| The addiction treatment program is probably the most | | | | 2. Mentoring is another phase in the aftercare addiction |
| important phase in the program. The detoxification | | | | treatment. The patient spends time with the counselor |
| treatment is important as well as it helps to remove | | | | who helps him work out his emotional issues. They |
| the toxins from the body which have been grained in | | | | help him face the reason why he chose alcohol as a |
| the body due to many years of alcohol consumption. | | | | solution and help him deal with it. This confrontation |
| But the detoxification process is only flushing of toxins. | | | | helps in the long run, to avoid any such temptations |
| It cleans the body, but the cleansing of mind is also | | | | again. |
| important because the mind is where the temptations | | | | 3. Sometimes an aftercare alcohol treatment also |
| start. The aftercare in the alcohol treatment program in | | | | includes group counseling sessions with the family. The |
| Georgia is where the patient goes through an | | | | family counseling helps the family members to |
| elaborate counseling session to comprehend the grave | | | | communicate better with the patient after the |
| dangers of the life dependent on alcohol; and how is it | | | | treatment. It is very natural for a loved one to keep |
| he can avoid it by learning to control his temptations | | | | looking for signs of addiction relapse again and again |
| for alcohol. | | | | which could make the patient very wary or in some |
| Alcohol addiction is a progressive disease and the | | | | cases induce strong emotions. This could affect the |
| chances of it relapsing even after an extensive | | | | family's relationship with the patient. The family is |
| treatment, is very high. Therefore the after care is a | | | | counseled to use a more subtle method to keep a |
| very crucial phase for the patient. | | | | check on any signs of the patient taking to addiction |
| The aftercare in alcohol treatment program in Georgia | | | | again. Also the counselor helps the family to go |
| can be residential if the patient had been involved with | | | | through the mental change which the patient has |
| alcohol for a long time and took a very intense | | | | undergone during his treatment. |
| detoxification process. This is so because there could | | | | 4. Therapies are another important part of aftercare |
| be a chance of the patient getting addicted to the | | | | addiction treatments. Here the patient is taught various |
| drugs used during the detoxification process. If the | | | | breathing exercises and Yoga exercises which a |
| detoxification process is mild, than the patient can do | | | | patient can do by himself in future when he gets an |
| an outpatient treatment, where he can resume his | | | | urge for alcohol. Art of living techniques are also used |
| normal life, his day to day activities and give some pre | | | | by some treatment centers. Massaging, acupressure, |
| decided hours of the week for the aftercare | | | | acupuncture, aroma therapies are some relaxation |
| treatment. | | | | techniques used in the aftercare treatments as |
| The aftercare treatment will vary from one rehab | | | | anti-stress. These relaxation therapies help the patient |
| centre to another. Although the main goal is the same, | | | | to reduce the stress after the rigorous detoxification |
| that is to achieve a complete recovery from alcohol | | | | processes. |
| addiction; there may be some variations in the different | | | | 5. Developing hobbies is another tool used for the |
| techniques and behavioral therapies used by each | | | | aftercare alcohol treatment in Georgia. The patients |
| rehab centers. Let us look at some basic steps taken | | | | are encouraged to take up a hobby to rewind their |
| during the aftercare in the alcohol treatment program in | | | | minds from alcohol temptations. Developing a hobby, |
| Georgia. | | | | something which the patient enjoys doing, helps them |
| 1. Sometimes even after the detoxification process is | | | | take away their mind from alcohol. |
| over, the patient continues to take his medication which | | | | 6. A healthy and a socially active life is what the |
| he used to take to curb his temptation during the | | | | aftercare addiction treatment in Georgia aim to get for |
| process. This medication has to be stopped gradually | | | | a patient. The friends and families of the patients are |
| to avoid an immediate relapse of addiction. So | | | | asked to encourage the patient to interact with the |
| depending on the patient's progress during the | | | | society more often. For example, going for a swim or |
| detoxification progress, the doctor plans out a | | | | a match of tennis with a friend makes the patient feel |
| medication chart for the patient to be taken with the | | | | healthy and happy. |
| aftercare addiction treatment. | | | | |