Drug detoxification

Meditox offers a new approach to Opiate Addiction and dependency that will allow you to immediately and painlessly return to work and family. A confidential, personalized, safe and effective drug detox from opioid-based medications that include Methadone, Oxycontin, Vicodin, Hydrocodone and all Painkillers are available without hospitalization. The Meditox Method eliminates the anxiety, sleeplessness, and debilitating aches normally associated with opiate detoxification making your transition back to a normal life as smooth as possible.

Meditox has developed a revolutionary drug treatment method that utilizes buprenorphine (also known as Subutex or Suboxone) combined with one-on-one "detox coaching" by trained clinicians. It is a rapid detox. Their medical professionals are specifically certified in the dispensation of Suboxone treatment and are available around the clock to assist you or your loved one through the drug detox process. Follow your personalized Meditox treatment plan and your opiate detox will be painless and private without any unnecessary disruption to your normal, daily life. Not everyone needs (or can afford) a 30-, 60-, or 90-day inpatient residential drug rehab program that requires a separation from family, friends and/or work. Maintain your commitments and immediately begin to pick up where you left off with their discreet Meditox outpatient detox program.

The Meditox Method has been carefully designed by addiction specialists and medical professionals to offer the most effective treatment possible while allowing patients to continue living their normal lives with as little disturbance as possible.

Meditox offers an economical and time-efficient solution to opiate detoxification versus inpatient drug rehabs or hospitalization, which require a patient to be relatively confined from anywhere from 7 days to a month.

With the Meditox Method:

• The patient makes just 1 visit to a Meditox office for a thorough assessment, and then returns home to finish a customized six-week program.

• Meditox uses a series of medications that minimize the painful effects of detox and drug withdrawal.

• Patients are able to recover safely in the comfort of their own homes, while continuing with their normal daily activities of work, school, family, etc.

• The Meditox Method’s protocol helps to deter drug cravings and minimize the risks of relapse.

• Meditox is much less expensive than hospital stays and drug rehabs, which can cost tens of thousands of dollars in addition to income that might be lost while taking time off from work. Meditox patients visit an office once, then go home and can generally return to their jobs, school or any other commitments within a couple of days.

Alcohol rehabilitation center

Drug and alcohol abuse can happen to anyone. Addiction doesn’t respect social boundaries, or income gaps. Living in a nice neighborhood won’t make you safe from drug and alcohol abuse. Neither will driving a fancy car or sporting a big bank account. The truth, simply stated, is that drug and alcohol abuse is a disease, and like all diseases it’s an equal opportunity victimizer. The good news, of course, is that drug and alcohol rehab can help you beat substance abuse for good…but only if you’re willing to seek it out.

Your drug and alcohol detox program will only be as successful as you allow it to be. Remember, addiction is a profoundly personal disease. Alcohol and drug abuse treatment, in turn, must be a profoundly personal process. No one can get better for you in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility. No one can heal you against your will, or take you anywhere you refuse to go by yourself. If you’re going to get better, in other words, you’re going to have to work for it. Anything less simply won’t get the job done.You don’t need to be told what’s at stake here. Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs change lives. In fact, your drug and alcohol treatment program might just save your life, provided you can muster the courage to make a commitment to it. For your own sake, here’s hoping you find the strength to do what you must. You will never, ever, make a more important decision.

The only successful intervention is that which convinces an addict to enroll in an addiction treatment program. Period. There is no other reason to conduct a drug and alcohol treatment, no other goal of the crisis intervention process. If someone you care about is a victim of substance abuse, he can’t get better outside of a substance abuse treatment facility. And he can’t enter a substance abuse treatment facility until he’s accepted the truth about his substance abuse problem. More often than not, that acceptance comes through the intervention process.

Interventions save lives. That might sound melodramatic, but it’s the truth. The practical implication here is that you have to seek help before you embark upon the journey. The intervention services offered by private rehab facilities are very often instrumental in shaping the outcome of the intervention process. The right intervention specialist, in fact, can make all the difference in the world. You owe it to yourself, and to the addict you care about, to learn that truth on your own terms.

