During mental health and addiction treatment patients are able to delve back into their past to help discover what it was that led them to drugs and or alcohol in the first place. This is crucial not only in identifying hidden secondary mental and emotional issues but also in uncovering “triggers”. Triggers are often situations, people, and places that lead the patient to feel the need to cope by abusing drugs or alcohol. However, after prolonged us... moreAdvance Directive For Mental Health Treatment
During mental health and addiction treatment patients are able to delve back into their past to help discover what it was that led them to drugs and or alcohol in the first place. This is crucial not only in identifying hidden secondary mental and emotional issues but also in uncovering “triggers”. Triggers are often situations, people, and places that lead the patient to feel the need to cope by abusing drugs or alcohol. However, after prolonged use, many addicts continue using because their addiction has upset the chemical balance in the brains where they are unable to stop.
