Posted by Tony Bylsma on August 17, 2010 under Effective Drug Detox Rehab |
There is a rash of new “Drug Detox Centers” showing up all over the country. They usually promote their services by promising detoxification while you sleep, or, painless detox, or, “Three Day Detox!”
Okay, I understand someone wanting to avoid the pain of withdrawal from powerful drugs. There is a reason why addicts go to such great lengths to escape the agony of withdrawal symptoms. I’ve been there. But we need to put a name on what is being accomplished.
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Posted by Tony Bylsma on January 27, 2010 under FAQs for Detox Rehab |
The word detox is from the word detoxify or, detoxification, but it has been used in so many different ways by so many different people that it now means almost everything and nothing at the same time. So let’s go back to the origins and look at detoxification.
According to Wikipedia, “Detoxification, or detox for short is the removal of toxic substances from the body.”
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