Addiction counselling and approaches to therapy Substance abuse can alter the structure of the brain and impede its normal functioning. This can result in physiological changes that can persist for many months or even years into recovery. That’s why drug users are often at risk of relapsing even after abstaining from drug use for a…
The Effects of Alcoholism and the Rehabilitation Process There are many reasons why someone might decide to drink. It can allow them to escape from the realities of life, give them self confidence, enable them to socialise or forget about uncomfortable feelings they are experiencing. Those who abuse alcohol will develop a tolerance over time…
While there are limited options for inpatient drug addiction treatment in Hong Kong, there are plenty of outpatient and counselling services operated by the private sector. Despite the growing problem of drug abuse there seems to be little progress on the part of addiction treatment service providers to operate private residential drug treatment within Hong…