Changes Addiction and Treatment Blog

Our online addiction self-test can you decide if you've developed an addiction to alcohol or other drugs. Because addiction affects our brains' reward, memory and motivation circuits, this can render us incapable of recognising our own addiction. If you're on this...

Untreated addiction has devastating consequences, including disability, financial ruin and death. Although not everyone who does not receive treatment will face these devastating consequences, many will. Other risks of leaving addiction to drugs and alcohol unchecked...

Families of addicts and alcoholics suffer tremendously as a result of their loved one’s addiction. Addiction is often called a family disease because everyone in the family plays a role in, and is affected by, the addiction. Any family can be affected whether you’re a...

What are psychedelics and how common are they in SA? Psychedelics, which are also called hallucinogens, are a group of drugs that “alter a person’s awareness of their surroundings as well as their own thoughts and feelings”, according to the National Institute on Drug...

Long-term Addiction Treatment: 3 Critical Pros and Cons

More people are unwilling than willing to admit themselves to a rehab facility, despite the fact that their addiction has spiralled out of control and they are in serious need of professional help. The good news is that addiction treatment resistance has little...

Addiction is incredibly complex and should be treated as a brain disease, but many people are curious about how long the recovery process actually takes. It might be frustrating to know that there is no simple answer to this question and the way people recover from...

In This Article: Going to rehab again does not mean that a person will never be able to achieve long-term recovery from substance abuse. In fact, many people require multiple stays in treatment in order to fully overcome their addiction. "Many of life's failures are...

It is no secret that it is a tough battle to break an addiction to drugs or alcohol, but the real reasons behind this difficulty are not well understood by most people. These include physical changes to the brain, having to learn an overwhelming amount of new life...

Yes, Discovery covers 21 days of inpatient drug and alcohol rehab, and 3 days of detox, per year. The year runs from January to January. Discovery has a vested interest in keeping its medical aid members healthy. Addiction is an overwhelming struggle for both the...