DUAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT
One of the reasons Hope and Serenity is
different from most other addiction treatment programs,
is that we offer dual diagnosis and treatment
for co-occurring disorders. What this means is
that we consider addiction to be a symptom of an underlying
problem, rather than the problem itself. That is, people
try drugs or alcohol due to peer pressure or out of curiosity.
They become addicted due to depression, which is the underlying
cause of addiction in general, regardless of the "disease
concept".
People who are seriously addicted display major symptoms
of depression, which causes them to "need" the
substance they've come to depend on. Therefore, if an
addiction treatment program treats only the addiction,
then the depression continues to exist as the underlying
issue and will resurface, making relapse inevitable.
DUAL DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR CO-OCCURRING
DISORDER - WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
Happiness is the cure for addictions. Giving and
receiving love is the key to happiness. This concept is
the main reason for Hope and Serenity's success
in treating addiction by addressing the underlying cause
of the problem. This simple word "LOVE"
that is as old as time itself, is so overused in today's
society that it get's equated with sex, control, abuse,
and so forth. Our dual diagnosis addiction treatment staff
was hired first, for their ability to show LOVE
for others and secondly, for their qualifications
as therapists (also extremely high).
LOVE is the ability to understand and
empathize with another human being and their problems.
"Do unto others what you wish to receive yourself."
This is the guideline for our dual diagnosis treatment
staff and it is also the lesson we desire to teach to
our clients. It is not simply an old Christian doctrine,
but one of the great doctrines of all of the religions
of the world. Hope and Serenity Dual Diagnosis
and Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders Center takes
this doctrine very seriously. You'll feel it from the
time you meet our dual diagnosis treatment program staff,
to the time you leave our facility and as you carry it
with you back into the mainstream of society.
