It has been shown that Yoga, Tai-Chi, Light and Sound therapy Stimulation and meditation can help relieve anxiety. Addicts will react with extreme behaviors due to pent up emotions, anger, self-loathing, shame, anxiety trauma or other negative emotions during recovery and re-education. An addict will engage in these destructive behaviors as they do not know how to handle these emotions appropriately. Holistic treatments and practices teach an addict how to relax and control their emotions with additional aid of their opiates or stimulants.

• Yoga can help an addict learn self control, help their self confidence and improve their physical health. The combination of postures breathing and meditation helps to aid the recovering addict in dealing with the stresses of recovery.
• For the addict acupuncture releases endorphins or the body’s natural pain relievers. The release of endorphins has shown to have the affect of temporarily relieving withdrawal symptoms.
• The benefits of practicing Tai-Chi include: Improved strength, conditioning, coordination, and flexibility, reduced pain and stiffness, better balance and enhanced sleep and greater awareness, calmness, and overall sense of well being.
• Clinical studies show that Light and Sound therapy Stimulation promotes significant reduction in stress and excessive tension while increasing, stress release, relaxation, personal realization and cognitive awareness, resulting in improved recovery ability.

At The Beachcomber the Holistic Approach applies to our total environment to help our patients deal with the symptoms of withdrawal. As an adjunct to our Vision Statement we must affirm adherence to the “holistic approach” from our founding in 1976. With more and more residential programs the holistic concept is regaining notoriety and so we recall our insightful beginning. It was a primary consideration with James A. Bryan when he drew upon his unique interpretations for addiction treatment. He then established that insightful process amid the natural beauty of Florida’s tropical climate.

“G,” “Liquid Ecstasy,” “Georgia Home Boy” or Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB) may be made in homes by using recipes with common ingredients. At lower doses, GHB can relax the user, but, as the dose increases, the sedative effects may result in sleep and eventual coma or death.

“Roofie” or “Roche” (Rohypnol) is tasteless and odorless. It mixes easily in carbonated beverages. Rohypnol may cause individuals under the influence of the drug to forget what happened. Other effects include low blood pressure, drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, and stomach upset.

“Special K” or “K” (Ketamine) is an anesthetic. Use of a small amount of ketamine results in loss of attention span, learning ability, and memory. At higher doses, ketamine can cause delirium, amnesia, high blood pressure, depression, and severe breathing problems.

“Speed,” “Ice,” “Chalk,” “Meth” (Methamphetamine) is often made in home laboratories. Methamphetamine use can cause serious health concerns, including memory loss,

With a long and storied history behind it, Marijuana has seen a resurgence of use and even medical recommendations through out the United States in recent years. When used with medical supervision marijuana has seen a rise in treatments for Cancer and Aids, unfortunately this has also provided casual users a method of bypassing laws for their own selfish purposes and encouraging widespread use in the U.S. While opinions differ and arguments can be made for both legalization and continued prohibition, what is lost to most politicians, activists and backers is that use is not propagating in the medical field alone, but with today’s youth in the form of abuse.

In fact Marijuana will adversely affect the average teen’s mental, physical and spiritual growth by increasing the amounts of dopamine the brain receives. Adolescence is a critical time for future brain development with findings that are yet another warning for adolescents who experiment with this type of drug use. The teen Marijuana abuser attempts to suppress reality and the angst of basic urges with the use of marijuana. This will lead to the underdevelopment of emotions, poor academic achievements, sports and other typical activities which would normally take place in a teen’s life and development.

Teens who have found themselves turning more and more to Marijuana to control daily stress and life in general typically have yet to learn any other form of release for stress and common day to day behavior. With this in mind Beachcomber founder James A. Bryan’s primary consideration when he drew upon his unique interpretations for addiction treatment was to establish an in-depth, professionally monitored holistic treatment center.

The” Holistic Approach” has always been at the forefront of treatment methods due to its spiritual reinforcement and emotional support system. Although dependence dictates how the process of treatment and recovery is applied, without holistic measures to support the mind and body withdrawal may become inevitable. Residents at The Beachcomber are offered close attention to body, mind and spirit as part of every day activity, so rarely do individuals note subtle changes taking place while a resident.

The values we accumulate over a lifetime define spirit and usually fall one-by-one as dependency grows more commanding. A teen’s urge to self-destruct is symptomatic of the addiction illness and this brings decline in spirituality which can lead to harder drugs and expanded addiction.
If instead of providing a teen with additional drugs to suppress the need for marijuana or to address what many parents feel is a deficit disorder, anxiety dysfunction or other termed “Youth Affliction” we focus our teens on natural methods of bypassing stress and dealing with everyday life, they will naturally overcome their addiction and continue with their “growing up”.

Spirituality is a clear component of The Beachcomber treatment program!
The body cures as a determined schedule of activities restores order and light to the darkened regions where chemical dependency had prevailed.
Along with Florida’s tropical climate & utilizing holistic methods such as Tai-Chi, Yoga, Acupuncture & Light Sound treatments along with a trained staff in a lush and peaceful environment, the Beachcomber has established itself as a leader in addiction treatment for all ages.

