to cleanse the body of chemistry. Breakdowns stop, physical he alth is improving, but this is only the very beginning of the return to life.
The next step is to identify the causes of the disease, analyze its development, stop taking drugs or alcohol, move away from the old social circle. It is important to observe the diet and rest, the daily routine. During the rehabilitation period, an individual approach of a psychologist to the patient is also necessary. Each patient should work on himself, and narcologists, psychotherapists, psychologists and consultants are obliged to provide the necessary assistance. At the same time, certain work should be carried out with relatives to create a he althy atmosphere in the family. Subsequent adaptation teaches the acquired knowledge to apply in life situations and not return to the old life.
Departure from illusions
"Breaking the denial" is the main stage in the rehabilitation of alcoholics and drug addicts. Without solving this problem, further treatment is impossible. Experts believe that the complex of the above measures will help patients to "reset rose-colored glasses":
- execution and analysis of tasks;
- visitlectures;
- participation in trainings;
- classes in groups and individually under the guidance of consultants;
- ex-addict performances;
- various psychological techniques;
- cultural and educational events.
At this stage, patients must admit that they are indeed addicted to alcohol or drugs.
Confession of powerlessness
The process of understanding one's own impotence continues. The patient must learn that without the help of outsiders he cannot cope with addiction. Then you need to understand the causes of alcoholism or drug addiction. Understand why the disease began, how it developed. Each patient should be individually observed by a psychologist who monitors how he applies the knowledge gained in practice.
Building maturity
At the final stage of the rehabilitation of alcoholics, a new attitude towards a sober life and responsibility for recovery is formed. The graduates of the center, together with a psychologist and a consultant, write an individual plan, where the entire sequence of actions is clearly prescribed. The ultimate goal of recovery is a complete change in a person's lifestyle.
Forced treatment
When alcoholism is a serious mental disorder, and chronic patients often die. The hardest part is that people deny they have a problem. Others are aware of the addiction to alcohol, try to fight, but can not cope. They lose jobs, families, he alth. Often sickbecomes inadequate, then his relatives are placed in a center for compulsory treatment.
Compulsory rehabilitation of alcoholics is possible only in the following cases:
- Delirium tremens.
- The patient committed illegal acts.
- The patient is inadequate, is in a state that threatens his life.
In other cases, it is impossible to hospitalize an alcoholic by force. For successful rehabilitation, it is important that the patient has the desire to start a new life. Only detoxification of the body will not help an alcohol-addicted person, a long-term work of a psychotherapist, support of loved ones is necessary. Otherwise, he will return to his addictions again.
Rehabilitation of alcoholics: reviews
After completing a course of recovery in one of the centers, patients leave the following reviews:
- The center provided knowledge about why the problem of alcoholism arose, how to deal with cravings for alcohol, how to live with the problem in society.
- While in treatment, many views on life situations change.
- Psychologists and consultants monitor patients throughout the rehabilitation period. If necessary, they provide assistance, answer questions, share experiences.
- The patients themselves help each other to recover. The center holds lectures and trainings.
- After rehabilitation, life changed, calmness, responsibility, understanding of the uselessness of alcohol came. I wanted to live sober.
Parents of children who have undergone rehabilitation say that the centers give hope for recovery, life change, salvation, faith in children, people and themselves. They thank the employees for the recovery of their children, for the help received in raising them, for the good words and faith in the child, for their support in this situation. All reviews contain words of gratitude for the assistance provided.
