Drug Addiction Rehab

In order to understand a subject, and be able to think with and correctly evaluate the data of a subject, a person needs to know the definitions of the terms used in that subject.

There are a few basic terms you will see widely used in the field of drug addiction and drug rehabilitation which you should know and understand well. These are as follows:

Addiction* - compulsive need for and use of a habit-forming substance (as heroin, nicotine, or alcohol) characterized by tolerance and by well-defined physiological symptoms upon withdrawal; broadly : persistent compulsive use of a substance known by the user to be harmful.

Detoxification* - to free (as a drug user or an alcoholic) from an intoxicating or an addictive substance in the body or from dependence on or addiction to such a substance.

Drug* - something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness

Intervention* [intervene] - to interfere with the outcome or course especially of a condition or process (as to prevent harm or improve functioning).

A good understanding of the above terms will help you more safely navigate the sometimes rough waters of the drug addiction and drug rehabilitation fields. Your understanding is vital in enabling you to make sound decisions as regards addiction and rehabilitation, and in choosing a rehabilitation program that will work for you, or a loved one.

* Those definitions with an asterisk (*) come from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary.

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