Wednesday, March 9, 2011

SAMSHA Alcohol and Drug Rehab Programs

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is commonly known as SAMSHA. Their complete information can be found at their official website www.samsh.gov or any other site that you can get in search engine results.

At SAMSHA, it is made sure that addicts are helped to get rid of drug abuse and alcoholism on long-term basis. They treat mental illness besides to complete the sessions of the patients willing to quit substance abuse. They especially focus on high-risk youth, youngsters in tribal area who are too much in drinking and addiction and military families.

The most regrettable fact is almost a hundred percent of the addicts are aware of some drawbacks of drugs and alcohol but do not avoid it. Some people are at a severe level of this curse, so their rehabilitation may take several months to be completely carried out.

The programs at SAMSHA:
At present SAMSHA drug and alcohol rehab program offers services for:
  • Suicide prevention
  • Mental health
  • Substance Abuse
  • Tobacco/Synar program
Substance Abuse treatment
Substance Abuse treatment program at SAMSHA is based on several techniques that help an addict to quit alcoholism permanently. First and foremost, it is a federal source that creates awareness among masses to avoid underage drinking. This is even more detrimental than in adults.

The sooner alcoholism begins in a youngster; the more toxics are accumulated in blood and the body that can lead to many serious disorders, physiological as well as mental. Spiritual health is also deteriorated by taking drugs and alcohol.

For the purpose of keeping the youth at bay from these toxic stuff, schools and colleges are targeted where it is inculcated in the minds of the students to stay away from drugs as much as possible.

Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): 
To addicts with severe conditions Medicated Assisted Treatment is given that incorporates medications with behavioral counseling to increase the effectiveness of the therapy. It is also proven by many researches conducted worldwide that both of these go together to generate positive and long-lasting results in the patients attending sessions at the center.

In this method a patient is given individual therapies that are specific of his condition. This increases the chances of success even more than a general approach towards all.

The program of drug and alcohol rehab in SAMSHA also includes several other techniques but the most important are the above two.

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