Addiction Treatment
The Public Health Association has worked for the past 30 years to develop and provide a professional and comprehensive treatment system for adults (aged 18+) dealing with addictions along the entire continuum, from the start of use to dependence and addiction.
Our goal is to improve the quality of life and daily functioning, restore addicts’ ability to act independently, bolster their ability to face life’s challenges, and to reconnect them to themselves, their families, work and the community.
It is important to us to ensure that every person seeking help in this field can find it quickly and efficiently – for themselves or their loved ones – and to offer a variety of personalized treatment and rehabilitation programs.
Our multidimensional approach addresses the spirit, body, and mind, providing integrated medical and psychosocial treatment. Our ultimate goal is to help you stop using the substance or addictive behavior and return to independent and meaningful functioning – each and every one according to your abilities and desires.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Addiction is a condition characterized by the compulsive and uncontrolled use of a certain substance or behavior, while ignoring its negative consequences for the individual and those around him. Addictions can involve psychoactive substances such as alcohol and drugs, as well as such behaviors as gambling or the consumption of prostitution.
Addiction can lead to a significant decrease in functional capacity, neglect of work, studies, leisure time, family, etc., and therefore requires multidimensional treatment so that the individual can return to normal functioning and improve quality of life.
A state in which a person depends on a drug or a specific behavior to achieve physical and emotional balance. Often, individuals who develop a dependency on a particular substance develop a temporary tolerance, and need to up their intake to achieve the desired effect. If the dose is not increased, withdrawal symptoms may occur. In other words, there is a physiological and emotional dependence on the substance, which reduces feelings of suffering. Without medical guidance, dependence may turn into addiction.
Addiction results from a combination of various factors that interact with each other, including biological, genetic, psychological, and environmental factors.
- Biological factors: genetic predisposition can increase the risk of developing addictions. Studies have found a connection between certain genes and the risk of addiction to alcohol, drugs, and certain behaviors.
- Psychological factors: Mental difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and personality disorders, can lead people to seek solace in addictive substances or behaviors.
- Social and environmental factors: an environment where drugs, alcohol or other addictive substances are readily available can increase the risk of addiction. In addition, social, familial, and financial pressures can play a role.
- History of trauma: People who have experienced trauma, such as physical or sexual violence, emotional harm, or natural disasters, may develop addictions as a way to cope with mental pain.
- Developmental factors: experiences in childhood and adolescence can affect the risk of developing addictions. For example, exposure to the use of addictive substances during this period can increase risk.
- Culture and society: A culture in which it is common to use certain substances or behaviors as a way of celebrating or dealing with pressures can lead to an increase in cases of addiction among its members.
Each of these factors can have an effect alone or in combination with other factors, and together they explain why some people develop addictions while others do not. It is important to remember that addiction is a complex disease, and therefore treatment approaches should be multidimensional and personalized, to best support the individuals coping with it.
Medical treatment includes diagnosis and treatment by a narcologist, psychiatric consultation if necessary (referral to a community psychiatrist), provision of drug treatment using methadone and buprenorphine (Suboxone film, Sublocade), urine drug screening tests, and additional tests.
The main therapeutic approaches include the harm reduction approach, the biopsychosocial approach, motivational interviewing, and CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy).
The clinics for painkiller addiction treatment use the most advanced technologies in the field (On the front line of treatment for opioid addiction in Israel and worldwide – medication treatment with buprenorphine).