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| THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AVERSION THERAPY AND OTHER "COUNSELING-ONLY" TREATMENT PROGRAMS The major difference between Schick Shadel and counseling-only programs is Schick's medical aversion therapy helps patients lose the cravings for alcohol and/or drugs. The "one day at a time" struggle with addiction is usually eliminated. |
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| Aversion therapy and rehabilitation
interviewing, a light sedation therapy, combined with counseling and
education, help our patients achieve comfortable sobriety. Traditional addiction treatment targets the thinking/reasoning (cognitive) part of the brain (cerebral cortex). If a person could reason their way into recovery, all that would be needed is detoxification so one could think reasonably again. This may work for some, but, unfortunately, it does not stop the physiological cravings that cause most addicts to relapse repeatedly. Schick's therapy programs include education on the disease of addiction, individual and group counseling, personalized aftercare plans, family member involvement and introduction to self-help and support groups — just like traditional counseling programs. And the dollar cost of counseling-only programs and Schick is usually about the same. |
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