San Jose Treatment Center Launches New Video That Informs People Where to Seek Help for Drug, Alcohol Addiction
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) November 06, 2013 -- A San Jose treatment center that deals with drug and alcohol addiction is launching a new video aimed at informing people in San Jose and surrounding areas about the services offered at Drug Addiction Treatment Center. These surrounding cities include Haywood, Fremont, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Campbell, Evergreen, and Almaden.
Alcohol detoxification is a process by which a heavy drinker's system is brought back to normal after being used to having alcohol in the body on a continual basis. Serious alcohol addiction results in a decrease in production of GABA, a reuptake inhibitor, because alcohol acts to replace it. Precipitous withdrawal from long-term alcohol addiction without medical management can cause severe health problems and can be fatal. Alcohol detox is not a treatment for alcoholism. After detoxification, other treatments must be undergone to deal with the underlying addiction that caused the alcohol use.
Cocaine, heroin, Oxycontin and benzodiazepines are just a few of the drugs that the treatment center helps people put in their past. Alcoholism, a disease that destroys individuals as well as families, is addressed through the substance abuse treatment center’s programs.
Drug detoxification is used to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms while helping the addicted individual adjust to living without drug use; drug detoxification is not meant to treat addiction but rather an early step in long-term treatment. Detoxification may be achieved drug free or may use medications as an aspect of treatment. Often drug detoxification and treatment will occur in a community program that lasts several months and takes place in a residential rather than medical center.
An initial step in San Jose is detoxification from all mind-altering substances. This is overseen by a well-trained medical staff, making sure clients are supported, guided and nurtured through these initial hours and days free from their drug of choice.
This is followed by counseling and therapeutic help and support. Once people leave the treatment center, outpatient care and support is strongly suggested by counselors. Transitioning back into the “real world” takes time, too, and outpatient treatment allows clients an opportunity to share their victories and struggles with like-minded people.
For more information on the treatment center in San Jose, visit http://drugsdetox.org or call (888) 444-9148.
Medical Director, Drug Addiction Treatment Centers, http://alcoholrehabscenter.com/, (855) 912-7867, [email protected]
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