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The Addiction Diaries
The Addiction Diaries
A six part series developed to support addicts and their families suffering with addiction.
Part 1 - The Approach
When you or a loved one is addicted, and it starts impacting negatively on your life and your family's life, it can be a daunting realization. Dealing with addictions to drugs like alcohol, marijuana, crack or cocaine, methamphetamine, or opiates like heroin or OxyContin, demands a different approach, one that does not come naturally to many people.
Jeane Coetzee, the Clinical Manager at Nurture Harmony, explains, "Taking the first step to recovery can sometimes be just talking about it."
Before you talk to your loved one about treatment options, you need to approach them about the problem. It's important that you don't confront your loved one in a way that will cause an argument. It's common for those abusing drugs to get angry and defensive easily, so you need to approach the situation with care. It's natural to be afraid to approach your loved one about drug use, because of the uncertainty of howtheywill react. However, it could be a life-changing effort for you to overcome your apprehensionsand have the conversation. You canapproach your loved one with compassion and empathyand ask if they will consider getting the help they need. A variety of addiction treatment centres and therapeutic approaches exist, to best match the specific needs of each individual. Whether you're looking for inpatient or outpatient treatment, there are many options out there foranyone looking to takeback their life fromaddiction.
Nurture Harmony is a private hospital specialising in addiction treatment based in tranquil Hout Bay. With 12 years of rehabilitation experience, their client-centred programme gives you the very best chance of making a full recovery the first time around. Nurture Harmony works with most medical aids and deals with the paper work so you don't have to. They are registered and certified and have become the facility of choice due to their compassionate team, ideal setting and world-class programme.
If you need help for yourself or a loved one, kindly get in touch with Elton by email at harmony@nurturehealth.co.za, or call 021 - 790 7779, or visit the website at nurturehealth.net/harmony/.