Drug Treatment in Canada

Addiction Services can help you or a loved one overcome drug addiction. However, effective drug rehab programs can be hard to find and it can be confusing to choose one of them from amongst many.

Addiction Services is a no cost drug and alcohol rehab center referral agency for addiction treatments all across Canada.

Our philosophy is to refer you to the best possible drug rehabilitation center to meet your specific treatment needs. We want you to achieve a 100% drug free life without the use of substitute medications. Our services will refer you to a drug rehabilitation program that does not use drugs of any kind. We can help you find private treatment facilities as well as low or no cost programs. We will inform you of the costs for the different types of treatment.

Drug rehab centers

Drug and alcohol rehab centers can seem all the same and it can be very confusing to choose a drug rehab center when the time comes. You want to send your loved one to the best treatment center possible, and this is one of the most important decisions you will have to make. It can be difficult to get a loved one to go into drug or alcohol treatment center. You want it to do it right the first time and have your loved one succeed, as sometimes you will not have a second chance to get them to get help with their addiction. There are different factors that you need to take into consideration when you make the choice for a drug rehab program.

Different drug and alcohol rehab centers have different philosophies. The foundation of the treatment program is an important factor that you need to consider when choosing treatment. You need to know what their philosophy is on addiction and whether they think it can be cured or not? What is the drug rehab center’s success rate? Where is it located?  These questions may not seem relevant now, but they are very important. If a drug and alcohol rehab center believes that addiction cannot actually be cured, only managed, it will affect the person’s chances for full rehabilitation and long-term success.

If someone has a severe addiction to hard drugs such as heroin, crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine or alcohol, it is advised to choose a rehab that is far away from the area a person is used to using drugs in. The further away the drug rehab, the better chance a person has to benefit from treatment. The environment itself can be a trigger that can easily cause a relapse. Most drug rehabs are not “lock down” facilities; therefore, if a person is in treatment close to home and they get a craving or something upsets the treatment process, it will be much easier for him/her to leave the treatment program and find old connections to drugs. During the critical process of treatment while in a drug treatment program, being in a safe, positive environment far away from what the addict is used to is crucial to the recovery process.

Finding a good drug rehab center that works is the first step to helping yourself or someone else recover from addiction. However, doing all the necessary research on different treatment centers in Canada and the U.S. can be a daunting task.

Addiction Services does that work for you. Fill out our simple assessment form that will help us serve you better, or call 1-866-933-0344. One of our professional counselors will help you immediately.

Drug rehab programs have a variety of different models. There are out-patient programs, residential in-patient programs, drop in meetings, detox clinics, etc. The type of treatment center an individual requires depends on the severity and type addiction. Legal, health and familial factors also play a part in choosing the correct treatment center. This is why a good assessment is needed to determine the appropriate type of drug treatment facility to meet your specific needs.

Drug addiction

Addiction to drugs or alcohol follows a pattern and has a cause.

The person has a problem. They are confronted by a situation in life that they have a difficult time dealing with. It can be a problem in school, with parents, friends, lovers, marriage, their job etc. It can also be a physical problem causing great pain. The person has no solution for the problem. The person becomes overwhelmed because of these problems and drugs or alcohol provide a temporary escape from the problem.

Take a young male adult who has a communication problem. He is shy, and wants to have a girlfriend. So this problem he has prevents him from starting a conversation; asking someone to dance, etc. I am sure you have seen an example of this in your own life. He has a few drinks and suddenly he can talk, asks someone to dance and so on. He now has a solution for his problem! So, every time he goes out, this will be his solution to "have fun"; to meet girls. He goes through life and gets married. Then a problem comes up with his wife. He still cannot handle his problem through communication. He gets overwhelmed with it and has a drink. Now he can confront his wife. Once again, he found a solution. Every time, in any aspect of life, when he has to confront a situation, alcohol will be his solution. However, drugs and alcohol impair the judgment of the person markedly; so, this “solution” will bring more problems then he originally had. He will become more overwhelmed as a result of his new problems. You end up with a person who has to use a substance to communicate, to have fun, to sleep, etc. This is a really common example of how addiction works and this applies to any type of substance abuse.

Take a young male adult who has a communication problem. He is shy, and wants to have a girlfriend. So this problem he has prevents him from starting a conversation; asking someone to dance, etc. I am sure you have seen an example of this in your own life. He has a few drinks and suddenly he can talk, asks someone to dance and so on. He now has a solution for his problem! So, every time he goes out, this will be his solution to "have fun"; to meet girls. He goes through life and gets married. Then a problem comes up with his wife. He still cannot handle his problem through communication. He gets overwhelmed with it and has a drink. Now he can confront his wife. Once again, he found a solution. Every time, in any aspect of life, when he has to confront a situation, alcohol will be his solution. However, drugs and alcohol impair the judgment of the person markedly; so, this “solution” will bring more problems then he originally had. He will become more overwhelmed as a result of his new problems. You end up with a person who has to use a substance to communicate, to have fun, to sleep, etc. This is a really common example of how addiction works and this applies to any type of substance abuse.

This is why, in choosing a drug rehab center, you need to look at the rehabilitation model of the treatment program. You need to make sure the facility you choose will increase the ability of the person to be in control of his life without using drug substitutes. Addiction can be cured. It is very important that you choose the right program that can effectively help your loved one put their addiction behind them and move on with their life.

WHAT ARE THE SIGNS?

Drug addicts will attempt to withhold the fact that they are using drugs from friends and family. They will start to withdraw from family and friends. They will start to act strangely; will begin to violate one’s own integrity. They will not be succeeding in life. They will be more overwhelmed as this will create more problems. They will use more drugs to counter that overwhelming feelings. The addict will get to a point that drugs are the most important thing in their life. The more the person uses, the more the body will tolerate the presence of drugs in their system. They will then use more and more drugs to try to get that initial "high". There will a point when they won't be able to get the same release that the drug provided in the beginning stages of their use. In the case of hard drugs, this is a critical cause of overdose. In the case of lighter drugs, the danger is reaching for stronger, more addictive drugs to once again achieve a release, or a “high”.

Addiction signs

The following are signs of addiction to look out for.  The person:

• The person lies.
• Is unreliable.
• Withdrawals from family and friends.
• Does not finish what he/she starts.
• Has mood swings.
• Is depressed.
• Erratic sleeping patterns.
• Isolates themselves.
• Stealing.
• Drug paraphernalia

These are some of the most common signs of being addicted to drugs and alcohol.

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