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by Change | 6 Aug 2009

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People who need to enter rehab centers should always be given addiction treatment that focuses on their entire personal situation, not just the addiction problem, it has been claimed.

rehab centers need to provide individual addiction recovery programs for patients that will deal with all of their personal needs, it has been suggested.

According to LuxuryDrugRehab.com, addiction treatment must concentrate on a wide range of problems faced by patients in rehab clinics.

The organisation explains that a short-term, one-time visit to a rehab center is not sufficient to tackle the problem, so people with addiction problems need to submit to a more prolonged process of recovery that will help them deal not only with the addiction but also other problematic areas of their lives.

"The best and most exclusive addiction treatment programs provide a combination of therapies and other services to meet an individual patient's needs," the organisation explains.

It points to a range of contributing factors that need to be considered, including age, race, culture, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, other drug use and co-morbid conditions such as depression or HIV.

Different rehab clinics take different approaches to helping people with their addiction rehabilitation progress.

Some employ techniques such as acupuncture, while others ensure patients are kept active with long walks and climbs through wild country terrain.

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