Self-help Group Visit

Self- help Group Visit
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Self- Help Group Visit
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Permission has to be granted by the nurse in charge before any visitor enters the facility.
In most cases, self-help groups comprise of unemployed individuals who come up with a group that will help them to try and not indulge in any immoral behaviors such as smoking, drinking, among other things. These groups are very helpful to its members for it gives them a chance to interact with people who share the same problem as any other member. One of the most respected organizations in Selma, Alabama that deals with alcohol abuse is AllAboutCounselling.com, AAC, which deals with alcohol abusers who have been unable to quit the habit even after trying several times. The main objective of AAC is to ensure that all members of the group are able to adhere to their rules. This is the reason why according to AAC "substance abuse and recovery directory of Selma luxury drug treatment rehabs is your trusted resource to find a top executive drug rehab center provider to get clean and maintain sobriety, stop doing drugs or drinking excessively or get related help" (AllAboutCounselling.com, 2012).
Alcohol is the most abused drug in the US and it claims the livelihoods of very many young people in that country. This is the reason why organizations are coming up from all corners of the country that try to address the issue of alcohol abuse among the young the people. Selma, Alabama, (Self-Help Resource Center) has been very helpful to many youths living in that area and this is the greatest motivation, which has led me into wanting to research about the organization. Cahaba Mental Health for behavior, drugs, and alcohol is a self-help group that deals with alcohol and the abuse of other drugs. The center is situated in a serene environment in Kyalami area, North of Gauteng. This is the reason why most alcohol and other substance abusers are very happy when visiting the facility.
The center is located outside the town where there are many activities. Beautiful environment and animals including birds don the place, which makes the atmosphere very relaxing. The facility has "A well trained, team of experts that will make a significant impact in the life of a recovering addict" (Eden Recovery Centre, 2012). This means that family members of the addict are at ease when they are taking their addict to the facility. The fact that the environment is serene has healing effects to the addicts because they can relax when watching the wild birds around the facility.
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According to the workers at the facility, "A multi-disciplinary approach based on abstinence, patient affirmation, intensive counseling, and adherence to structured programs" is followed by the team of experts in the facility to have a reason to abstain from their drugs of choice (Eden Recovery Centre, 2012). This enables the addicts to choose a drug free life because they are shown other ways of life without drugs. Experts know the reasons why people engage in drugs and it is for this reason that they are able to counsel addicts to live a healthy life. In the center, several ways are used to ensure that addicts abstain from using drugs.
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Behavioral treatments help the addicts to change their way of thinking by telling them the reason why they should not crave for dugs by offering them with life skills that will keep them busy during the times that they needs the drugs most. According to Eden Recovery Centre (2012), attendants at the center help the addicts to "modify their attitudes and behaviors related to drug abuse, and increase their life skills to handle stressful circumstances and environmental cues that may trigger intense craving for drugs and prompt another cycle of compulsive abuse." This can be attributed to the fact that most of drug addicts do not do it out of their own volition but it is because they do not have anything else to do. Most drug addicts do not know that they are addicted until one is able to understand that s/he cannot do without the drug.
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