| When you find your loved one or near and dear one in | | | | experts at what they do. There will be a doctor, a |
| an advanced stage of alcoholism you feel the need to | | | | psychologist, people with expertise in counseling and |
| do something about it, to help him get over his | | | | guidance and vocational training, yoga and alternative |
| addiction. Friends or his doctor may advise you to get | | | | holistic treatment professionals and a spiritual guide. |
| him admitted to an alcoholism treatment center. But | | | | Observe how they work out. Each works in close |
| before you rush off to the nearest alcoholism | | | | coordination with the other as a team to handle each |
| treatment center wait a bit and ry to find out what | | | | patient on an individual basis. Detox programs to rid the |
| they are all about. How do they function, what is the | | | | body of toxins are handled by medical professionals |
| treatment they give, what are the chances of your | | | | while the psychotherapists and counselors get into |
| loved one getting rid of his addiction, are some of the | | | | action at the same time to support the patient in his |
| questions that arise. Why can't you treat him at home? | | | | withdrawal symptom phase. |
| Why go to an alcoholism treatment center at all? | | | | Watch as the counselors guide him through group |
| Understand an alcoholic, a chronic alcoholic. Continual | | | | therapies where he exorcises his myths and fears. |
| consumption of alcohol affects the brain chemistry of | | | | Watch as he is guided and advised by experts as his |
| a person creating a dependency and should he even | | | | treatment progresses through to the recovery stage |
| stop drinking for a short while the withdrawal | | | | to the stage where he acquires life skills and |
| symptoms are excruciatingly painful forcing him to | | | | techniques to control stresses and be in control. |
| drink. As he drinks he builds up tolerance and needs a | | | | Watch as he meditates and a peaceful calm |
| higher dosage just to keep him in that state of | | | | descends over him. |
| "drunkenness" where he feels a high. In short a chronic | | | | Watch him as he gets involved in physical activities |
| alcoholic has lost control of himself. He needs to be | | | | with the other inmates like swimming, playing tennis, |
| treated at an alcoholism treatment center under close | | | | football or such group activity which keeps him active |
| supervision. | | | | and engaged. |
| So what do these alcoholism treatment centers have | | | | Watch the sparkle come back to his eyes under the |
| in store for him? What are they like? | | | | expert care of a nutritionist. |
| You may expected an alcoholism treatment center to | | | | Talk with him and you notice the change in him. He will |
| be located in a spacious building, well lighted and | | | | talk to you about how changed he is feeling, how fresh |
| ventilated with lots of greenery all around and may be | | | | and invigorated he is and how he is raring to get back |
| some water bodies. These help but are not a must. | | | | to the world and go forward in life. |
| Then come the staff. A visit to a center should help | | | | This is all what has happened in an alcoholism |
| you assess them first hand. You will find them | | | | treatment center. This is how they work. They |
| courteous, sympathetic, understanding and supporting | | | | transform and refurbish alcoholic wrecks into functional |
| and above all patient and professional. They are | | | | beings. This is their reward and their thanks. |