| The addiction to any drug should be treated | | | | and prefers to go back to addiction. |
| by understanding the nature of illness and | | | | |
| the response of the patient. We should not | | | | -The next aim is to strengthen the mental and |
| treat the addiction like a disease by | | | | emotional disturbances. This can be achieved |
| following a fixed protocol but by having an | | | | by combined effort of relatives, physician, |
| individual approach. The cocaine drug has | | | | psychiatrist and colleagues. Some people |
| such a strong hold on the addict that it | | | | respond well to group counseling and |
| requires powerful tools for its annihilation. | | | | discussions as they feel relieved to vent |
| The cocaine addiction can be curbed easily | | | | their frustration and gain solace by sharing |
| if the person comes in the initial stage. In | | | | experiences. This method is followed at |
| such cases treatment can be initiated at home | | | | rehabilitation centre where patients are |
| with the help of medical personnel. | | | | confined to prevent them from reverting to |
| | | | old habit of addiction. |
| Since the drug affects the physical, | | | | |
| emotional and mental faculty of the body, the | | | | -The help of psychiatrist is sought when the |
| task of curing the patient requires a | | | | addict has undergone lot of psychologically |
| systematic approach. The following steps are | | | | inflicted injuries like sexual abuse, |
| to be taken to treat the addict. | | | | bereavement from loved one etc. In such |
| | | | people one to one counseling is done on a |
| -The physical symptoms produced during the | | | | regular basis. The thought process is |
| course of addiction make the person dependent | | | | primarily affected in case of drug addiction. |
| on drugs. The cocaine detoxification process | | | | Hence our prime goal is to change the pattern |
| with the help of the licensed medical | | | | of thinking of addicted person. The |
| personnel must be conducted at the earliest. | | | | counseling of family simultaneously should be |
| This procedure requires medication to counter | | | | undertaken to prevent the aggravation of |
| the physical illness produced by the drug | | | | problem once the addict returns home. |
| abuse. Initially there is exhibition of | | | | |
| withdrawal symptoms, but to tide over the | | | | -Hospitalization may be required for some |
| problem the addict should be strong willed. | | | | addicts who have developed the complication |
| | | | of cocaine addiction like HIV or are |
| Sudden withdrawal from caffeinated drinks is | | | | suffering from grave symptoms of addiction |
| usually not advisable for people who are | | | | like cardiac and respiratory failure. |
| addicted for a considerable length of time. | | | | |
| Such individuals should resort to gradual | | | | -The adjuvant methods like exercise, |
| tapering from addiction under the supervision | | | | meditation, music therapy and diet charting |
| of both physician and psychiatrist. The role | | | | help a lot of addicts to keep the addiction |
| of psychiatrist is important because a person | | | | at bay after the treatment has been |
| who is neck deep into addiction finds it | | | | completed. |
| difficult to tolerate the withdrawal symptoms | | | | |