Does My Parent Really Have an Alcohol or Other Drug Problem?
The answer is so simple it almost sounds silly. If someone else's drinking is causing you a problem, that's too much. This includes drinking too much liquor, beer, wine or wine coolers. Same goes for other drugs - including prescription pills. Every day or just on weekends. Whether they hide drinks or drugs at home or never use in the house.
Drinking too much or using drugs is a disease, like cancer. A disease that causes people to lose control over drinking and drugs. A disease that makes them think more about alcohol or drugs than you, and a disease that makes them do things they know are hurting themselves. Whenever they start, they can't seem to stop. They act strange. Maybe get into arguments or even fights. Do things they would never do if they were well. Afterward, they may be sorry, and try to make it up to you and the rest of your family.
If you're still not sure there is a problem, check out the questions below:
• Have you ever wanted your parent to cut down on his/her drinking?
• Have you ever felt angry about your parent's drinking?
• Have you ever felt guilty about your parent's drinking?
• Does your parent ever have a drink first thing in the morning?
Drug and addiction research has revealed a number of basic principles that underlie effective drug addiction treatment with behavior-based therapies.
Weyland Consultation Services in the San Francisco Bay Area believes that it requires monitoring of a patient status on a regular basis and early intervention in order to expect and maintain positive treatment effects.
Treatment for Drug Abuse and Addiction can be effectively delivered in a Therapeutic Outpatient Community such as Weyland Services in San Francisco. They know how to effectively focus on the community as the therapeutic ingredient for facilitating change. The initial treatment often consists of engagement with a community of peers and staff members, in a residential outpatient setting.
Weyland Consultation Service’s Principles of Treatment
• No single treatment is appropriate for all individuals.
• Treatment needs to be readily available.
• Treatment must attend to multiple needs of the individual, not just drug use.
• Multiple courses of treatment may be required for success.
• Treatment must be for an adequate period of time for effectiveness.
Weyland Consultation Services in the San Francisco believes that they have identified many of the biological and environmental factors of drug abuse. They have developed an effective cognitive behavioral approach which provides for compassionate and individualized treatment that offers the chemically dependent person a discreet outpatient route to recovery that is specifically tailored to their needs while reducing the toll that drug abuse takes on families, friends, co-workers and communities..
To learn more and are located in the Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area - Oakland, Berkley, Danville, Concord and Walnut Creek areas - visit our website www.weylandservices.com/ or call (925) 945-7816 ext. 41.
