Drug addiction: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

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What is drug addiction? How do you know that you are “addicted� to a certain substance and need medical assistance? If you are an addict, can it be treated?

These all are the questions that arise in the mind of a person who is directly a drug habituated patient or related to the patient. You will find the answer to your queries in this article.

Overview Drug addiction is the habit of taking drugs regularly for certain purposes. These drugs are acquired wrongly as compared to the prescription of the doctor. For example, sleeping pills are taken in excess dosage as compared to the prescribed dose. They affect the brain in a way that the patient remains unconscious and sleepy for a long time. In the same way, some other substances as heroin, marijuana, hashish, and cannabis containing drugs are used by addicts. The reasons behind the usage of these drugs are different in each case but the most common is mental stress and depression. If mental depression and anxiety are not addressed they disturb the physical life of the patient. He wants ways to escape these situations and starts taking drugs to forget his worries.

Many individuals start taking alcohol to overcome their anxiety. Alcohols have their own set of side effects on the health. In many countries, it is taken for getting pleasure and understood as a sign of fashion. The alcoholic person remains in the state of drunk for several hours until the effect of wine diminishes from the brain.

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Am I an addicted person?

A larger ratio of alcoholic and drug abused people thinks that they are taking them in minor quantities and it will not have bad effects on their bodies. They are true to some extent but they do not keep their selves limited to the small quantity for a longer time.

The human body gets resistant to the use of any compound if used for a longer time and does not get much effect from its similar dosage next time. So the person enhances some quantity and keeps on increasing further. He is not able to refrain from taking drugs on a regular base. Now the person has become addicted to that drug because his body demands it again and he cannot control his desire.

Symptoms Symptoms of drug addiction in a person are following Repeating desire of taking the drug Cannot avoid the drug even he wants to quit this habit Slowly loses control over his behavior and emotions Remains unconscious for longer times Cannot participate in daily life activities Cuts back from his social and family responsibilities Leads to mental and physical disorders.

Diagnosis & treatment It is necessary to seek medical help if you are an addicted person or help your family member or a friend if he is involved in this abuse. In some cases, whole families are the victim of drug abuse or alcoholism. If you want to leave this habit but not able to do it by yourself, urgently visit a doctor for help. There are specialized centers in Pakistan who are working to treat drug addicts. If you are searching for a drug treatment clinic in Lahore, must report at KOSHISH CLINIC. It is one of the best hospitals in Pakistan who are treating addicted persons effectively.

A specialized team of doctors examines the patient and takes complete history for correct diagnosis. When the diagnosis is performed and the doctor gets complete information about the kind of drug he was using and time period; he suggests some blood tests and then prescribes treatment.

Whether the patient is admitted to the hospital or treated at his own home, doctors refer them for drug detoxification. It is the process of removing toxic substances from the body and maintain normal health. Psychiatric counselors do counseling of the patient to prepare him to live without any drug. They encourage them to return to their normal life as they were before the use of drugs. Brain counseling also helps to stabilize the patient and avoid getting involved in the habit again. Both medication and psychiatric therapies are effectively used to treat such patients and are motivated to do healthy activities for rapid recovery.

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