Drug rehab
Drug Rehab
Drug rehab (pronunciation: /drʌɡ riːˈhæb/), also known as drug rehabilitation, is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines.
Etymology
The term "rehab" is derived from the word "rehabilitation", which originated in the mid-16th century, from Medieval Latin rehabilitare, to restore. The addition of "drug" specifies the type of rehabilitation.
Definition
In the context of drug use, rehabilitation involves the combined use of medical, psychotherapeutic, and educational methods to treat dependency and promote recovery. The primary goal of drug rehab is to enable the patient to cease substance abuse, in order to avoid the psychological, legal, financial, social, and physical consequences that can be caused by extreme abuse.
Types of Drug Rehab
There are several types of drug rehab, including residential treatment, outpatient treatment, local support groups, extended care centers, and sober houses. Some rehab centers offer age- and gender-specific programs.
- Residential treatment involves living at a facility and getting away from work, school, family, friends, and addiction triggers while undergoing intensive treatment. Residential treatment can last from a few days to several months.
- Outpatient treatment is not as restrictive as inpatient or residential treatment. Patients are able to attend work or school and other personal obligations.
- Support Groups can be particularly helpful during rehab, offering an opportunity for those who have been through treatment to share their experiences and offer support.
- Extended care centers and sober houses provide a less-structured environment for rehab.
Related Terms
- Addiction - A brain disorder characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite adverse consequences.
- Detoxification - The physiological or medicinal removal of toxic substances from a living organism, including the human body, which is mainly carried out by the liver.
- Therapy - The attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a diagnosis.
- Counseling - A professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Drug rehab
- Wikipedia's article - Drug rehab
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski