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Hispanic & Latino Community Treatment
from: Addiction can be described as a physical and mental dependence on any substance, narcotics or otherwise to carry out normal activities of daily life. The addict is not left with a choice and feels compelled to take the drug to sooth that irrepressible craving, despite being aware of the negative long term consequences of drug abuse. There are several physical, metal, financial and social problems attached to the addiction. One starts spending a lot of time procuring, using and recovering from the drug. As result the person is unable to fulfill his social obligations and starts underperforming in school or office. They no longer enjoy doing things that they normally enjoyed like hobbies, playing sports, socializing etc. But the biggest problem are the severe withdrawal symptoms like nausea, insomnia, sweating and anxiety the person experiences the moment he/she tries reduce the usage of the drug. The ethnic label Hispanic is used to describe anyone with a Spanish speaking, Latin American background. The United States is home to millions of Latin American people who have infused the nation with richness and cultural diversity. Keeping in mind the cultural and linguistic differences of Hispanics, Lakeview (www.lakeviewhealth.com) has introduced a special program Tradiciones, which provides drug addiction, alcoholism and dual diagnosis treatment for the Latin American community.
Tradiciones is a Hispanic and Latino rehab facility that is staffed by people who speak fluent Spanish. The doctors and support staffs are from Latin American background and hence are better able to understand the challenges faced by the Hispanic and Latin American people seeking recovery from drug addiction. The combination of a relaxed environment, sympathetic and efficient staff and a high tech clinical care program has made the Hispanic & Latino Rehab course very popular with the community. In Tradiciones each patient is provided with a compulsory and comprehensive psychiatric evaluation that allows our doctors to accurately evaluate his/her mental and emotional state. After the preliminary psychiatric evaluation the patient is treated to individual and group therapy and is made to participate in a number of recreational courses. This is a part of the relapse prevention program and it helps the patient to cope with the stresses of withdrawal. Then the patients are encouraged to participate in four day family recovery program that aids the recuperation processes by accentuating in them the desire to recover.
Please visit us at www.lakeviewhealth.com for any further information you may need on our Hispanic and Latino rehab program.
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