Individuals are always subject to times of weakness. These can make manifest in different kind of vices. These vices are can in turn develop into addiction such as substance dependence or drug addiction. These addictions have a profound effect on the life not only of the addict but most especially the lives of the members of their family, their friends as well as their loved one and even their community. Drug addiction can affect daily performance of duties and can thus put a strain on relationships both professional and personal.

Nevertheless there is no need to despair. Drug addiction help is always possible. Drug rehab centres offer various programs to help patients get over the hump and achieve sobriety.

Drug counseling is one of the therapies that are offered to patients. Questions nonetheless arise as to what goes on in this process. But basically drug counseling is part of drug addiction treatment. It is an important component in the quest to help individuals achieve sobriety and stay sober after treatment.

Counseling provides an avenue where patients can talk about their struggles and how their addiction came about. This helps doctors decipher how best to help these patients recover. Drug counseling may be done individually or in groups. The former is done with a registered counselor who is trained to address different issues that the addict may have. The latter is done in a group setting where individuals get to share their experiences and work as a support group for each other.

With various issues that are centered on, drug counseling can be a challenge. However, recovery can be much more difficult and even nearly impossible to attain without it. Addiction counselors and medical professionals can devise different programs to specifically cater to each patient. They have extensive training to be able to address all the needs of the addict and assist them in their quest for sobriety.

Addicts go through a lot of physical, mental and emotional struggles throughout treatment. It is the roles of drug counseling and counselors to help lift this heavy burden by providing an avenue where individuals can express their feelings and vent out all the negative emotions that may be residing in them. Drug counseling is thus vital in the healing process.

Drug addiction affects the different facets of a person’s life-lifestyle, family, community and work. Drug counseling aids person in coming to terms with their addiction and addressing all the issues that come with it. Drug counseling acts as a sounding board and a reflection of an individual’s life before, during and after addiction or while on treatment. This can be a way of showing an individual various paths that can be taken that are more productive and rewarding. Drug counseling is a way of empowering an addict to better deal with their issues and face them squarely. This enables them to devise solutions and in turn solve their problems.

All in all, drug counseling is in every bit, vital to the quest for recovery from drug addiction. Being able to vent out feelings and talk about issues are important steps on the way to sobriety.

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Question by Michael Brian: What addictions does the APA recognize as actual addiction disorders?
I know technically anything can be an “addiction” but I’m trying to find a list that the APA has put out that lists the actual addictions someone can be diagnosed with.

Best answer:

Answer by Peachy Perfect
Depends on what you count as an addiction. The DSM-IV (current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) doesn’t have a definition for the word “addiction” and doesn’t use it.

As far as what *you* might classify as an “addiction”, you can be diagnosed with either Substance Abuse or Substance Dependence, depending on the severity of the addiction. This involves either the dependence on or abuse of substances, like alcohol, heroin, caffeine –yes, I said caffeine–, cocaine, nicotine, etc.

As far as other “addictions” to non-substances go, the ones found under the “Impulse Control Disorders” category include:
– Pathological Gambling (people addicted to gambling)
– Kleptomania (people addicted to stealing)
– Pyromania (people addicted to setting fires)
– Trichotillomania (people addicted to pulling their hair out — yes, I’m serious)

There are lots of other disorders, including but definitely not limited to pedophilia and hypochondriasis, which you might consider addictions (pedophilia being when you are “addicted” to sexual endeavors with children, hypochondriasis being when you are “addicted” to being sick), but I don’t really count those under the “addictions” category, personally.

However, in the DSM-5, which is set to come out in May 2013, they are going to add a ton more disorders involving addictions under the category “Substance Use and Addictive Disorders”. But mostly the only change that will be made is specifying the type of substance that one is abusing, dependent on, and/or suffering withdrawals from. For example, instead of being diagnosed with plain “Substance Abuse” with alcohol listed as a side note, an alcoholic would be diagnosed with “Alcohol Use Disorder”, “Alcohol Intoxication”, and/or “Alcohol Withdrawal”.

What do you think? Answer below!

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Question by Michael Brian: What addictions does the APA recognize as actual addiction disorders?
I know technically anything can be an “addiction” but I’m trying to find a list that the APA has put out that lists the actual addictions someone can be diagnosed with.

Best answer:

Answer by Peachy Perfect
Depends on what you count as an addiction. The DSM-IV (current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) doesn’t have a definition for the word “addiction” and doesn’t use it.

As far as what *you* might classify as an “addiction”, you can be diagnosed with either Substance Abuse or Substance Dependence, depending on the severity of the addiction. This involves either the dependence on or abuse of substances, like alcohol, heroin, caffeine –yes, I said caffeine–, cocaine, nicotine, etc.

As far as other “addictions” to non-substances go, the ones found under the “Impulse Control Disorders” category include:
– Pathological Gambling (people addicted to gambling)
– Kleptomania (people addicted to stealing)
– Pyromania (people addicted to setting fires)
– Trichotillomania (people addicted to pulling their hair out — yes, I’m serious)

There are lots of other disorders, including but definitely not limited to pedophilia and hypochondriasis, which you might consider addictions (pedophilia being when you are “addicted” to sexual endeavors with children, hypochondriasis being when you are “addicted” to being sick), but I don’t really count those under the “addictions” category, personally.

However, in the DSM-5, which is set to come out in May 2013, they are going to add a ton more disorders involving addictions under the category “Substance Use and Addictive Disorders”. But mostly the only change that will be made is specifying the type of substance that one is abusing, dependent on, and/or suffering withdrawals from. For example, instead of being diagnosed with plain “Substance Abuse” with alcohol listed as a side note, an alcoholic would be diagnosed with “Alcohol Use Disorder”, “Alcohol Intoxication”, and/or “Alcohol Withdrawal”.

What do you think? Answer below!

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