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Drug Treatment and co-occurring disorders are addressed at Pacific Hills Treatment Centers

Recent studies showing an increase in the admission of clients who present co-occurring disorders do not surprise the staff at Pacific Hills Treatment Centers, Inc., a premier rehabilitation program for drug treatment facility.

Emergency room doctors and mental health practitioners have become increasingly aware of a link between substance use and mental disorders in recent years, to the extent that these dominate the patient census at the average ER.  According to the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), a research-based group that collects data from a national sample of hospitals, last year an estimated 4.6 million adults in the United States met criteria for both serious psychological distress (SPD), substance abuse, and dependence, making drug treatment mandatory in most critical care settings.

Pacific Hills Treatment Centers, a premier drug treatment program has treated those suffering from drug abuse successfully for over fifteen years.  Equipped and trained to specialize in drug treatment with co-occurring disorders, the staff notes that most of the clients who come to Pacific Hills present both a psychiatric/medical and substance abuse problem.

The addict who suffers from a dual-diagnosis disorder finds himself in a downward cycle where the interplay of his physical malady and the addictive substance progresses, and ultimately, left untreated, takes a fatal toll.  Their physical or biological disorder may have to do with depression, impaired judgment, and health problems related to the nervous system, inappropriate “acting out” behaviors, and brain injury or metabolic and brain chemistry imbalances.  Those with bipolar disorders may use stimulants to help deal with the depressive “lows” and abuse antidepressants (such as Xanax) to bring them down from their “highs”.  Drug treatment that manages and monitors the complexity of a dual-disorder patent is of great value and requires professional licensing and training, making the fees for such centers somewhat higher than “sober living” houses.

At Pacific Hills, the patient requiring drug treatment is given a complete assessment and medical examination that addresses the bio-psycho-social-spiritual facets of their disorders.  Then, given a tailored drug treatment program track and partake in residential treatment that includes personal coaching and counseling, medical therapies, physical and nutritional treatment and group and interactive workshops and therapies.  Upon graduation, the client has developed a “relapse prevention” strategy that helps him anticipate “triggers” for potential relapse and accompanying techniques to counter the potential relapse.

For further information regarding drug treatment the treatment of co-occurring disorders, call 1-800-662-2873.

For more information on Pacific Hills Treatment Centers visit  Pacific Hills Treatment Center

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