What’s the Best Detox and Rehab Strategy for Chicago Residents Suffering from Psychotropic Drug Addiction?
The news breaking article in the Chicago Tribune Oct 27, 2009 by Sam Roe and contributing writer Nicole Leonhardt exposed a massive over drugging practice by Chicago doctors on Chicago residents leading to pharmaceutical drug addiction and numerous health problems.
Over drugging and unnecessary prescription of psychotropic drugs in the Chicago area is so systemic, residents are safer to seek rehab and detox treatments outside Chicago IL.
According to the Chicago Tribune article on pharmaceutical abuse:
Deaths caused by over or unnecessary drugging in nursing homes were directly connected to 12 deaths and citations against the offending homes.
1,200 violations and 2,900 patients suffered from needless use of pharmaceuticals.
Chicago IL doctors, hospitals and even rehab centers are part of the problem as well. Chicago residents witness the prevalent pharmaceutical problem mostly through their relatives, friends and work associates. Many are on depressant, anxiety, psychotic, sleep and mood psychotropic drugs.
Many residents who leave town for a while often discover that not as many people are on psychotropic medications. Friends of mine from Chicago comment upon the wide spread use of pharmaceuticals in the city, saying: “Most people seem to be taking something”.
Integrated Health Rehab and Detox Programs are Effective
Fittingly, people wanting to get detoxed from psychotropic drugs do best when the detox and rehab center uses natural and supportive healthy treatments and not just different pharmaceutical drugs.
Many traditional detox and rehab programs promoting dual diagnosis, co-occurring disorders, mental health assessments, psychiatric care rarely if ever use natural, alternative and holistic treatments, except in a placebo fashion.
Specialty rehab and detox for psychotropic, pharmaceutical and alcohol programs outside Chicago are getting excellent results using lots of natural and holistic remedies. The fundamental difference with rehab program that I’ve noticed as a drug rehab advisor and reviewer of detox and rehab programs, is in their core philosophy.
Find the Reheb and Detox Philosophy to Determine Success
Many programs core philosophy is based in the 12 Step model or psychotropic medications and psychiatric evaluations requiring mind altering meds, NIDA research or simply feel good empathy for their clients.
Other integrative rehab and detox philosophies have natural health, nutrition, and alternative medical care as their core philosophy. I have to admit I gravitate to these integrative rehab programs for Chicago residents over pharmaceutical models.
A third detox and rehab philosophy is client centered. While many detox and rehab centers claim that all therapies are individualized, not all will adjust to the client and still achieve the end in mind: a drug-free and sober healthy and happy individual.
I have personally seen the greatest gains and turn arounds from people using a frame work rehab and detox philosophy centered in natural health and real life, living in the present plus a tailored program for each client to resolve specific health issues, people and behavior problems.
Learn more about what to look for in a good detox and rehab center on this DrugRehabAdvisor site on Detox Withdrawal Programs.
I’m the Drug Rehab Advisor
RECOVERED ADDICT:
The Harsh Reality of Drug Addiction richardmclaughlin007 — January 18, 2009 — after 11 months of sobriety from drug addiction, in 7 short days this man hits the depths of despair and insanity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuNWCPDrJsM
This video was shot in Vancouvers downtown eastside by the narrator it is quite extreme, It shows how common place and and readily available drugs are and how people can succomb to a extreme physical reaction from lack of sleep, nutrition and dehydration. This video was made for many different reasons, one being educational the other as mentioned earlier it’s common place here in Vancouver, in any other city or town in North America this man would have recieved immediate medical attention but here in Vancouver both the police and ambulance just drive by. If you do not belive me come on down and see our little human circus slash “HARM REDUCTION EXPERIMENT”
22 June 2010, 9:04 amThis man was spotted two hours later sleeping on a concrete curb as his pillow.
Both the narrator and producer of this video have had spent many years struggling with addiction and have spent hard time in Vancouvers “NOTORIOUS” downtown eastside.
Today they have escaped and are clean and sober and now dedicate there lives to those who still suffer from “THE HARSH REALITY OF ADDICTION”