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What Needs To Be Understood About Drug Abuse And Addiction

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Published: June 9, 2022
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If practical, sustained recovery from drug abuse is to be achieved, it will help the addicted young adult and their parents to develop a better understanding of the nature of addiction, including clearing up some persistent misconceptions. Many parents inquiring about the services of a young adult rehab in North Carolina may initially imagine their child to be lacking in the moral principles or willpower that they presume to be necessary to achieve a behavior change. However, it’s critical to learn the facts about drug abuse and addiction before they send their child to a young adult rehab in North Carolina.

At Red Oak Recovery®, we are committed to ensuring that every person in our treatment program understands what they face. However, we also understand that addiction is a family disease and that parents need to be equipped with the facts about drug abuse and addiction as well. To learn more about how we support addiction recovery, please get in touch with our men’s treatment center today at 828.382.9699.

The Facts About Drug Abuse and Addiction

Addiction is a disease that changes the brain. It is characterized by compulsive, uncontrollable drug craving, seeking, and use that persist even in the face of extremely negative consequences. The truth is that drug addiction is a complicated disease, and recovery depends on so much more than a strong will or sound intentions. Even those who desire to stop using can find the process extremely difficult due to the changes that drugs cause in the brain that increase the likelihood of further compulsive drug abuse.

Scientific breakthroughs over the years have given us a much-improved understanding of the effects that drugs have on the brain, making it easier for us to devise effective treatments based on a well-informed, evidence-based clinical approach. This is crucial, given just how damaging drug abuse and addiction are for both individuals and society as a whole. It may encompass things such as:

  • Family disintegration
  • Academic failure
  • Loss of employment
  • Child abuse
  • Domestic violence

It is vital that parents and young adults realize the true nature of addiction as a chronic brain disease. The affected person may initially take drugs voluntarily. However, the brain changes that this causes over time adversely impacts that person’s self-control. It can make it harder and harder for them to resist what may become very intense drug-taking impulses.

What Causes Drug Abuse and Addiction?

There is no single factor that dictates a young adult’s likelihood of becoming addicted to drugs. However, individual biology, age or stage of development, and social environment can all have an effect. But when a person does begin to use drugs, certain chemicals can tap into the communication system of their brain. It can then cause disruption to their nerve cells’ sending, receiving, and processing of information.

The good news is that just such other chronic, relapsing diseases, it is possible to manage drug addiction. Through the right combination of addiction treatment medications and behavioral therapy, or another treatment approach appropriately tailored to the young adult’s drug abuse patterns and any co-occurring problems, that person can achieve a sustainable return to a happy, healthy, and productive life.

Seek Treatment at Red Oak Recovery®

If you are searching for a young adult rehab in North Carolina, look no further than Red Oak Recovery®. Our addiction treatment professionals work to help young adult men overcome drug abuse and addiction. We offer a range of evidence-based treatment services, such as:

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
  • Experiential therapy
  • Family therapy
  • Adventure therapy

To learn more about how we deal with drug abuse and addiction, please get in touch with Red Oak Recovery® at 828.382.9699 or use our secure online form.

Categories: Addiction, addiction recovery, Drug Addiction, family-counseling, family-history, parents, relapse, young-adultsBy Red Oak RecoveryJune 9, 2022
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