Addiction - dependence on substance to the extent that cessation causes trauma

Addicts - one who is addicted to a substance, activity or habit

Aftercare - the continuing care and treatment of a patient

Alcohol - any intoxicating liquor produced by yeast fermentation of carbohydrates by hydration of ethylene

Alcoholism - chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol

Chemical Dependency - physical and psychological dependence on substances

Chronic - being such habitually or for a prolonged period of time

Cocaine - a white crystalline alkaloid obtained from cocoa leaves widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties

Controlled Substances - any of a category of behavior-altering or addictive drugs, whose possession are restricted by law

Counseling - advice; opinion or instruction regarding the judgement or conduct of another.

Counseling Sessions - time frame in which counseling takes place

Detox - detoxification, to detoxify

Detoxification - the process of withdrawing a person from dependence on alcohol or another habituating drug

Drug - a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, especially a narcotic

Dependency - the state of reliance on a certain substance

Depression - a condition of general emotional dejection and withdrawal, sadness greater and more prolonged than that warranted by any objective reason

Education - the act or process of imparting or acquiring particular knowledge of skills

Family - any group of persons closely related by blood

Group Therapy - therapy in which a group of patients led by a therapist discuss, act out, or attempt to solve their problems

Help - to provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need

Heroin - opiate, highly addictive

Medical Evaluation - pertaining to or indicating the state of one’s health

Meth - short for methamphetamine, crystal-methamphetamine, speed

Methamphetamine - a central nervous system stimulant

Outreach - reaching out to extend services to others

OxyContin - habit forming prescription pain reliever

Prevention - the act to keep something from occurring

Programs - a manner of treating a disease or problem

Psychological - pertaining to the mind or to mental phenomena as the subject matter of psychology

Recovery - restoration or return to any former and better condition

Rehabilitation - to restore or to bring to a condition of good health

Relapse - to fall or slip back into a former state of practice

Substance Abuse - long-term use of an addictive drug when not used for medical purposes

Therapy - the treatment of a disease by a rehabilitative process

Treatment - a manner of treating a disease or problem

Treatments - methods of treating a disease or problem