Veteran addiction and substance abuse has been a documented issue in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Some service members develop a pattern of drinking and drug use during deployment. Others have injuries that are treated with painkillers that can develop into regular…
Every culture addresses mental illness, substance use, and addiction differently. At Lanna Rehab, the majority of the clients we have from Hong Kong are seeking help for cocaine addiction. In this article, we consider why cocaine addiction appears more prevalent in Hong Kong and…
Ali Murtaza Lakhani has completed his second year with CPPD Counselling School Pakistan, studying a Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling. In May, Ali joined the team at Lanna Rehab for a three-month internship. “When I told my friends I was going to do an internship…
Do you need to be an addict to go to rehab? Strictly speaking, you don’t need to be exhibiting addictive behaviors to benefit from rehab. At Lanna Rehab our treatment is centered around Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). “You don’t have to be using drugs or…
Meditation and mindfulness in rehab A growing body of studies supports that meditating can help with the recovery of addiction. It can, in fact, change our brains. One of the most groundbreaking studies, by Harvard neuroscientist Dr. Sara Lazar in 2005, examined how regular mindfulness…
How does art therapy treat drug addictions? Art therapy has value as part of a holistic approach to drug addiction recovery. At Lanna Rehab, we care for every patient – and their rehabilitation with an individualised treatment plan. With that in mind, art therapy…
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