Indicators of childhood addiction to substances

October 8, 2015

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances: What to look for?

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances will be very evident when parents stay closer to their children.

When our children grow up we are often forced to release them to other people for care due to various reasons. Such reasons may include their education, our work schedule that does not allow us to have adequate time to spend with them and many others. As parents and guardians we still have a duty to ensure that they are well taken care of irrespective of their new places of residence whether temporal or permanent. And with the saturation of the drugs and alcohol in our neighborhoods we must up our sleeves to ensure that our children are brought up morally upright. It is for this reason that we want to focus our discussion on the indicators of childhood addiction to substances of addiction. To do this we are going to be talking to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury to help us bring this topic into perspective. In view of this doctor Akoury says that we must first evaluate the accuracy of the problem at hand by answering the following questions: Do you suspect that your child is abusing alcohol or using drugs? Are you worried? Have you noticed some changes with your child? If your response to these is yes, then as a parent it is very normal to be concerned and that brings us to the next point of concern which is how are parents affected by their children’s misuse of drugs?

Before we discuss what you need to look for if you your child is misusing drugs, it is important that we find out how we are affected in the first place by our children indulgence in to drugs and alcohol. Doctor Akoury is very categorical that as a parent your ability to be helpful in this situation will highly depend on how much you understand the significance of alcohol and drugs as well as how you much have been affected by their alcohol and drug use. And in fact, the most important thing you can do to help your son or daughter is first to commit to getting help and support for yourself! And to do that better, you must first understand how you have been affected, and find out if you need some help in answering these questions:

About alcohol: Are you troubled by someone’s drinking?
About other drugs: Do you need help?

Depending on how you respond to those questions knowing the warning signs becomes the next focus.

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances: Warning signs

The use and abuse of alcohol and drugs are serious issues that should not be ignored or minimized and we should not sit back and hope they will just go away. If left untreated, their usage can develop into serious drug dependence or alcoholism. Therefore is very important to recognize the various signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse early enough for proper action to be taken. Doctor Akoury and her team of experts will always be there for you and so if you’re worried that your son or daughter might be abusing alcohol or drugs you can schedule for an appointment with her today for the commencement of their recovery process but in the meantime the following are some of the physical and health warning signs of drug abuse to look for:

Irregular changes in appetite or sleep patterns or sudden weight loss or weight gain.
Shakes, tremors, incoherent or slurred speech, impaired or unstable coordination.
Deterioration in personal hygiene or physical appearance.
Eyes that are bloodshot or pupils that are smaller or larger than normal.
Frequent nose bleeding could be related to snorted drugs like meth or cocaine
Sudden seizures without any history of epilepsy
Impaired coordination, injuries/accidents/bruises that they won’t or can’t tell you about- they don’t know how they got hurt
Unusual smells on breath, body, or clothing.

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances: Behavioral signs of alcohol or drug abuse

Skipping classes, declining grades and getting in trouble at school
Drop in attendance and performance at work, loss of interest in extracurricular activities, hobbies, sports or exercise and decreased motivation
Consistent complaints from co-workers, supervisors, teachers or classmates
Missing money, valuables, prescription or prescription drugs, borrowing and stealing money
Acting isolated, silent, withdrawn, engaging in secretive or suspicious behaviors
Clashes with family values and beliefs
Preoccupation with alcohol and drug-related lifestyle in music, clothing and posters
Demanding more privacy, locking doors and avoiding eye contact
Sudden change in relationships, friends, favorite hangouts, and hobbies.
Frequently getting into trouble like arguments, fights, accidents, illegal activities
Using incense, perfume, air freshener to hide smell of smoke or drugs
Using eye drops to mask bloodshot eyes and dilated pupils

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances: Psychological warning signs of alcohol or drug abuse

Unexplained, confusing change in personality or attitude.
Sudden mood changes, irritability, angry outbursts or laughing at nothing.
Periods of unusual hyperactivity or agitation.
Lack of motivation; inability to focus, appears lethargic or “spaced out.”
Appears fearful, withdrawn, anxious, or paranoid, with no apparent reason.

