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Dual diagnosis means someone has an alcohol and or chemical dependency and a psychiatric condition as well. The psychiatric condition can be anything like depression, bi polar, panic disorder, anxiety, ADHD and OCD. The co-occurring psychiatric condition must be properly diagnosed and treated. Too many drug alcohol treatment centers treat the substance abuse as the [...]

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Drug addiction can’t simply be overcome without the help of others. Qualified professionals at an addiction drug treatment center specialize in helping patients who want to stop drug abuse. It starts with detoxification of the body to remove all toxic substances. Individuals who have co-occurring disorders can even find rehab centers who offer dual diagnosis [...]

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Many people who have a drug problem won’t admit it, and instead deny it to free themselves of embarrassment or concealment.  Some people don’t want to label themselves as a “substance abuser” as they feel it will affect their self-esteem, as well as their social, educational and occupational opportunities.  Many don’t admit to it because [...]

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Overcoming alcohol abuse while having a psychiatric condition can be tough. Fighting both conditions at the same time is actually the best form of treatment.  There are rehab centers that offer effective dual diagnosis rehabilitation programs and gives patients a properly diagnosed treatment plan.  Instead of a set program, dual diagnosis services are customized to [...]

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Once a substance is used on more than regular or prescribed basis,  and alters a person’s mood it is called substance abuse.  A major public health problem of today, drug users are relying on these drugs to have “fun” and end up resulting with major medical problems.  Substance abuse services are offered to help those [...]

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Dealing with alcoholism while suffering from a psychiatric condition can be tough to recover from.  Fiding the right professional help that is able to treat both conditions simultaneously can be tricky, but Malibu Horizon, a treatment center in California, specializes in dual diagnosis rehab treatment.  Although drug abuse centers that can correctly treat both conditions [...]

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Dual diagnosis rehab treatment is done in many drug rehabs in Malibu. It is good to see that drug centers are now treating dual diagnosis. Earlier, dual diagnosis patients faced a two fold problem:
First, it is very hard to diagnose dual diagnosis, a condition where a substance addict also suffers from mental illness, as symptoms [...]

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Alcohol drug rehab patients are taking rehabilitation very seriously. The good news is that such programs and therapies are showing promising results as well. According to a study conducted in 2002 by National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism showed that about 35% of patients who had undergone some kind of rehabilitation program were fully [...]

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Opiate abuse is increasing very rapidly in the United States. Heroin, an opiate drug, is often the most used/abused drug. Excess opiate intake often causes the brain to stop producing a certain chemical which is necessary for proper functioning of the brain. This chemical gets replaced by the opiate drug and patients become opiate “dependent”. [...]

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Just when one thought things could not get worse for alcohol and drug addicts, a new type of condition has been discovered - Dual Diagnosis. It is a condition where a patient suffering from drug and/or alcohol abuse is also suffering from some kind of metal illness. There are two major problems with this condition [...]

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