Drug Addiction Help

Why come to Lakeview?

We have received national recognition as one of the elite substance abuse treatment centers in the nation.

Over 10,000 individuals and their families have traveled to Lakeview from every state in the nation for drug and alcohol treatment.

We have been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval by the Joint Commission for providing the highest standard of care.

We view every patient as unique and individualize their addiction recovery and drug treatment plan to meet their personal needs.

Our addiction treatment center offers first class lakeside accommodations.

All of the physicians and psychiatrists working in our drug and alcohol rehab are board certified and trained in addiction medicine.

We provide care for the entire family unit in our Family Addiction Recovery Program.

Our relapse prevention program and dual diagnosis treatment are the hallmark of our “state of the art” drug rehabilitation program.

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Drug Addiction Help

Drug addiction help does more than help the individual with a problem; it also helps family, friends and society. Drug addiction is one of the greatest challenges our society faces. It is estimated that illegal drug use costs America multimillions of dollars every year:

In lost productivity

In healthcare costs

In other costs, such as efforts to stem the flow of drugs

Beyond the cost in revenue there are other costs to society:

Spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C either through sharing of drug paraphernalia or unprotected sex

Deaths due to overdose or other complications from drug use

Effects on unborn children of pregnant drug users

Other effects such as crime and homelessness

The best drug addiction help to society is prevention. If we can prevent drug abuse, we can prevent drug addiction.

Drug Addiction and Tolerance

Drug addiction has several components that need to be discussed to understand why someone will need drug addiction help. The first component of drug addiction is tolerance. An individual is prone to continued substance use simply because of the way it makes them feel temporary emotional elation, relief or escape. In order to continue experiencing short term relief the person continues to use on a regular basis and drug abuse turns to drug addiction. When this begins the individual should receive immediate drug addiction help.

Withdrawal from Drug Addiction

The second component where you will need drug addiction help is associated with withdrawal. With most drugs, a person’s body becomes dependant physically and / or emotionally on the drug. When the use of the drug is discontinued the person’s body and mind react and will experience mild to severe, to possibly life-threatening withdrawal symptoms which will vary depending on the type of drug, amount taken, length of time on the drug etc.. When you are looking for drug addiction help, make sure the rehab has a medical detox on site to manage the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms are usually managed by dispensing detox-specific medications to deal with; sweats tremors, nausea, mood swings, anxiety, insomnia, depression, seizures or even convulsions.

For immediate drug addiction help or for admission into Lakeview Health System’s nationally recognized drug addiction rehab center call:1-866-657-4357 today. All calls are toll-free and strictly confidential.