Connecticut Drug and Alcohol Rehab Center use Adventure Based and Holistic Approach to Help Treat Addiction

    CANAAN, CT, October 18, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Activities such as meditation, yoga, Qigong and several others are offered at a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center located in northern Connecticut. Mountainside Drug Rehab has been offering these treatment modalities along with many other traditional methods to provide the best possible chance of recovery to the suffering addict. Alcoholism and Drug addiction cause chemical changes in the mind as well as changes in the body. The lymph system becomes congested with toxic chemicals; the central nervous system, which includes the brain, becomes dependent on chemicals to regulate its functions.

Studies have shown that activities such as Qigong and Yoga help to speed up and improve the recovery process. In many cases these activities also accelerate the detoxification process by speeding up the body's lymph system, releasing harmful toxins from the body. These practices also lessen anxiety levels and improve sleep patterns which in turn give balance back to the body and mind. In the last 10 years, yoga and qigong have become increasingly more popular in the United States for their many health benefits. Some of these benefits were just listed above along with others such as increased blood flow to the brain, increased oxygen metabolism, lower blood pressure and an overall improvement in longevity and health.

Many behaviors that arise in a person during the Adventure Based Program can be expected to re-occur in other situations that may be similar throughout that person's life. This program gives our clients a unique and memorable experience to look back on as they attempt to identify and address key issues and behaviors that impact their recovery process. Through the participants involvement in adventure programming the group and the individuals are placed in circumstances that provide immediate information that can be transferred metaphorically into meaningful real-life lessons. Therefore, the adventure-based setting itself presents learning opportunities for participants to draw upon.

The disease of addiction is extremely powerful and gripping often closing off the person's ability to make rational decisions and get the help they need. This is why long term, residential treatment is needed for the addict and alcoholic. Intermediate and long term drug addiction treatment provides the person suffering from addiction an adequate chance to:

1) Allow sufficient time for the drugs or alcohol to leave their bodies.
2) Provide time to learn new coping mechanisms for dealing with day to day stresses.
3) Regain social and interpersonal skills
4) Give the alcoholic or addict the required tools and life skills to become a productive member of society again.

At Mountainside Drug Rehab Center we treat everyone as an individual taking into account the many factors of their lives and circumstance as we structure a treatment plan that is the best fit for each person. For more information on addiction and its' effects on people and their families, please visit our website at http://www.mountainside.com
Mountainside Drug Rehab and Alcohol Treatment Center has been helping people recover from alcoholism for over 12 years.

It's licensed and credentialed counselors and clinical staff includes Advanced Nurse Practitioners who specialize in drug addiction and alcoholism treatment. The highly capable drug addiction treatment team is dedicated to providing compassionate and quality alcohol and drug treatment. In these hard economic times - Mountainside

Drug Rehab is there to help. Please contact us at the number below or visit it's website at (www.mountainside.com).

If you or someone you love is in need of drug or alcohol treatment please contact us at:
800-762-5433

About Mountainside Foundation

Mountainside Treatment Center provides affordable substance abuse treatment services. We utilize innovative methods in order to achieve stellar results.

A list of drug addiction services provided by Mountainside is:

In-patient drug addiction treatment - intermediate to long term treatment for substance abusive persons.

Drug Addiction Prevention - Mountainside has an Outreach Program where senior residents go into high schools and teach the lesson of prevention to students.

Assisted Living and Job Training - Mountainside has a long term addiction treatment program where residents live a half-way house setting and take part of a job training program. As part of the program residents are given a job in the Mountainside Cafe which is a public restaurant that Mountainside bought for job training purposes. Residents hold a job, open a bank account, and are expected to adhere to a special criteria that focuses on life and living skills.

For more information please go to www.mountainside.org

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