Addiction Treatment Addresses Social Needs

Chemical dependence is a neurological disease, influenced both by a person's environment and genetics. It is a chronic disease that requires chronic treatment, much like diabetes or hypertension. Addiction treatment involves a medical component, providing medication for detoxification as well as long-term abstinence from substance use, and a therapeutic component. Furthermore, recreation therapy at Lakeview Health Systems provides patients with a way to interact with friends and acquaintances, expressing themselves in a non-confrontational way. Other types of outings are incorporated into the treatment program at Lakeview Health Systems to provide patients with the opportunity to recover socially as well as medically. In this setting, therapists can make recommendations to patients for long-term sobriety.

For more information about the therapeutic aspect of addiction treatment, please visit http://www.lakeviewhealth.com or call 1-866-510-9131.

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• addiction
• addiction treatment
• therapeutic treatment
• medical treatment
• detox
• chemical dependence
• Lakeview Health Systems
• recreation therapy