Apr 7, 2025 | Addiction Treatment, Drug Addiction, Rehab Works
What drugs cannot be stopped abruptly? Some medications should never be stopped suddenly because they can cause severe withdrawal or health risks. These include antidepressants, anti-anxiety meds, antipsychotics, heart medications, seizure drugs, opioids, steroids,... Oct 4, 2024 | Addiction Treatment, Rehab Works
…And How To Prevent It The toughest part of recovery is getting the addict to remain in rehabilitation. Studies have proven that addicts who left treatment before the minimum of 28 days in rehabilitation were more susceptible to a relapse than those who... 
Nov 6, 2023 | Rehab Works, 12 Step Rehab, Addiction Treatment
Substance Use Disorders Are a range of mental health conditions that can develop when people use drugs or alcohol in excess. They can have serious consequences for both physical and mental health. Include compulsive and obsessive behaviour, withdrawal symptoms, and... Jul 20, 2023 | 12 Step Rehab, Alcohol Detox, Rehab Works
Understanding 12-Step Treatment The 12-Step Treatment approach is most commonly associated with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), a fellowship founded in 1935 by two alcoholics who helped each other stay sober. The principles of 12-Step Treatment involve acknowledging... 
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 | Drug Addiction, getting help for a loved one with alcoholism, Medical Aid, Rehab Works, Treatment
2025 Step-by-step Guide If you’re limping from crisis to crisis due to your own or someone else’s substance abuse, you may be asking the question: will my medical aid pay for addiction rehab in 2025? Even more so when someone you love is dealing with a drug or alcohol... 