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Drug Detox
Imagine how different a drug-free life would be? The peace in your life, the clarity of mind, the motivation to achieve things.
What is Drug Detox?
Detoxification is the controlled withdrawal from drugs after your body or mind have become dependent on them. It is a procedure that aims to minimize the signs of withdrawal and the discomfort they can cause you, and also prevent the risks associated with suddenly giving up using when you are dependent on drugs.
Detoxification is a carefully planned procedure that should follow a complete assessment of the client’s physical and mental condition. However, it is not a separate form of treatment for drug addiction in its own right.
Detoxification is one step in a continual process. It needs to be supported by a period of aftercare in which you can establish the long-lasting changes in behaviour needed to stay off drugs.
Have You Tried Detox Before?
It can be very difficult to get away from using drugs after they have become an essential part of your life. Perhaps you’ve tried to go ‘cold turkey’ before with little or no success? Perhaps you’ve tried a pharmaceutical detox that didn’t work? Just as you were getting off the drugs, you started experiencing withdrawal symptoms, such as:
- Excessive sweating
- Shakiness in your hands and legs
- Irritability and restlessness
- Feelings of anxiety
- Problems with sleeping at night
- Nausea and vomiting
- Loss of appetite
The only way at the time for you to get rid of these symptoms was to start using again. This is because you did not have a structured plan and a support team, not because you cannot achieve detox.
The withdrawal you experience happens because your body has become so accustomed to the presence of the drugs you use it expects them to be there. Your body has become dependent on those drugs. So when the level of the drugs in your blood falls, your body starts to complain.
Our supervised Home Detox can help you to get off drugs safely and comfortably, so that you can get on with the rest of your life.
What is Home Detox?
Home detoxification involves systematic withdrawal from drug addiction in the comfort and security of your own home or a familiar environment, under the care of a trained addiction nurse.
Home Detox can provide safe, effective and cost-effective intervention, and has several advantages:
- Clients in their home environment can remain in contact with family and friends.
- The client can receive a comprehensive programme of treatment.
- The client can receive treatment without fear of unwanted attention.
- It is straightforward to maintain continuity of care.
- Home detox is much less costly than residential rehabilitation.
Our Home Detox team is made up of highly qualified professionals with expertise in treating addiction. Some members of our staff have suffered addiction themselves and understand exactly what you are going through. Our research has shown that our supervised Home Detox service is unique. It provides a prompt, discreet and affordable solution based on the support of a friend or family member.
The Home Detox Process
The process of getting you off alcohol through Home Detox is as simple as this:
- An addiction nurse visits you at home to establish whether Home Detox is appropriate for your particular circumstances.
- You meet a Doctor who assesses your condition and prescribes the medication you’re going to need.
- Our addiction nurse monitors the detox process.
- Our counsellors spend time with you to discuss your aftercare and support systems.
The length of time involved depends on your individual treatment plan. After the detox your aftercare and support systems should be in place.
To make our service as cost-effective as possible, a friend or family member should be with you during the treatment, but there are solutions available should you wish to detox alone.
Private Addiction Help
You might have looked to community-addiction teams to help you with your drug problem, but found that they have long waiting lists. You might even have looked at the other end of the market and found that private clinics orrehabilitation centres are very costly. Home Detox is unique in providing an affordable and private service in your own home or a familiar environment. Our small and professional team will guide and support you on a daily basis throughout your treatment.
How To Take Your First Step Away From Drugs
You’ve actually taken the first step already, by simply looking around for help. What you do now is up to you: You can surf away to another web site, shut down the computer or put the whole problem on the back-burner. Again.
Or you can take the next step towards regaining control of your life bycontacting us now.
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