News Release Boquete, Republic of Panama (PRWEB) April 18, 2013
Serenity Vista Addiction Facility of Boquete, Panama Leads The Way for Smoking Cessation to Finally be Treated Like Other Drug Addictions
Smoking tobacco is the deadliest of all addictions, yet designated smoking areas are still the norm at most addiction treatment centers around the world. Serenity Vista in Boquete, Panama, is taking the bold step of breaking this tradition, announcing today that it is taking the often unpopular position of deciding to treat the use of nicotine the same as other drug addictions.
Serenity Vista offers those seeking a new life free of all addictions a tranquil, mountain highland setting with breathtaking views of Panama
'You were the only treatment center I could find that takes nicotine addiction as seriously as other forms of drug addiction'
Nicotine is the deadliest addiction, worldwide killing 1 person every 6 seconds. More people die of tobacco related deaths than all other drug addictions combined.
Serenity Vista addiction recovery retreat announces today the decision to not only be a smoke free environment, but to treat nicotine the same as other addictions. They tell Sally's story to illustrate why. "A professional woman we will refer to as Sally called from Canada, willing to go to any length to face her addiction to nicotine. She has tried dozens of times, over many years, to stop on her own, but has been unable to stay stopped".
"She reached out for help. She called several treatment centers throughout North America to ask about treatment for her nicotine addiction. She was laughed at. Telling her that they are for ‘drug and alcohol addiction’, she was dismissed as not being serious."
Sally's internet research showed that going to a traditional treatment center can be a very smoky, nicotine filled affair, even if she were accepted. In fact, she learned, very often it is the staff and facilitators that come to group counseling sessions reeking of cigarettes.
She called Serenity Vista, telling them that “you were the only treatment center I could find that seems to take nicotine addiction as seriously as other forms of drug addiction”. She is right. Nicotine is a drug, a very powerful one, and actually one of the hardest addictions to overcome.
Serenity Vista addiction recovery retreat is leading the way in treating nicotine addiction with the same seriousness and passion as for other forms of addiction. People can’t go to treatment ‘just for cocaine’, and drink alcohol while at rehab, yet that is how most treatment centers treat nicotine addiction.
At Serenity Vista, everyone is assured of a smoke/nicotine free environment. In fact, Panama, home to Serenity Vista's rehab facility, as a country, has very little smoking, even outside of the AA meetings in the local community of Boquete.
"We coach people to smoke their last cigarette and apply the patch before getting on the plane. The patch assures that nicotine is removed in a gradual way that is not controlled by the person’s cravings (unlike gum or e-cigarettes).They arrive at Serenity Vista as non-smokers. A great way to start their new life of recovery".
At Serenity Vista rehab, addiction is treated in a holistic manner addressing all aspects of body, mind and spirit. Further specific support of the nicotine recovery process is through the tapering use of topical nicotine patches, acupuncture, and Nicotine Anonymous literature and philosophy.
Nicotine addiction is drug addiction. Period. If a person is smoking tobacco products, they are in active drug addiction. Abstinent, twelve step based, holistic residential addiction treatment is well known to give people who want it a great start at a new clean and sober life. The philosophy of Serenity Vista that differs from traditional treatment centers is that if nicotine is part of the equation, abstinence must also include being tobacco free.
Recent studies support this approach. According to Derry, "continued use of nicotine during and after the treatment process fuels the ongoing cycle of addiction and diminishes likelihood of treatment success. Yet for deep rooted emotional and cultural reasons, and resistance to change, this is rarely put into practice, and the reception Sally experienced prior to contacting us is sadly still the norm in the addiction treatment field". Click here to read the rest of this press release.
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