Helping hand of authorities for prisoners to come over their drug addiction - Health - Alternative Medicine

Prisoners in jail are liable of drug treatment program as much as any free drug addict. Which is why, Prisons and jails all over the world offer some kind of treatments for their addict convicts.

Drug treatment for addicts are not unknown. We all know about several programs for addicts in detox centers are practiced. Different kind of food, (like herbal etc) for detoxifying body and different types of meditations (like religious, holistic and crystal healings) are followed and exercised by addicts.

What about addicts in prisons? What kind of treatment do they get? News about drug rehabitation center; where addicts are kept in cages so that they don't harm themselves; has raised anxiety amongst families whose members are addicts and undergoing drug treatment programs in prisons.

Drug abuse is a stark reality that enormously complicates the task of rehabilitation. Researchers and policy makers have thought over it for long now. Complying with the jail norms, they have introduced modified form of treatments. A report presented by policymakers in the presidential forum said, there were in total 4% of drug addicts in jail; to treat these 4% counseling program once in a week. Treatment centers in Alabama meeting headed by some therapist, self help group meetings twice a week and group counseling twice a month under some therapists were suggested.

It can therefore be said, rehab treatment in Arizon are basically based on socializing. Authority make addicted people meet often, engage them in leisurely activities, gives them counseling one on one if needed. The ultimate goal of such treatments is to help prisoners in creating and maintaining self inmate images.

These programs usually work I 90% of cases as prisoners are full of remorse and are keenly focused on improving their image. However for some who fail, the treatment continues till the actual term of imprisonment ends. Corner stone; a drug program that was initiated in 1978 U.S. is highly respected amongst others. It has a unit of 36 beds and six month after care program for prisoners outside prison. Though not everybody can be moved in for it, prisoners with less severe offence, those who do not have a history of substance abuse, no history of psychosis, no sex offence qualify for the treatment.

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