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The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families

May 15, 2015

The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families: The wrong choices we often make

The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families

The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families must all be inclusive. Heroin addiction is a great to every family

There are certain things that we do not because we want to but because we see our friends and relatives do. The motivation is to have the feelings they have upon using the things they use or doing what they do. In other words the sense of belonging is the reason why all these are happening. Take for instance in the world of drug addiction you will be amazed at what people do just not to be left out and in the process they find themselves into real problems not just in their health and peace of mind but also with the law enforcement agencies. Even though addiction cuts across and everyone is vulnerable, it hit the hardest at the family unit. We spoke to doctor Dalal Akoury the MD and founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center about the battle of heroin addiction in families and it is amazing seeing how simple desires can land us into real threats of addiction.

As a professional in this discipline doctor Akoury is going to shed some light on how influential heroin can be in your life no matter how you got introduced to it. She says that one morning while in her office a lady walked in and was very depressed. When she gave her time to share her problem she open up and poured out her heart on the battles she has with heroin addiction. For confidentiality we will call her Jimssy not her real name. Jimssy is a full-time housewife and mother and hardly fits the stereotypical picture of a heroin addict. However for the past two of her adult life, she was obsessed with getting high on heroin a passion she shared with her husband, Jim not his real name who has been battled his own addiction for over two decades now.

Jim had been struggling with heroin addiction for years when his wife joined the league of shooting up heroin. Even though Jimssy was not ignorant of the effects of heroin on her husband, she voluntarily decided to test the water one day following an advice from her friend who informed her that using heroin would significantly relieve the pain of headache and muscular pains she had suffered from epileptic seizures she has been struggling with for more than 15 years now. It is amazing how friends can be very destructive to our well-being. This friend without any consideration of the know consequences, approached her friend with the news she knew Jimssy would be interested in, that is the solution to her struggle with pain. Jimssy acknowledges that, that was her first time and regret having such a friend in her life. She goes ahead to explain that her main reason for testing the waters even though she knew the struggles her husband, was to get better, the pain was becoming unbearable. What do you think about her decision? You may suggest that under the circumstances she was justified because she was looking for solutions about her pain. Nonetheless it is still not right, every advice you get from a friend must be confirmed by a medical doctor and that is why doctor Akoury founded this facility where you can get all the professional assistance concerning your health and addiction at any time of the day.

The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families: Breaking the Boredom

Another point doctor Akoury observed from the patient is the mind set of many people about things and situations around them. Like for instance Jimssy says that besides the advice from the wrong friend, she was curious, she wanted to understand the feelings of this drug heroin, and she confesses that “I wanted to know what this was that [Jim] was doing. Why it was so attractive. And she sought the silence that if she was to try it just briefly for a few times, it won’t do her any harm and that it wouldn’t result into addiction since it is only for a few times.” That is what she thought and besides she had also heard that heroin improved sexual performance. (The seizure medications she had taken for her epilepsy had dampened her libido.) Heroin, she says, helped her feel more sexual, and that was a big attraction.

Doctor Akoury says that she had it all well planned. And in her own wisdom, to avoid getting hooked, she refrained from doing the drug for four days between uses. Then, she started doing it on the weekends “to break the boredom.” This plan may have looked brilliant, but remember that heroin is such an addictive drug and so despite her plans and to her great denial she quickly became addicted. She adds that “I saw what it had done to my husband. But I had no idea at all of the pull it had on users.” If you are listing keenly to Jimssy and you or anyone you know is struggling with any form of addiction, you can be of help first to yourself and then to the others by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Akoury today.

In the meantime Jimssy tells us that as at that time she was being introduced into drugs, she was working and earning her money from her job which was well enough to finance this new expenditure. The income helped her feed their habits and every day was such a good day because they could afford for more drugs. But it also caused strife in their relationship. They would share their drugs, and Jimssy says, the pull of addiction quickly introduced an enemy in their relationship, the enemy known as mistrust. They longer had trust for each other. She feared sending him alone to buy drugs with her money because he would take more than his share on the way home. He felt the same way about her. “It just starts eating away at your love, your partnership, the whole marriage,” she admits. Doctor Akoury reacts to this professionally and informs Jimssy that drugs will remain bad irrespective of the influence you may get from any of your friends. We will continue listening to Jimssy in our next article but for now, we must choose and choose wisely. This life we have, we can only live it once and when we still have that opportunity, then we must consult with the medical experts from time to time to have things done the right way. Talk to us today at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center and we will offer you real time solutions to all your addiction problems.