Having the above knowledge is not only essential for the determination of whether your son or daughter is struggling with any kind of substance abuse but also very important to you. Addiction is one condition that knows no boundary and therefore when dealing with it, expert opinion is very important in every step of the way. In that regard we want to let you know that if you have been struggling with your child’s addiction or you’re the victim, help is much closer to you that you ever imagine. Doctor Dalal Akoury is a veteran addiction expert of several decades and has registered immense success in her way of administering addiction treatment for her clients. It will interest you to note that she made a personate decision to create a medical center (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource 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. Besides that 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. You may therefore want to reach out for her professional help by calling her on telephone number 843 213 1480 for an appointment and you will not regret having done so.

Indicators of childhood addiction to substances: What to look for?

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction

October 7, 2015

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Addiction is a disease of free will

Together we can work hand in hand in reducing stigma and shame of addiction for a speedy treatment are eventual recovery. Reducing stigma is therefore a must if we have to win in this fight.

Over the last few decades of my practice as a medical professional I have come a cross so many patients from across the globe with different disturbing health conditions coming to my office for treatment which we have gladly offered to them to a resounding positive feedback. We have made it a routine in our facility (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) to give our very best to all our clients irrespective of their limitations because we believe in offering lasting solutions to all health complications that we can professionally handle. This has made us to move from strength to strength over the years. However one problem of drug addiction keeps recurring owing to the nature of its effects to people differently. This one story disturbs me the most. It disturbs be because it came to my attention several years after I was first introduced to the couple. That story is going to form part of our discussion in this article even as we focus on reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction both internally and externally. But before we get there we want to assure all people reading this article now that drug addiction is a real problem and the sooner we deal with it the better. It is very painful seeing people losing hope and giving up on treatment because they keep relapsing every time they are about to have a break through. We are not taking more seriously the issue of relapse so that we can be on the front lane in defeating the beast of addiction. Therefore if you or anyone you know is struggling with any kind of addiction, our doors are always open at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury to help you recover from it professionally and with a lot of dignity. So don’t keep in hiding come up and purpose to regaining your life back with us professionally.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Stigma and shame

Now back to the story about two or three decades ago a couple visited my office with an addiction problem. Actually the man was alcoholic while his wife only accompanied her to seek for help. Before we could even start the session, they excused themselves shortly and I felt that they were consulting on something then we could commence together without any further interruption. I was surprised several minutes and hours later that my client vanished never to return. Several years later one of my student narrated this story to me and I was astonished. The student said “when I was still very young may be five or six years old, my maternal grandfather died of what I was always told was complications of heart disease.” She believed that because that is what she was told. It was not until several years later, after she had graduated from a medical school in psychiatry, and had secured a job for a very long time using neuroimaging to study the addicted brain, that she learned the real reason for the death of her grandfather. One day her mother gave her the revelation of the shock of her life and this was also coming when her mother was near the end of her life and she told her that, “I need to tell you something I have never spoken to you about.” She disclosed to her that her grandfather had been an alcoholic, and that he took his own life in his distress at not being able to control his strong urges to drink.

“Oh Jesus I almost lost my grip.” Her mother had out of fear of stigma and shame kept the real reason for her grandfather’s death a secret from her that long. What surprised her is that even though she knew that in her whole professional life was devoted to trying to understand what drugs do to the brain, and that she had heard her speak of addiction as a disease of the brain, still she was not going to tell her the whole truth.” So she wondered how she had miscommunication, and how she had not made her realize that it was not a taboo to speak about addiction and that there should be no shame in it. This really troubled her and so she came to confide in me says doctor Akoury.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Is addiction a chronic brain disease?

In her practice as a medical professional she continues, she has actually thought about this question so many times, and had realize that describing addiction as a “chronic brain disease” is a very theoretical and abstract concept she says. And so we continued to share and she used this illustration that “if you are a parent or guardian with a very sick child, and you took the child to the hospital for medication and the doctor said, “Your child is in a coma because he has diabetes,” and in an effort to help you understand, the doctor went on to explain that diabetes is a chronic disease of the pancreas, would that really help you to understand why your child was so severely ill? Certainly not, that is because what would explains it for further and better understanding is that, the cells in the pancreas can no longer produce insulin, and the body actually need insulin in order to be able to use glucose as an energy source and that without it, the cells in our body are energy deprived. That is what will help you understand and so that explains why your child is so sick.”

