Usually people think that drug abuse and addiction is just a social problem. Those who take drugs are believed to be morally weak or have certain criminal tendencies. And that it is all the matter of will to abandon drugs. Unfortunately it’s not just as simple as it looks to be.

Drug addiction is not just taking a lot of drugs; it is a chronic, relapsing illness. Addicted person suffers from a compulsive drug craving and usage and just can’t quit by himself. Drugs interfere with normal brain functioning and create powerful feelings of pleasure, but there are some negative long-term effects on brain metabolism and activity. Sooner or later the addict turns from drug abuse into drug addict. And only professional drug treatment center can help him to rehabilitate.

Rehabilitation is a process during which a full or partial recovery happens. Rahabilare (lat.) – to become yourself again, to return back home. A human being loses his natural capacities after an illness, injury or drug (alcohol) addiction, so he will be rehabilitated as soon as all these capacities are back again.

Rehabilitation, concerning drug addiction, means not simply avoiding drugs, recovery can only be achieved if the addict does not relapse or return to drug abuse. Medical and moral drug rehabilitation also means that the person has to re-integrate in the community and become a valued and productive person again.

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