20 tips for permanent weight loss

Weight maintenance is much like weight loss. The principles are essentially

the same: Eat healthy foods, control your portion sizes and exercise regularly.
And to keep the pounds off permanently, you need to incorporate the new, healthy
behaviors into your routine so that they become a natural part of your daily
life.

Here are 20 ideas to reinforce your healthy lifestyle and to keep you
committed to permanent weight loss.

1. Exercise 30 to 60 minutes each day. If
   time is limited, exercise for several brief periods throughout the day — for
   example, three 10-minute sessions rather than one 30-minute session.
   
2. Eat three healthy meals during the day, including
   a good breakfast. Skipping meals causes increased hunger and may lead
   to excessive snacking.
   
3. Focus on fruits and vegetables. Top off
   your morning cereal with sliced strawberries or bananas. Stir berries or peaches
   in yogurt or cottage cheese. Liven up your sandwiches with vegetables, such as
   tomato, lettuce, onion, peppers and cucumber.
   
4. Weigh yourself regularly. Monitoring your
   weight can tell you whether your efforts are working and can help you detect
   small weight gains before they become even larger.
   
5. Don't keep comfort foods in the house. If
   you tend to eat high-fat, high-calorie foods when you're upset or depressed or
   bored, don't keep them around. Availability of food is one of the strongest
   factors in determining how much a person eats.
   
6. Plan a family activity. Get the family
   together to go for a bike ride, play disc golf or kick the ball around in the
   yard.
   
7. Eat healthy foods first. Eat foods that
   are healthy and low in calories first so that when it comes time to enjoy your
   favorites — sweets or junk food, for example — you won't be so hungry.
   
8. Pay attention to portions. Serve meals
   already dished onto plates instead of placing serving bowls on the table. Take
   slightly less than what you think you'll eat. You can always have seconds, if
   really necessary.
   
9. Create opportunities to be active. Wash
   your car at home instead of going to the car wash. Bike or walk to the store.
   Participate in your kid's activities at the playground or park.
   
10. Sit down together for family meals. Avoid
    eating in front of the television. TV viewing strongly affects how much and what
    people eat.
    
11. See what you eat. Eating directly from a
    container gives you no sense of how much you're eating. Seeing food on a plate
    or in a bowl keeps you aware of how much you're eating.
    
12. Vary your activities. Regularly change
    your activity routine to avoid exercise burnout. Walk a couple of days, swim
    another and go for a bike ride on the weekend. Seek out new activities — karate,
    ballroom dancing, cross-country skiing, tennis or Pilates.
    
13. De-stress your day. Stress can cause you
    to eat more. Develop strategies that can help you relax when you find yourself
    becoming stressed. Exercise, deep breathing, muscle relaxation techniques and
    even a good laugh can ease stress.
    
14. Eat at home. People eat more food in
    restaurants than at home. Limit how often you eat at restaurants. If you do eat
    out, decide what and how much you're going to eat before you start and have the
    rest boxed to go.
    
15. Plan healthy snacks. The best snacks
    include fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy products. Fruit
    smoothies, sliced fresh fruit and yogurt, whole-grain crackers, and carrot and
    celery sticks with peanut butter are all good choices.
    
16. Start your day with a high-fiber breakfast
    cereal, such as bran flakes, shredded wheat or oatmeal. Opt for cereals
    with "bran" or "fiber" in the name. Or add a few tablespoons of unprocessed
    wheat bran to your favorite cereal.
    
17. Walk for 10 minutes over your lunch hour
    or get up a few minutes earlier in the morning and go for a short walk.
    
18. Plan a week's worth of meals at a time.
    Make a detailed grocery list to eliminate last-minute trips to the grocery store
    and impulse buys.
    
19. Look for a distraction when you're fighting a
    craving. Call a friend, put on music and dance or exercise, clean the
    house, pull weeds in your garden, or run an errand. When your mind is occupied
    with something else, the cravings quickly go away.
    
20. Reward yourself. Losing weight and
    keeping the pounds off is a major accomplishment. Celebrate your success with
    nonfood rewards, such as new clothes or an outing with friends.