| Webster's dictionary defines 'Rehabilitation' | | | | therapies. Behavioral therapy includes |
| as "to restore to a state of efficiency good | | | | counselors and support groups. Medical |
| management and solvency or to restore to a | | | | therapies include treatment with prescription |
| condition of health or useful and | | | | drugs, such as methadone, to suppress craving |
| constructive activity." | | | | from opiates like heroin. Research shows that |
| | | | a combination of both therapies must be used |
| Rehabilitation or Rehab, in short, is a field | | | | to evolve a suitable program for the patient. |
| of medicine and social work whereby an | | | | Specific areas that must be addressed |
| individual who has lost his normal capacity | | | | include: detoxification (coming off the drug |
| of physical or mental health is brought back | | | | if physically addicted) and preventing |
| to the mainstream and restored to a | | | | relapse for longer-term Rehab. |
| comfortable living state. | | | | |
| | | | Alcoholism is also a form of substance abuse. |
| Rehabilitation medicine is a field of | | | | It causes problems at work, while driving, at |
| medicine that cooperates with social workers | | | | home and in legal matters. Mostly it causes |
| to restore people with disabilities and | | | | severe health problems for the abuser. |
| diseases to their normal, comfortable | | | | Alcoholism can be fatal. Treatment for |
| lifestyle. The areas covered under this | | | | alcoholism includes three steps: 1) medical |
| discipline include Cardiac Rehabilitation, | | | | stabilization 2) detoxification and 3) |
| family education, home management, | | | | long-term abstinence and Rehabilitation. |
| horticultural therapy, neuro-psychological | | | | |
| and psychological treatment, occupational | | | | Rehab centers are of three kinds- Outpatient |
| therapy, stroke Rehabilitation, speech | | | | treatment centers, long-term drug treatment |
| language pathology, pediatric Rehabilitation, | | | | centers and short-term inpatient centers. The |
| prosthetics and orthotics, physical therapy, | | | | kind of treatment depends on each individual |
| vision therapy and women's health programs. | | | | case. |
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| The most common Rehab programs are for | | | | The treatment and Rehab of drug abusers |
| substance abuse, namely drug and alcohol | | | | should involve education and life-changing |
| addiction. Rehab programs for both these | | | | therapies. Through Rehab, the drug addicts |
| substances aim at detoxifying the individual, | | | | can learn to rebuild their lives and live a |
| freeing him from substance addiction and | | | | normal healthy life. Like treatment for |
| Rehabilitating him into a clean and healthy | | | | diabetes and heart disease, Rehab must bring |
| state. | | | | about changes in behavior and lifestyle. |
| | | | Psychotherapy would be useful to bring about |
| Drug Rehab aims at freeing individuals from | | | | changes, and joining groups like Alcoholics |
| drug abuse and reinstating them to a normal | | | | Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous may help to |
| lifestyle. There are two major arenas of drug | | | | kick the habit and prevent relapse. |
| treatment, behavioral therapies and medical | | | | |