The battles of Heroin Addiction in Families: The wrong choices we often make

 

 

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Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction

May 13, 2015

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction: Important Facts to Observe

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction is key irrespective of your economical engagements.

While looking at the roles of parents in taming substance abuse in our previous article, we highlighted certain lesion points from what other parents have experience while exercising their parental obligations in controlling drug addiction. It became clear that most of us have let our children plunge in to the intoxication of addiction, for very simple reasons like denial. Of the seven lessons we were able to address two and we want to progress with the remaining five as we progress into this discussion as follows:

  1. My addict is a liar
  2. My addict is a criminal
  3. Others don’t want them around
  4. Life will not be the same
  5. Homelessness may be the path he chooses

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction: My Addict is a Liar

Traditionally addicts will often find something to hide their habits with and ensure that their real business is not exposed. It is possible that when they are making all these efforts of concealment, they may not be in their proper senses to tell exactly what they are doing. They are actually not even aware that they are lying because to them, they are telling you exactly what you want to hear. Normally they their motive is sincere of trying to seek your approval of their deeds and not really for pride. It is also true that most addicts are not happy with themselves for their actions are only that they have no way out at least while still in that state of mind. At this point their only survival ways would be to seek for some approval by telling lies no matter the consequences. As parents we will be laid to whether it is an innocent lie or not, it will still remain to be a lie. Like in my case when my addicted son tells me that he is not abusing drugs, I don’t buy that and instead I tell him repeatedly that “my eyes can hear even better than my ears” because ideally what they say is not what is really happening. It is therefore very important that we make efforts of finding facts for ourselves and not relying on what the children tell us. If you were to rely on what they say you may be surprised that you have no clue of who your child really is. Choose to be on top of everything so that you can be in a better position of protecting your children from all the harms of drug addictions.

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction: My addict is a Criminal

It is normal to feel hurt when someone tells you that your child is a criminal or is showing signs of being one. Honestly I won’t take that kindly but when it comes to drug abuse, before you get angry and dismiss in rage the whistle blower about the behavior of your son, investigate. Remember that symptoms of this disease include illegal behaviors and criminality is justified. But as many would become outrageous about such adjectives so will be the consequences of drug addiction. Substance abuse can cause your child to be incarcerated. So be warned and if you don’t heed the warnings, then be ready to face up to it dear parents. If he has done things wrong under the influence of his addiction, you must be ready to pay the price to the society. It will do you no good to bad mouth the police, judges, prisons, advocates and so on. Remember that this people or institutions did not cause the problem neither did they put him there instead it is his actions that sent him there.

I know this may not sound good to most of us because of the attachment we have with our children. But wait a minute, interrogate your memory line and remember that one fateful evening when you were at the comfort of your living room and you heard gun short in your neighborhood. You were terrified and when calm was restored you realized that it was your best friend who was the victim and he did not make it. Luckily the thugs were arrested and this was the head line news in the subsequent days. The thugs were all found guilty and sentenced according to the provisions of the law. Am justifying that when we read about others or watch on TV and in jail we appreciate how much they deserve to be there but our babies aren’t like them. In my view and this is from experience is that, it doesn’t how we can justify and separate the wrongs by misdemeanor and felony but the truth is those are legal terms to which our children are not immune to. Am not saying that you should be happy about it, No because no one can, the law needs to be applied to all and if my addicted son has done some wrong things that got him put in there, it is very sad and painful not just for me as a parent but to the whole society and he must pay for his actions.

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction: Others don’t want them around

Isolation is one element that people don’t want to be associated with. However acts of violence and hooliganism arising out of substance abuse often cause people to keep distance from the victims. Therefore if the society feels otherwise and they don’t want them (our addicted) sons and daughters, then that are justified because they have wronged the society and its people. I am in agreement with my fellow parents that we all ore our children that unconditional love, and for sure as an individual I love my children unconditionally, that is the indisputable truth and it will remain that way so long as am still alive. However it is not wrong in any way for friends, brothers, sisters, grandparents, relatives to have their own feelings and pain about this situation. We are all at liberty to make choices and if we make the wrong choices, there will be consequences. Finally no matter the consequences our (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) doors are always open for you daily. We are standing in the gap for you and will be more than willing to offer our expertise in your addiction recovery. Our team of experts led by doctor Dalal Akoury will be there waiting for your appointment call and in the most confidential and professional manner address your individual situations satisfactorily.

