Psychoanalysis developed by Sigmund Freud and modified by his followers has offered an explanation of substance abuse. According to them, the main cause of the addiction syndrome is the unconscious need to entertain and to enact various kinds of fantasies. Theoretically, specific drugs facilitate specific fantasies. The addiction syndrome is also associated with life trajectories [...]

We have spoked in the previous post about drug detox. Today we will try to define the drug rehabilitation, known also as drug rehab or simply rehab. Drug rehab includes the processes of medical and psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances. The purpose is to induce the patient to cease substance abuse, in order [...]

By definition, detoxification, shortly detox, means the removal of toxic substances from the body. Can also refer to the period of withdrawal that a person’s body passes after long-term use of an addictive substance. The purpose of drug detoxification is to reduce or relieve withdrawal symptoms. Actually, drug detoxification is not meant to treat addiction, [...]

Due to its desirable effects and short duration, although ketamine does not create a physical dependence, it is more like a psychologically addictive substance. It is sure that the users have not physical cravings for ketamine. But it is also sure that, over time, the same ketamine users will develop a tolerance for the drug [...]