Biophysical drug rehab programs have proven to be the most successful because they treat the underlying cause of drug addiction, the physical dependance. After the drug cravings are handled a comprehensive social rehabilitation prgram is used to get the former addict to change the behavior which caused his addiction in the first place.
Biophysical Approach
Long-term use of addictive drugs can cause an accumulation of drug residues and metabolites in the body. These residues can remain in the body for years causing drug and alcohol cravings and drug-induced depression. This is the root cause of drug addiction. A biophysical approach to drug rehab handles these drug cravings allowing the individual to achieve a drug free lifestyle.
The “biophysical” aspect of these type drug rehab programs refer to the application of physical principles and methods to a strictly biological problems. This is, of course, in reference to the drugs having stored and built up in the body over weeks, months or years and then latter being released back into the individual’s blood stream causing severe and unmanageable cravings to use more of the drug or alcohol. The biophysical approach usually includes extensive handling for the root mental and emotional issues that caused the addiction in the first place and which has become much larger and unmanageable throughout the person’s drug and/or alcohol use.
A biophysical program helps people recover without the use of substitute drugs or medications. Through our own observations, treating addicts with more drugs virtually guarantees relapse (including mental drugs), therefore a drug-free application results in longer-term success.
With the clients who complete a biophysical type drug rehab program being 3 to 4 times more likely to remain clean and sober years after completion, this treatment approach is very popular among those truly seeking to end addiction.
The medical community itself has expressed much the same view:
As a medical doctor practicing in a family clinic serving a broad cross-section of public, I have seen the increase in persons arriving at my clinic who have damaged themselves and the lives of those around them as a result of alcohol and other drug abuse. No different than any other doctor, I have observed with sorrow the increasing numbers of people who descend at a frightening rate from what they certainly thought was ‘experimentation’ or ‘recreation’ into compulsion to use, and addiction to drugs.
I have never liked the concept of using drugs and medications to solve the problems created by drugs and medication. There is a place for medication, but it is defined and limited. Therefore, from the very beginning of my practice it was a serious concern for me to know where I could refer patients for help either for themselves or for a family member or friend.
As a doctor it was evident to me that the long-term physical, mental and emotional consequences of drug use had something to do with the residual effects of the drugs themselves. This was clearly the case as well with environmental and industrial toxins and such poisons as lead in wall paint eaten by children, firemen inhaling smoke fumes containing toxins, etc. -Megan Shields M.D.