To explain the devastating changes in behavior of a person who is addicted, such that even the most severe threat of punishment is insufficient to keep them from taking drugs where they are willing to give up everything they care for in order to take a drug, it is not enough to say that addiction is a chronic brain disease. What we mean by that is something very specific and profound: that because of drug use, a person’s brain is no longer able to produce something needed for our functioning and that healthy people take for granted, the free will.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Dopamine

All drugs of abuse, whether legal or illegal, cause large surges of dopamine in brain areas crucial for motivating our behavior—both the reward regions (such as the nucleus accumbens) as well as prefrontal regions that control our higher functions like judgment, decision making, and self-control over our actions. These brain circuits adapt to these surges by becoming much less sensitive to dopamine, a process called receptor down regulation. The result is that ordinary healthy things in our lives like all the pleasurable social and physical behaviors necessary for our survival (which are rewarded by small bursts of dopamine throughout the day) no longer are enough to motivate a person; the person will therefore needs a big surge of dopamine from the drug just to feel temporarily okay and they must continually repeat this, in an endless vicious cycle.

Reducing the stigma and shame of addiction: Addiction and suicide

Back to the story doctor Akoury says that from the story you will notice that the shame was not just because the father had been an alcoholic, but because he committed suicide, out of hopelessness and helplessness at his inability to control the strong urges to drink. At this point I remembered that couple who visited my office and just walked out never to return. Now on digging deep I found out that the couples were actually the grand parents of my student. Now it pains me most that something that could be treated caused this great damage simply because of stigma, shame and fear. Dear reader if you’re following this story, let this be the last one, addiction is a treatable condition and stigma or shame are just perceptions that should not result in death. Come quickly for help today and together lets kick out of our lives the problem of drug addiction.

Reducing stigma and shame of drug addiction: Addiction is a disease of free will

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach

October 7, 2015

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Treating cocaine addiction

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach is quickly gaining roots in the delivery of addiction treatment among therapist

If we want to have any meaningful treatment of all kind of addiction, it is first important that we have a team of well-trained and competent professionals to handle the job. That is why doctor Dalal Akoury and her team of experts from the home of addiction solution (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) strongly believe in substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach among other training modes available. It is also important for the qualified experts to appreciate that the integrating cognitive behavioral treatment (CBT) and medication is very essential since it is highly compatible with pharmacotherapy. When applied in combination with medication, the range of CBT interventions expands to include a focus on enhancing medication compliance. Generally, medication response and compliance are monitored during the early part of each session and that is to say that the first third of each hour of the training session which then translate into a 20/20/20 session. And for a better understanding of these facts, the following are some specific strategies that have been found useful:

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Inquire as to patients’ previous experience with medication

It is always very important that specialist attending to the needs of addicts should explore deeply about the previous experience with medication by asking questions as this will help in laying down the frame work of proper treatment. the following are some of the questions the therapist may consider asking:

Therapists should ask patients about their prior history with pharmacotherapy for any psychiatric disorder or condition.
Why was it prescribed?
Was it helpful?
Under what conditions was it terminated?
Did they take the medication as prescribed faithfully to the last dose?

From the results of such questions, the therapist should be able to point out areas of noncompliance and this should alert them into professionally establishing the patients’ view as to why they did not comply previously and also to attempt to address those issues proactively.

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Address patients’ concerns about medication

Listening is very paramount in the treatment process. It is therefore important that therapist take time to listen to their clients carefully for any concerns, including any misunderstandings, or prejudices about taking medication and find ways of addressing them timely and assertively. These may include misconceptions about expected medication effects, time needed to experience the effect, side effects, dosing, and interactions with cocaine and other substances. It is important that therapists provide clarification in clear, familiar terms and frequently check back with patients to be sure that they have understood.

