Treatments for Drug Addiction

The drug addiction should be regarded as disease and they should be treated medically . in dealing with drug addiction problem of treatment and care , the addicts may be classified into three categories the first category consists of addicts who are easily recover by treatment . the second category includes those addicts who acquired the habit as result of treatment for illness . the third category , the addicts suffering from pathological character and which is an extreme case , less chance to cure.

The treatment for drug addiction includes three phases preparatory, withdrawal and rehabilitation phase.

Preparatory phase

In this phase the appraisement of drug used .after this the plan of treatment prepared .in this stage the doctor make a discussion with the addicted person , so that his anxiety may be removed . he may get a good feel , and hope which is important in treatment.

Withdrawal phase

It includes two other phases , gradual and abrupt. The gradual withdrawal takes periods of weeks or months. The abrupt withdrawal phase includes abrupt termination of narcotics by supportive surgery.

Rehabilitation phase

It is the phase started immediately after the first phase. In this stage the addicted person capable of facing normal stresses without taking drugs. In this period the person get moral support from the doctor.

The bad effects of Tobacco smoking

Our health depends on the quality o air we breath in our surrounding environment . the concentration of pollutants in a smoky kitchen or in a room of a cigarette smoker is higher than that our outdoors. Studies have shown that tobacco smoke contains at least seven polycyclic hydrocarbons and radio active polonium which can cause cancer. The risk of lung diseases is six times and that of heart diseases twice as compared to a non smoker . there are numerous other disease and disorders that are related to smoking . there is a world wide campaign to banish smoking in public place as smokers affect the health of even non smokers.

The cigar smoke consists of poisonous gases such as carbon monoxide , carbon dioxide in great amount. The carbon monoxide is too injurious to our health. It forms carboxy haemoglobin with haemoglobin. The oxygen carrying capacity of haemoglobin reduced the smoker may undergo suffocation. Prevention is better than cure . so avoid smoking and save you and others.