Parental Obligations in controlling Drug Addiction: Important Facts to Observe

 

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Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients

April 30, 2015

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Panic attacks and cancer

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients will go along way in offering lasting solutions to cancer treatment

Every time we are faced with any life threatening situation, we become depressed, fearful and our anxiety level goes up. This is common with people because it is inbuilt. The problem often becomes more complicated when we fail to be calm and panic in the process. Like for instance, the news about cancer infection can be very lethal on the part of the patient especially when they were not prepared of the possibilities of being cancerous. The luck of preparedness is the major cause of the greatest portion of fear and anxiety. Besides this, the fear of treatment, frequent visit to the doctor’s clinic and tests might also cause apprehension. Because of the impact attributed to these feelings, we want to discuss the best ways of handling anxiety and fear by cancer patients in the present generation.

According the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury’s care, it’s normal to feel afraid and scared when you’re sick. Like for instance people may be afraid of hysterical pain, dying, or the aftermath of death, including what might happen to loved ones. These same feelings may be experienced by family members and friends as well. It is therefore very important that we are aware of what signs that will indicate the presence of such fears and anxieties. The following are some of the signs and symptoms of fear and anxiety

  • Portraying anxious facial expression
  • Hysterical worry
  • Difficulties in solving problems and focusing thoughts
  • Muscle tension
  • Quivering or trembling
  • Restlessness, may feel keyed up or on edge
  • Dehydrated mouth
  • Irritability or angry outbursts

Doctor Akoury recommends that when an individual is showing majority of these signs daily, and they are causing interference with their lives, then at this point a mental health evaluation could be helpful. Under these circumstances you can be very instrumental in advising the patients by observing the following.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: What to do

  • Polite encouragement to share the experience.
  • Share feelings and fears that you or the anxious person may be having.
  • Listen carefully to each other’s feelings. Offer support, but don’t deny or discount feelings.
  • Remember that it’s OK to feel sad and frustrated.
  • Get help through counseling and from support groups.
  • Use meditation, prayer, or other types of spiritual support if it helps.
  • Embrace deep breathing and relaxation exercises. Close your eyes, breathe deeply, focus on each body part and relax it, start with your toes and work up to your head. When relaxed try to think of a pleasant place such as a beach in the morning or a sunny field on a spring day.
  • Talk with a doctor about using anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medicines.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Do not

  • Make effort to argue with a person whose fears and anxieties are severe instead consult with a doctor on the kind of medications to help.
  • Keep feelings inside.
  • Persuade one who is not willing to open up and talk to do so.
  • Blame yourself or another person for feeling fearful or anxious.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Panic attacks

Panic attacks can be an alarming symptom of anxiety. Panic attacks happen very suddenly and often reach their worst in just about 10 minutes. The victim may seem fine between the attacks but is usually very afraid that they will happen again. The following are some of the symptoms of panic attack.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Symptoms of a panic attack
  • Shortness of breath or a feeling of being smothered
  • Running heart
  • Feelings of dizziness, unstable, lightheaded, or faint
  • Chest pain or discomfort
  • Feeling as if they’re choking
  • Quivering or trembling
  • Sweating
  • Fear of losing control or “going crazy”
  • An urge to escape
  • Impassiveness or tingling sensations
  • Feeling “unreal” or “detached” from themselves
  • Chills (shaking or shivering) or hot flashes (may involve sweating or facial reddening)

If a person is having any of the first 5 symptoms or any five for that matter, it can mean an urgent or life-threatening condition. In this case the presence of a doctor would be required right away to attend to the patient if someone unexpectedly has any of these. It is also very important to note that these symptoms can be signs of other, more serious problems such as shock, heart attack, blood chemistry imbalance, collapsed lung, allergic reaction and many other chronic conditions. Therefore it’s not safe to make an assumption that they are panic-related until are diagnosed and confirmed by a doctor.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: What to do
  • Check with the doctor to be sure that the symptoms are caused by panic and not another medical problem.
  • Stay calm and speak softly during a panic attack.
  • Sit with the person during panic attacks until he or she is feeling better.
  • Call for help if needed.
  • After the panic attack is over, encourage the person to get treatment for the panic attacks.
  • Provide transportation to treatment if needed. The person may be afraid that a panic attack will happen while driving.
  • The ideas listed under “What to do” in the section “Anxiety and Fear” may also be helpful.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Do not

  • Minimize or make light of the person’s terror or fear.
  • Judge the person for feeling scared and acting strangely.
  • Try to talk the person out of their fear or other feelings.
  • Hesitate to call the doctor if you have questions about what’s happening.

