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Addiction Treatment
& Psychology Services

Aftercare treatment includes psychological support system for patients and family/support as well as a carefully planned and monitored therapeutic intervention. This outpatient program will continue for 3-6 months and includes individual counselling and family therapy, teaching coping skills, healthcare education, stress management and educational and vocational activities. This comprehensive rehabilitation effectively assists each individual return to an alcohol-free life, re-establishing their careers and reconciling with their families.

Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist that seems to diminish craving and enhances the regeneration of natural opiate function. A daily tablet or implant (see attached information) acts as the patient's first line of ‘defense' against relapse. With the craving diminished, it allows patients to focus on their healing process. The aim is to create a physically supportive environment so that psychological counselling can be much more effective. This medication creates no dependency and the immediate use of this treatment improves the outcome of the rehabilitation process.

Antabuse is an inhibitor of aldehyde dehydrogenase, ie., an enzyme transforming acetaldehyde (the principal metabolite of ethyl alcohol) to acetic acid. Ingestion of alcohol after implantation of the medicinal product increases acetaldehyde concentration in the body and produces symptoms of acetaldehyde. Symptoms include: nausea, vomiting, tachycardia (palpitation), hypotension, dizziness, flushing and redness of face. Combined with naltrexone this aversive medication should increase compliance rates and improve outcomes compared to other treatment or when either medication is used in isolation.

Naltrexone is an opiate antagonist that seems to diminish craving and enhances the regeneration of natural opiate function.