Jun 3, 2023 | Alcohol Addiction, Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Detox, getting help for a loved one with alcoholism, Help for me, Medical Aid, Rehab Works, Treatment
Here are the four stages of an alcohol treatment centre programme: 1) Treatment Initiation 2) Early Abstinence 3) Maintaining Abstinence 4) Advanced Recovery. Few alcoholics’ recoveries are this direct. We move back and forth between the four stages, some... 
May 12, 2023 | Alcohol Detox, Alcohol Addiction, Medical Aid, Rehab Works, Treatment
Alcohol rehab programmes vary in length and we get asked a lot: How long do alcoholics have to stay in rehab? In South Africa, the most common length of stay is 21 days but many people stay in treatment for longer. Treatment for more than 90 days has been proven to be... 
May 11, 2023 | Drug Addiction, Alcohol Detox
Detox from drinking is the first part of the rehabilitation process for people with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Medication must be used to gradually wean patients off alcohol. Once physically dependent, alcohol withdrawals can be dangerous and even life-threatening.... 