“To walk the walk and talk the talk” applies at The Beachcomber from the first day. At almost any location on the property tropic beauty strikes our vision. Then, in moments of serenity, we detect the rhythm of the surf or the splash of a nearby fountain. Such impressions are recalled in later years and the cry of sea birds may accompany us whenever we stroll on warm sands.
As the days unfold at The Beachcomber hearts and minds heal from the most devastating of experiences.

Known on the street as “speed,” “meth,” “ice,” and “crystal,” it can be injected, smoked, snorted, or swallowed, providing a “high” that is intense and can last from eight to 24 hours. It has replaced cocaine, heroin, and marijuana as the drug of choice in many areas. Once addiction takes hold, there are currently no particular pharmacological treatments for dependence on amphetamine or amphetamine-like drugs behavioral intervention is the most effective treatment for crystal meth addiction.

There are also numerous treatment obstacles such as: paranoia, decreased social skills, delusions, depression, malnutrition, violence, aggression, permanent psychological problems, kidney and lung disorders, liver damage, hallucinations, and feeling of suicide.

To address the subject a Holistic Approach to human health is best when undertaking a long journey into both mental and physical recovery. Ancient wisdom often centered on “balance” in nature and the importance of body, mind and spirit working in consort with existing environments. Early societies found it essential to adjust to nature in every way and entire cultures were built on “holistic,” effects taking place around them.

The body cures as a determined schedule of activities restores order and light to the darkened regions where chemical dependency had prevailed. Moments of clear understanding bring healthy appetites and shared experiences in a homelike dining room where residents enjoy meals designed to restore health and bring feelings of comfort.

The values we accumulate over a lifetime define spirit and usually fall one-by-one as dependency grows more commanding. The urge to self-destruct is symptomatic of the illness and this brings decline in spirituality. As explained, The Beachcomber program is key to recovery and nothing is more important than restoring balance. The values once held must be revisited and a sense of order adjusted to meet progressive “recovery.”

In many instances, there was no awareness of the “whole being” and new overviews are required. The process begins as The Beachcomber program leads to new awakenings. Many thousands of former residents have experienced the mystery of our step-by-step, stage-by-stage restoration of values and appreciation for living.

In conclusion, crystal methamphetamine continues to plague our world and recovery from this hazardous drug proves to be among the most difficult habits to break. At The Beachcomber the Holistic Approach applies to our total environment in addition to traditional treatments to addiction we also offer Tai-Chi, Yoga, Acupuncture and Light-Sound Neurotherapy to help our patients deal with the symptoms of withdrawal.

That ideal has always applied at The Beachcomber and consequently we may have simply accepted it from the start. We have not stressed the Holistic Approach since it is truly engrained in the program we offer residents. Attention to body, mind and spirit is part of every day’s activity and rarely does an individual note subtle changes taking place while a resident. This becomes an accumulation of values and adjustments to “balance” designed in our program of recovery.

The Beachcomber Rehabilitation Center offers alternative support by using the ancient practices of Tai-Chi in order to assist our patients in establishing added release of stress caused by addiction recovery.

When an individual is engaged in drug addiction or alcohol abuse, their natural abilities to manage stress and tension are compromised. The longer the terms of addiction and abuse, the greater the impairment to these coping mechanisms. Once an individual stops using drugs or alcohol, their internal systems and chemistry remain out of balance and in turmoil as they try to reset without the sudden spikes of chemicals from which they have grown accustomed.

Originating as a Martial Art; Tai chi is a type of low-impact, weight-bearing, and relaxing exercise. Practiced in a variety of styles, Tai-Chi involves slow, gentle movements, deep breathing, and meditation. This meditation is sometimes called “moving meditation.”
Tai-Chi does much more for recovering addicts than basic exercise or meditation alone. This ancient health practice combine classical conditioning with visualization, breathing, and meditation to create a powerful complementary therapy for most maladies, including addiction to drugs, alcohol, sex and gambling. Large, clinical studies on the health benefits of tai chi are ongoing, but many who practice tai chi report heightened feelings of well-being along with a variety of other health benefits.

For example, research studies have shown that extensive drug use clogs the body with toxic debris which otherwise can lodge in the tissues for years. Tai-Chi’s active stimulation of the lymph system speeds up the physical recovery process, helping to remove impurities from the bloodstream. These impure toxins are some of the causes for natural unrest within the person, so by accelerating the release of these toxins through added alternative addiction treatment methods, individuals are provided a better chance to focus on recovery.

The benefits of practicing Tai-Chi include: Improved strength, conditioning, coordination, and flexibility, reduced pain and stiffness, better balance and enhanced sleep and greater awareness, calmness, and overall sense of well being.

 The Beachcomber in Delray Beach, Florida offers a seasonal Ti-Chi program as part of a holostic recovery process. For more information and a free consultation please call us toll free at (877) 270-6226.