What is the mysterious word "rehab"? In narrow circles, namely for those who are faced with alcoholism and drug addiction personally, this term is quite famous. Therefore, do not be upset and even more embarrassed if this new word is not yet familiar.
Value
The word rehab comes from the English rehabilitation, abbreviated rehab, translated into Russian - "rehabilitation" I. It appeared in connection with joyless trends. It is used to refer to rehabilitation centers for drug addicts and alcoholics. Less commonly used are the clinics for the rehabilitation of children with developmental disabilities and damage to the nervous system. Those who do not know English do not immediately associate the word with rehabilitation, since they differ somewhat in sound.
Origin of the word
Now he can be found in newspapers and magazines. After all, artists and other media personalities often encounter these diseases. And in the news you can often hear that the next actress or singer went to rehab or simply to the rehabilitation center.
The word has already been firmly entrenched in the Russian language since the second half of the 2000s. Now he can be found in the Russian press without quotes. This type of word formation is considered a neologism.
Neologisms
The Russian language, like any other, is a living organism. Some words die out because the concepts themselves are outdated, and some concepts have just appeared and require somehow to be named. Then the process of word formation is activated. Terms that have recently appeared in everyday life and are not familiar to everyone are called neologisms. The word of Greek origin, it is translated - "new word".
New terms are formed in several ways:
- joining prefixes and / or suffixes;
- addition;
- the transition from one part of speech to another;
- the formation of homonyms;
- fusion;
- borrowing from another language.
In the case of the word "rehab" it is a neologism formed by borrowing.
The essence of rehabilitation clinics
How can such rehabilitation centers be useful for alcoholics and drug addicts? How can these diseases be cured, and these are not bad habits, namely diseases? Treatment methods for addicts are different. But fundamentally they have common principles:
- the conviction of a person that he is sick;
- cleansing the body with droppers and nutrition;
- directing energy in the right direction in order to occupy a person with a useful thing;
- increased physical activity, because it produces endorphins;
- conversations with a psychologist;
- a change of scenery;
- suspension from gadgets and social networks.
In addition to the most obvious dependencies, the following are also treated in Rehab clinics:
- substance abuse;
- smoking;
- social dependence;
- gambling addiction;
- workaholism.
People unknowingly believe that addictions arise from idleness and by whim. And they also do not understand what rehab is, believing that it is pumping money from desperate relatives. And what if a person really wants to, then he can find a useful thing, distract himself and quit addiction. Yes, there is a grain of truth in this, this is possible, but only at the very initial stage of the formation of dependence.
They think about help when a person has already entered the stage of chemical dependence and he himself can no longer cope. Getting a new dose becomes the main goal in life, which tightly covers all other needs. Even as valuable as love, children and parents. That is why drug addicts rob relatives and do other terrible things. They regret it, but it is too late.
The first thing you want to do is turn your back on such a person. But if a person is really dear, then they try to help him by placing him in a clinic where they will brainwash him, his body and let him gather his thoughts. This is what rehab is.
Chemical addiction
Drugs are dangerous in that they, stimulating the pleasure center in the brain, at first give unearthly bliss, and over time, a person cannot live normally without them. And in the most literal sense. And no strength of mind alone will help here.
In a healthy person, in response to negative events in life, substances must be produced that will raise his mood and help to cope with grief or stress on his own. But in addicted patients, such a metabolism is impaired, and the substances themselves will not be developed. And only by taking a new dose of the drug, a person copes with such a serious condition. In case of any trouble, the patient will be covered by a wave of despair, mental pain and suicidal thoughts. Until he takes his drug.
With more advanced stages, a person cannot simply exist normally and get out of bed without a new dose. The state of sobriety becomes unbearable for him, the whole organism fails: chills, cold sweat, wild headaches appear, and the gastrointestinal tract refuses to work. Then a person needs to be saved in the literal sense, otherwise he will die.
What is rehab? This is a way to rehabilitate the metabolism and establish the production of hormones with the help of medicines, physical activity and psychological effects.
A regular cigarette and an injection of heroin can be considered a drug, but they carry a different danger. And if in the case of tobacco this will not happen soon, then in the case of hard drugs it is a matter of a couple of years.
There is a theory that there is a hereditary predisposition to chemical dependencies. People with this predisposition at birth have lower levels of the hormones of happiness - serotonin and endorphin. They almost always feel miserable. And therefore, they are especially sensitive to various artificial stimulants of happiness, since by nature they rarely get such a feeling. Therefore, a person who had alcoholics or drug addicts in his family needed to be doubly cautious with these substances.
12 steps
The most famous program is “12 Steps”. Despite the fact that it is aimed at treating chemical dependence, it works with the psyche. Its principle is that the patient must go through 12 stages, which look like this:
- Recognize your addiction and lack of arms in front of her.
- Recognizing that it is impossible to cope with addiction on your own and need help.
- Let go of the situation and trust the higher powers, believe in the true course of events.
- Explore yourself, understand your strengths and weaknesses without embellishing or scourging yourself.
- Realize your errors in relation to life.
- Prepare for decisive action and fight against disease and nasty.
- Accept your shortcomings, see how others have overcome them, and begin your personal struggle.
- Make a list of people who have been harmed.
- Apologize to loved ones and compensate all the damage caused by drug intoxication.
- To return again to the analysis of our judgments and views, turning back to see if they have undergone enough changes.
- Work on your spiritual essence, recognize God in yourself.
- Having reached the goal and spiritual enlightenment, start helping others who have just started the program.
Some consider this program a sect, as it refers to religion. But the results and its popularity speak for themselves. These are many healed souls. Thoughts can really heal, because the brain is capable of much.
Rehabs in Russia
They are in almost every major city. But what is rehab in Russia, and is it different from foreign? Most clinics in Russia use proven and tested methods. That is, they simply copy foreign analogues. The plus is that for patients it is much cheaper and there is no need to go anywhere. But some rehabs are also developing their own methods.
Rehab centers for alcoholics and drug addicts are located most often in forest areas, away from civilization. Fortunately, in Russia there are enough such places. They also guarantee anonymity and are responsible for their patients. They have all the conditions for living. If a person refuses help, then in the clinic they are inclined to this. There is also a forced rehabilitation service. Still, they try to avoid the words “treatment”; it is not for nothing that the translation of rehab is precisely “rehabilitation”.
Be that as it may, the body of such a person will never be the same. And this means that there can be no complete cure for this disease. An addict will once again always be weak in relation to chemical stimulants of happiness. And it is quite possible that there will be several of these rehabilitations after failures in his life.