Besides that, sometimes the effects of medication may not come immediately apparent, it is important to inform patients that it may take several weeks before therapeutic effects emerge; thus, patients should be encouraged to expect gradual rather than all-or-nothing change. Explaining the gradual emergence of medication effects provides an opportunity for the therapist to emphasize that patients should not expect to benefit from an entirely passive stance regarding CBT treatment simply because they are taking medication. Mastery and implementation of coping skills remain an essential and important part of treatment; medication may be an additional, useful adjunct or tool.

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Assess medication compliance since last session

Close, consistent, and careful monitoring is one of the most effective strategies for enhancing compliance with medications. Thus, a portion of each session should be devoted to evaluating medication compliance and working through any difficulties that might arise. In general, until the patients’ compliance pattern is clearly established, therapists should, in every meeting, inquire about medication compliance, day by day, since the last session. This should include asking when patients take the medication, how they take the medication, and a thorough discussion of any deviation from the prescribed dose and schedule.

In her many years of service in this discipline, doctor Akoury has noted that compliance and retention are most difficult to achieve early and late in treatment – early if the patient is not receiving obvious benefit, and later if the patient, after obtaining a partial or full therapeutic response, does not appreciate the need to continue treatment. Thus, therapists should be particularly attentive to compliance and motivation issues during early and late sessions.

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Praise medication compliance

Therapists should also convey confidence in the medication and inform patients of the likely benefits. Therapists should be strongly on the side of compliance and praise patients’ compliance enthusiastically and genuinely. Like for instance you could appreciate your patient by saying that “I have seen you take your medication diligently since our last meeting and that’s really great. I know you may have had some doubts about whether the medication would work for you, and I’m glad you were willing to give it a try. And by the way have you noticed any positive changes you think might be related to the medication?” for better assessment, doctor Akoury suggest that the patient improvement should be related to compliance and lack of improvement and luck of it to noncompliance.

The other point of significance to the therapist is to establish and stress the connection between medication compliance, psychotherapy sessions, and improvement. Therapists should make explicit causal links between patients’ compliance and improvement in cocaine abuse and other appropriate target symptoms. Conversely, therapists might tie poor compliance to failure to improve. Therapist should continue appreciating the effort of their clients from time to time like for instance you could point out that “since you’ve been taking the medication, I can see a lot of positive changes in your life. And by the way you’ve cut down significantly on your cocaine use and it is impressing that you’ve been feeling a lot better. I think the changes indicate that the medication is helping you. What do you think?” engagements like that are very important for recovering addicts in every session you have with them. That way they will see some progress and put in more effort in their commitment to kicking out cocaine addiction out of their lives.

Finally we want to assure you that we are always very much available for you as professionals anytime of the day and therefore if you need help in any way, remember that at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under Doctor Akoury’s care we focus on Neuroendocrine Restoration (NER) to reinstate normality through realization of the oneness of Spirit, Mind, and Body, Unifying the threesome into ONE. Take note that doctor Akoury is offering her exclusive NER Recovery Treatment to other physicians and health care professionals through training, clinical apprenticeships, webinars and seminars. Therefore any qualified professional can now be a part of this truly successful and fast addiction recovery treatment any time any day by scheduling for an appointment with doctor Akoury today.

Substance abuse counselor training using cognitive behavioral approach: Treating cocaine addiction

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction

October 2, 2015

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Coping with craving of cocaine (part two)

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction is very crucial in solving the problem of cocaine addiction especially in the teens who would want to explore.

In our part one of this series of articles about the cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction, we had highlighted some of the areas to focus on as listed below and we were able to explore on the first one i.e. understanding craving. You can actually make reference on that as we progress but for the purpose of this article we want to continue from where we left and see how best we can describe craving which is one of the biggest elements when it comes to solving the problem of addiction. Our team of experts from the home of addiction solutions (AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center) under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury who is also the founder of the facility, we want to explore on the possibilities of addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction with a view of finding lasting solutions to the scourge of addiction.

