The initial decision to take drugs is mostly voluntary. However, when drug abuse takes over, a person's ability to exert self control can become seriously impaired. Brain imaging studies from drug-addicted individuals show physical changes in areas of the brain that are critical to judgment, decisionmaking, learning and memory, and behavior control. Scientists believe that these changes alter the way the brain works, and may help explain the compulsive and destructive behaviors of addiction.
As a result of scientific research, we know that addiction is a chronic disease that affects both brain and behavior. Today, thanks to science, our views and our responses to drug abuse has changed dramatically. Groundbreaking discoveries about the brain have revolutionized our understanding of drug addiction, enabling us to respond effectively to the problem.
Weyland Consultation Services in the San Francisco Bay area utilizes this innovative scientific research with a discreet and person specific outpatient drug and alcohol treatment alternative for both adults and adolescents. Their cognitive behavioral approach provides a compassionate and individualized treatment approach, offering the chemically dependent person a route to recovery that is specifically tailored to their needs.
It is because of these changes in the brain that it is so challenging for a person who is addicted to stop abusing drugs. Fortunately, there are treatments that help people to counteract addiction’s powerful disruptive effects and regain control. Research shows that combining addiction treatment medications with behavioral therapy is the best way to ensure success for most patients. Treatment approaches that are tailored to each patient’s drug abuse patterns and any co-occurring medical, psychiatric, and social problems can lead to sustained recovery and a life without drug abuse.
Weyland Consultation Services specializes in designing treatment programs that address the values and beliefs of the people they serve, thereby increasing their ability to engage and participate as active collaborants in their treatment. This open-ended and person specific approach has been scientifically proven to be a strong deterrent to behavioral and chemical relapse.
Weyland Consultation Services Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is a multifaceted, comprehensive and highly individualized program designed to help individuals address chemical dependency issues while remaining in their homes.
To learn more about chemical dependence treatment for teenagers and about Weyland Detox Services located in the Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area in Oakland, Berkley, Danville, Concord and Walnut Creek areas - visit our website www.weylandservices.com or call (925) 945-7816 ext. 41.
