Case Study – Cira and her prescription drugs rehab
Cira and her prescription drugs rehab – We received a call from a family member concern that their daughter Cira was addicted to prescription drugs. We spoke at length as she did really want help. After a number of telephone calls, she agreed to speak to our lead therapist and interventionist Chris. During this lengthy call, it transpired that Cira had nowhere to turn and she was very scared of her addiction to prescription drugs and was looking at entering prescription drugs rehab, in her case it was codeine based painkillers that she started taking for a back injury 3 years prior.
We assessed and worked out that Shen had addictive tendencies throughout her life, this was apparent due to her emotions, she was very uncomfortable about her feelings around herself and the relationships around her including parents, family friends and boyfriend. She found that because of her loss of work, due to her back issues, she isolated at home and became even scared of exiting the house. This is quite normal for people with addiction issues.
So the first point was to arrest the use of codeine in the prescription drugs rehab, she was on a high amount, she agreed to come into our rehab clinic in London for a 4-week program. First of all we need to arrest the substances in her body, with help with our doctor we began a comfortable reducing regime. Also sleeping tablets for the first four nights as her patterns were all over the place.
Cira settled in we, after our comprehensive assessment she spoke about how safe she felt here and away from people that enabled her addiction. With our care plan we moved forward with her objectives. First week to reduce and abstain from the substance and to understand how powerless she was over her addiction. Using techniques like relaxing, this used methods like meditation to help quieten her mind as it was racing very much. And also gentle yoga as she was very tense. She took very much information onboard regarding understand inning the disease of addiction.
Week two was working with her to break down the denial of not just her addiction, but the thought processes in her trying to control the world around her so she felt safe. Her care plan for this week was starting to unravel some of the underline issues to her prescription drugs rehab issue here at the London rehab clinic.
Week three was one to ones and group, going deeper into the past traumas that were blocking her. It became clear that these learnt behaviours learnt in childhood were not serving her. Abandonment and rejection, this same script was taken from her childhood life and replayed in adulthood expecting different outcomes. In her case, it was herself destruction patterns. In a way searching for the love she did not get from a child due to one of her parents not being able to be there for her as a child.
Week for was closing up at the prescription drugs rehab, relapse prevention, organising and her recognising change that needed to happen, this was to ensure her safety once out.