Finally for us to win the good health back, we must ensure that we change our attitude towards anxiety and fear more so when it comes to handling cancer patients. Everything we do will matter a lot in the healing process of the cancer patients. Therefore seeking for treatment in good time and from experience and qualified doctors will be the best you can do for yourself. Doctor Dalal Akoury is one of such professionals you can contact for any health conditions you have that is cancerous. Make the best decision today and schedule for an appointment with doctor Akoury for a life changing treatment that will give you your life back enjoying it to the fullest.

Handling Anxiety and Fear by Cancer Patients: Panic attacks and cancer

 

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Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers

March 19, 2015

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers: How Addiction Works

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers is good but the consequences of drug abuse could be fatal and costly

It is amazing how people make effort to defeat addiction. It is also amazing how many people who have done the right thing for a long time to eliminate addiction often find themselves relapsing into their old habits. The many success stories we hear today has very huge challenges met and dealt with on the way towards fighting substance abuse at the rehab centers addiction recovery can be attained. How many times have you seen or heard who is who in the society being admitted into the rehab centers? It’s actually the same old story celebrities check in and after sometimes maybe a month they check out with stories of a miraculous turnaround. And then, sometimes, they check right back in again. One would wonder what may have happen to the successful story that was told when they first checked out. In that state of confusion you would ask is it poor self-control, or poor treatment? We spoke to doctor Dalal Akoury an expert in substance abuse treatment and also the founder of Founder of AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center to help us understand the misery behind drug addiction.

As a professional doctor Akoury reiterates that treatment can be very effective. But to understand how to gauge effectiveness, it is important that you are well informed of about how addiction works. Experts across the globe are currently agreeing that addiction is a brain disease with a genetic component, Doctor Akoury says. But it’s also affected by behavior. The behavioral component makes addiction closely associated with other chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high cholesterol. Medicine has not found a way to “cure” these diseases with a pill or an operation. Instead, they require a lifetime of treatment, coupled with lifetime behavioral changes.

While most addiction treatment programs set abstinence as a goal, a relapse isn’t a reason to give up on a patient as hopeless just as you wouldn’t give up on a diabetes patient who goes on a sugar binge. Addicts have their ups and downs, but you can take that information and work with it to see how to do better.

About 50% of patients on treatment programs remain clean and sober for a year after treatment, doctor Akoury says. But many of those who relapse don’t go into a black hole, she adds. Instead they return to treatment to build on the behavioral skills they learned during the first time. Studies show a connection between treatment success and the length and intensity of treatment. That usually means at least three weeks of treatment lasting several hours a day (whether as an inpatient or outpatient), followed by frequent attendance at AA or other group therapy for about a year.

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers: Who Benefits from Inpatient Care?

A 30-day stay in a clinic used to be the standard treatment for addicts. But with the rise of managed care in the 1980s, insurers balked at the costs. Many clinics shut down, and for years it was very difficult to get an insurer to cover any inpatient treatment. Now some insurance plans will cover inpatient stays at relatively inexpensive facilities.

Experts say inpatient treatment is most needed by addicts coming from a chaotic environment or who suffer from a severe psychiatric illness. For example, if family members are substance abusers, an inpatient program will get them out of that environment so some intensive work can be done, Doctor Akoury says. By contrast, outpatient treatment may be fine for a patient who is married and has a steady job.

A homeless single mom in a drug-infested neighborhood might well qualify for inpatient treatment, experts say; so would a hard-partying celebrity who is constantly traveling between movie sets or concert stages. The difference, of course, is that celebrities can spend a thousand dollars a day or more on treatment, while the homeless mom is at the mercy of the public health system.

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers: High Cost of Treatment

Treatment at most of the rehab centers is really costly. In some centers a patient could spend up to $1,200 daily in treatment. Such centers are completely furnished with all that you will need besides equipment that are directly beneficial to the recovery process. Some of the amenities may include a lavish pool, spa, gym, climbing wall and even equestrian tables. The accommodation facility will be of the standard of super five star hotels. In such facilities patients will be spending most of their working hours in emotionally draining activities even as they receive intensive treatment that delivers real time results. However the cost will vary from different rehab centers for both inpatient and outpatient. The relatively pocket friendly clinics would charge up to $8,500 for one month inpatient stay. This may still be out of rich for many people since many insurers are not very keen in insuring this as a product.

How to find a good clinic is and must be the starting point. If you get the best from the start then you can be safe and sound that the end result will be satisfactory. However you must have made a decision to go ahead with the exercise because your acknowledgement that you have a problem that needs to be fixed is the key to your success otherwise if you are in denial, then you may not make progress. A good clinic would be that which is staffed with addiction-certified counselors and medical staff. And therefore look for a clinic with medical staff that can treat the psychiatric problems that so often accompany substance abuse. That usually means access to psychiatrists as well as counselors. That is why doctor Dalal Akoury founded AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center a facility which is equipped with all that you need to get over your addiction problems. You may want to schedule for an appointment with the experts at this facility to experience wellness. You may choose to go for the inpatient or outpatient and we will be of help to you.