Understanding craving
Describing craving
Identifying triggers
Avoiding cues
Coping with craving

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Describing craving

Having understood what cravings is our next point would be to get the essential sense of the patients’ experience of craving. This can be very broad and may include having the knowledge about the following information.

What is craving like for you? – Doctor Akoury says that cravings or urges as it is commonly known is experienced in many different of ways by different patients. Like for instance an individual could say, the experience is primarily somatic that is to say, a patient would just get a feeling in the stomach or the heart races or just start smelling the element being craved for. For others, craving is experienced more cognitively; like for example one would say that “I need it now” or “I can’t get it out of my head” or “It calls on me.” Or it may be experienced effectively; for example, “I get nervous” or “I’m bored.” Depending on your individual experience, it is important that when seeking for help, you let your therapist know your experience with craving, this way they will be able to get to the roots of the problem and offer solutions effectively.

Are you bothered by craving? – There is tremendous variability in the level and intensity of craving reported by patients. For some, achieving and maintaining control over craving will be a principal treatment goal and take several weeks to achieve. Other patients deny they experience any craving. Gentle exploration with patients who deny any craving especially those who continue to use cocaine often reveals that they misinterpret a variety of experiences or simply ignore craving when it occurs until they suddenly find themselves using. Other, abstinent patients, who deny they experience any craving often, when asked, admit to intense fears about relapsing.

How long does craving last for you? – In this journey doctor Akoury says that to make the point about the duration and nature of craving, it is often very important for professionals to point out to their patients that they have rarely let themselves experience an episode of craving without giving in to it.

How do you try to cope with it? – Getting a sense of the coping strategies used by patients will help the therapist identify their characteristic coping styles and select appropriate coping strategies.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Identifying triggers

The next point to focus on would be the identification of the triggers to the substance of abuse. It is important that therapists should work very closely with their patients to develop a comprehensive list of their own triggers. Some patients become overwhelmed when asked to identify cues. From experience doctor Akoury says that when handling addicts, you will notice that someone may even associate breathing with cocaine use. Again, it may be most helpful therefore to concentrate on identifying the craving and cues that have been most problematic to the patient in recent weeks. This should commence immediately during the therapy session and this should include self-monitoring of craving so that patients can begin to identify new and more subtle cues as they arise.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Avoiding cues

When considering the avoidance of cues it is always advisable that you keep in mind the general strategy of “recognize, avoid, and cope.” These strategies are particularly applicable to craving for all substances and not necessarily cocaine. Doctor Akoury says that real experts would first identify the patients’ most problematic cues then make an exploration of the degree to which some of those could be avoided. This will come with certain sacrifices including breaking ties or reducing contact with individuals who use or supply you with cocaine, getting rid of paraphernalia, staying out of bars or other places where cocaine is used, or no longer carrying money, as in the following example:

Finally in dealing with the minds perception about cocaine addiction one needs not to let any stone unturned. I am saying this because we are all aware that cocaine is an illegal substance but other substances like alcohol which are legal can form a perfect avenue for the consumption of cocaine without being noticed. Besides that the ability to pay for the substance is another point of consideration. When the financial strength allows users to access cocaine could easily form a solution in an alcoholic drink. Therefore experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center recommends that for any meaningful treatment to be realized, therapists and other professionals in the line of substance abuse must spend considerable time exploring the relationship between alcohol and cocaine with patients who use them together to such an extent that alcohol becomes a powerful cocaine cue. Specific strategies to reduce, or preferably, stop alcohol use should be explored. We appreciate that doing this may not be easy for many people and that is why doctor Akoury will be readily available on call for you to schedule for an appointment so that any pending or unclear issues relating to addiction can be attended to professionally.

