Drug & Alcohol Addiction Treatment

Your strength is not measured by your ability to handle addiction alone, but by your courage to reach out and ask for help.

What is addiction assessment & treatment?

Has alcoholism or addiction trapped you or a loved one? A psychotherapist is not here to judge you but to support you and help you understand your struggles and identify the path to lasting wellness.

Addiction changes the brain and can destroy families, careers, and financial stability if not caught early. It can be heartbreaking.

Like diabetes, cancer and heart disease, complex factors can lead to addiction. Genetics, untreated mental health disorders, relationship conflict, and trauma can be sinister contributors. If left untreated, addiction can become more severe, disabling and potentially life-threatening.

Based on research from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 3 out 4 people recover from addiction. However, treatment and recovery can vary from person to person.

This is why it is critical that an assessment or examination of the problem occur before treatment can begin. This assessment is done by a licensed, experienced and highly skilled psychotherapist who uses a clinical interview and assessment tools to determine how care should be administered.

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FACTS

  • Most of the time, it is a family member, employer, or the law that drives a person to seek out treatment, not the addict
  • Overdoses are the number one cause of accidental and preventable death in the U.S.
  • Almost 50 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in the past year
  • Less than 5 percent of people who need treatment receive it and even fewer receive high quality care that is rooted in science
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ADDICTION MYTHS

  • If there are no withdrawal symptoms, there is no addiction
  • Only weak people become alcoholics because they have no willpower
  • You must hit rock bottom before you can get sober
  • Treatment (rehab) did not work before, so there is no point in trying again

How To Get Help for an Addiction

There is help for anyone suffering with alcohol addiction or other substance abuse. Many workplaces, Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) and drug treatment centers turn to Prasad Counseling and Training for assessment and/or continued care.

Recovery is not about perfection.

It is about taking one honest step at a time towards reclaiming your life and rediscovering yourself. We use a combination of individual therapy and group counseling to help defeat alcoholism and addiction. Your addiction is a challenge you are facing, not a definition of who you are. Professional support can help transform your pain into purpose and your struggle into strength.

The first step may be as simple as a phone call or email. Contact us at Prasad Counseling & Training and let us know what questions you have and to learn about the various options for getting help.