Labeling Theory Of Drug Treatment

There are many possible theories that can pertain to the idea and concept of drug treatment programs. The first theory that applies to effective drug treatment is the labeling theory. The labeling theory suggest that self identity and behavior of an individual is may be determined by how others classify or describe them. Drug use had a stigma that follows it. If you are doing drugs, you are considered a junkie, drunk, crack whore etc. When you are labeled you tend to believe and act in that way. The person takes on the identity of what others are labeling them. When building these programs, the stigma and labeling has to be eliminated. These patients like any other are looking for help and want to improve their lives. Labeling them will only

bring them backwards in the treatment process. They need the support to get through this time. When you use a positive label, the person lives up to and acts to meet the label and that is part of the treatment process. When you take away the bad labels, the person has more motivation to do better and to improve their quality of life. They think they can do more and be more successful when there are people that are being positive and supportive as opposed to labeling them and bringing them down even more.
Another theory that can be applied to treatment program designs is the disease theory.

The disease theory suggests that drug use is a medical problem and should be viewed as a medical treatment process as opposed to a weak moral character or an excuse for bad behavior. Drugs do a lot of damage to your body and your brain. It alters yours state of mind and has visible affects on your brain and body. When there are changes in your brain, the brain does not function as it did before. The person is not able to make an educated decision for themselves in their state of mind. When this is the case, the person needs helps and needs to be seen as a patient as opposed to blaming moral character. When you put this into a medical perspective, the patient can look at it like there is an end to the bad. They feel as though there is help and there are other people that are receiving this treatment that need it. There are people that understand why they may be doing what they are doing and they are there to help no matter the issue. (404

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Recently, drug use and abuse has hit an all time high and it is all you see on new.

They talk about people that overdose or the spike in numbers for drugs such as cocaine and heroin. One thing you don't really hear much about is how we are going to fix this problem. In recent news though, daily beast.com published a story that talked about why rehab isn't working for the majority of patients that go in and how at this this point, it is an apparent waste of money. Christopher Moraff states that 30% of the patients that enter rehab, recover. He also states this number is not too trustworthy. He goes onto say that even if it is the case that 30% of patients recover, why are the other 70% not getting anywhere? There have been so many people in rehab many times that have failed to recover time after time. He sees a problem with this. He states that the idea of rehab is right, but the way it is being executed is not correct. There should be a higher completion and recovery rate with the amount of money that is being putting into rehab programs. If the money were allocated better and patients were provided with the proper care and programs that would help them succeed, the numbers would be much higher and more people would seek out treatment. No one wants to go through he same exact thing 4 times and still not come out successful. He states that there needs to be tighter regulations on rehab treatment programs and there needs to be more engaging things for the patients to do that

will bring them closer to their goals and bring them back somewhere where they can function in society once again. When you look at programs like the ones provided above, you see that the completion rate is much higher because they are solely based on patient outcomes. These patients are provided many different programs and supports the help them get through what they are going through. The idea of self efficacy is interwoven into many of these effective programs. There's needs to be a strict routine, but patients also have to be provided with tools that will help them succeed. Throwing statistics, information, and fear at the patients will not motivate them to their full potential. You have to work as a team as opposed to a hierarchy system.