Blog
11 Sep Are veterans more likely to develop addiction?
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…
05 Sep Cocaine addiction in Hong Kong: Why are people leaving Hong Kong to travel to Thailand for rehab?
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…
29 Jul Learning to help others
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…
24 Jul How to Spot the First Signs of Addiction
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. But in the case of addiction, the earlier an addict gets intervention, the better the outcome. Thus, we need to be aware of the earliest signs of addiction or substance use disorder. How do you...
23 Jul How Substance Abuse Affects Families
It's common to consider the health and well-being of the user, but substance abuse affects families too. Having a drug addict in the family is devastating in more ways than one. Recent research on addiction treatment revealed that addiction affects not only the addict but...
05 Jul Anxiety and depression: Is addiction just a symptom?
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…
04 Jul Can meditating help addiction?
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…
30 Jun Art therapy for drug addiction recovery
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…