Addressing mind perception about cocaine addiction: Coping with craving of cocaine (part two)

A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction

October 2, 2015

A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction: Coping with craving of cocaine

A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction is one that should be embraced across the board

The pain of losing loved ones year in year out due to indulgence in drugs is one condition that is overwhelmingly devastating to everyone across the globe. This is actually not going to be the first time for us addressing this scourge neither is it going to be the last. Because of the addictive nature of cocaine and other substances of abuse, we will be on high alert everyday giving useful health information to you on this link and any other that we are associated with so that we can progressively give our contributions towards eliminating the endless problem of alcohol and drug addiction. In view of that and for the purpose of this article, our key substance is going to be cocaine and for a couple of days we are going to be posting blogs touching on the topic “a cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction” and in particular cocaine addiction. Our area of focus in this series of discussion will be dwelling much on:

The understanding craving
Giving detail description of craving
Identifying various triggers of addiction (cocaine in particular)
Avoiding cues
Coping with craving

A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction: Timely intervention

Owing to the technicality of the topic of discussion, we will rely heavily on the expert opinion and advice from the experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center. This health facility is the brain child of doctor Dalal Akoury (MD) who is a veteran addiction experts having dedicated her life in transforming people’s live across the globe for over two decades now. Her way of approach makes her one of the best experts in offering addiction solutions to all addicts with the ultimate goal of total recovery and sustainability of sobriety thereafter. It will also interest you to note that doctor Dalal Akoury founded this facility primarily to give her contribution of eliminating drug addiction by transforming each individual’s life through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering them to find their own inner healing power. Besides that Dr. Akoury’s practice are professional and focuses on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices that deal with primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. This gives her better ground to help her clients in their struggle with various kinds of addiction they may be struggling with. Therefore if you are one of these people suffering from any kind of addiction, this is your chance of liberation and you can reach out for help from doctor Akoury through telephone number 843 213 1480 and she will gladly help you out professionally.

And even as you consider that, we appreciate that craving is such a difficult problem for so many cocaine abusers, and that is why we are encouraging that addicts must seek for treatment early enough to avoid further complications. It is however important to acknowledge that the episodes of intense subjective craving for cocaine are often reported weeks and even months after the inception of abstinence. This experience can be both mystifying and disturbing to the abuser and can result in cocaine abuse if it is not understood and managed effectively and that now brings us to our key areas of focus as we progress into the discussion as follows.

A cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction: Understanding Craving

It is important for patients to recognize that experiencing some craving is normal and quite common. Craving does not necessarily mean that something is wrong or that the patient really wants to resume drug use. And as I had mentioned before doctor Akoury and her teams of experts are going to be very instrumental to us in bring this discussion into perspective. Therefore we want to encourage you to stay with us on the link and get the best you can in dealing with cocaine addiction and the best possible way of solving that problem.

Now according to the experts from AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center under the able leadership of doctor Dalal Akoury, it is true that because of the frequency and the variety of circumstances in which cocaine is self-administered, a multitude of stimuli have been paired with cocaine abuse. These may act as conditioned cues or triggers for cocaine craving. Nevertheless the following are some of the most common triggers including being around people with whom one used cocaine, having money or getting paid, drinking alcohol, social situations, and certain affective states, such as anxiety, depression, or joy. Triggers for cocaine craving also are highly idiosyncratic, thus identification of cues should take place in an ongoing way throughout treatment.

We can never be settled in life if any member of our family is suffering from an addiction whether it is to cocaine or any other substance, it therefore means that for us to have the comfort we desire in life, we must all play our individual parts in solving the problem of addiction and that is where a cognitive behavioral approach of treating addiction come in handy. Doctor Dalal Akoury is very objective and categorical that lasting solution of cocaine addiction starts with the individual victim. In other words the individual addict must make certain decision before third parties and family members get in to help. By the way that doesn’t mean that members of the family should just sit back and watch their loved ones sink in addiction. Not at all however it is Important that the acknowledgement on the part of the direct victim that he or she has a problem is very crucial in the treatment program. Up on attaining this then the fear of denial shall have been dealt with paving way for the commencement of treatment that will translate to I deal sobriety to the direct victim. This is what doctor Dalal Akoury and her team of experts at AWAREmed Health and Wellness Resource Center does best. Therefore if you or any one you know is struggling with cocaine or any other drug, then help is only a phone call away. You can call doctor Akoury to schedule for an appointment so that all your addiction concerns can be addressed professionally today for a better and more refreshing life thereafter.

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