Fighting substance abuse at the Rehab centers: How Addiction Works

 

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The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction

March 18, 2015

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction: How Rehabs work

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction. Your addiction problem can be treated professionally at these centers and you will get you life back

It is no secret that substance abuse is on the rise. In the same way everyone is affected in one way or the other. The question that we need to answer to is what we are doing to bring the problem to manageable levels. Of course treatment is an option and a major one for that matter. And that is why doctor Dalal Akoury while studying to understand the contributions of rehabilitation centers in treating addiction made this noble decision of creating a medical center whose main objective is to transform each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals to find their own inner healing power. In her decades of experience, Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. As an expert in addiction she explains to us the treatment process at rehab clinics for patients of all walks of life, whether the patient is a celebrity or just an ordinary person seeking for treatment.

She says that under normal circumstances, hardly a week goes by without hearing of high profile personalities like singer, or politician checking into a center to treat a drug or alcohol problem. And when a celebrity goes to rehab, it’s often to an exclusive facility with high ratings and marble baths, ocean views, and a full health resort. This are not just places that any tom dick and harry can visit for treatment. Begging the question does it therefore means that good and effective treatment is only for the rich and famous? The truth is addiction is not for a given class or status it cuts across and treatment is also the same irrespective of where you get it from. Like for instance even the outpatient’s treatment has delivered impressive result for many addicts and at a pocket friendly terms. Either way, not even the fanciest program can guarantee successful treatment. It must be appreciated that successful treatment of addiction will also requires a lifelong effort and determination by the patient to stay clean and free from substance abuse.

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction: How Rehab Works

Like I have already indicated, status is not a consideration when it comes to addiction and its mode of treatment. Whether you’re a celebrity or just a regular person, addiction treatment typically involves a similar procedures and applications some of which may include the following:

Detoxification – the dynamics of treatment may be the same and so majority of patients reporting for treatment are often checked in as an inpatient for a few days of acute stabilization. This is necessary so that they are assisted in coping with symptoms of withdrawal such as tremors, paranoia, and depression. Yet another set of patients will be assisted in dealing with the crises that brought them in to treatment like those relating to domestic problems and even legal problems.

Diagnosis – Many addicts also suffer from psychiatric problems including sleep disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety. Some of these patients may have faced traumatic life experiences such as rape or incest. While the exact relation between these problems and substance abuse may not be clear, many addiction treatment programs link up patients with psychiatrists or therapy groups.

Cognitive therapy – This therapy helps addicts realize which life situations are most likely to trigger substance abuse. Then the addicts develop alternative plans. For example, if an addict usually drinks after arguing with a spouse, he might learn to end those fights by counting to 10 or going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting instead of going to a bar. Addicts also learn assertive skills that help them learn how to say no to drugs or alcoholism.

Family therapy – Many programs bring family members into the program to heal damaged relationships and shore up the addict’s support network. Support from family members is very key to helping addicts stay clean over the long run. These are the people they will be staying with and their support is very important in the recovery program of the patient. Instances where family support is lucking can be very dangerous and may trigger relapse to the recovering patient.

Medication – it goes without saying that medication is very paramount in helping addicts get well and eventual quite all together. Like foe instance an FDA approved medication and Campral helps people with alcohol dependence who have quit remaining sober and staying alcohol-free. Another FDA-approved drug, Suboxone, treats addiction to opiates (including heroin and some prescription painkillers); it reduces withdrawal symptoms and cravings. Suboxone has a similar effect as methadone but is less prone to abuse.

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction: Self Determination

Finally substance abuse is real and all of us are vulnerable to being victims. Even though you can take full responsibility on your own to clear off any form of addiction, it is very important that you get professional advice from time to time from the experts. Experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care will tell you that the very first step to addiction recovery even before you get to the point of choosing the professional to visit is the acknowledgement. The patient must first appreciate that he or she has a problem which needs to be fixed. Many addicts are in great denial and this in itself is a big impediment to healing. Therefore once you have accepted that you have a problem, then you can now schedule for an appointment with the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center and doctor Dalal Akoury will up on evaluating your individual situation, and based on the evaluation findings, will register you to an appropriate treatment procedure which will help you get rid of your addiction and regain your life back living it to the fullest.

The contributions of Rehabilitation centers in Treating Addiction: How Rehabs work

 

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