, a colloquial or even slang term for drug and alcohol rehabilitation, refers to the process of treating substance abuse, chemical dependency, and specifically addiction to any form of drug, whether prescribed, controlled, or uncontrolled.  While there are extensive varieties, philosophies, and types of drug rehab, the basic, traditional treatment process involves medical and psychotherapeutic treatment for those addicted to drugs or alcohol.

The drug rehab medical component typically involves chemical detoxification of the patient, when the acceptable levels of undesirable chemicals are exceeded in the body.  The detoxification process must be initiated and monitored by a capable and experienced medical professional to insure the least medical risk possible to the detoxifying patient.  The specific detox protocol is very much a function of the type, amount, and usage period of unwanted chemicals in the body.  Some detox protocols involve only time, as the body will naturally break down and void the unwanted chemicals.  In more severe instances, detoxifying chemicals are introduced into the body, which counter act or inhibit and/or block the activity of specific neurological receptors, so that the effects of the undesired chemical are neutralized, thus enabling the patient to reduce the psychological desire for the drug.  In almost all detoxification protocols, patients are given some variety of mood stabilizers and/or relaxers to aid in the detoxification process. 
The length of the detox period is also dependant on the type, quantity, and duration of drug use, among other considerations.

The psychological aspect of drug rehab, which commences after the patient has begun, or even completed the detoxification, in some cases, is the most critical part of the drug rehab process.  The saying that ‘it’s easy to get off the drugs, it’s just difficult to stay off the drugs,’ is a fact borne out time and time again.  If the patient is only detoxified, but not educated and processed through the addiction, the odds of relapse are extremely high.  For this reason, there must be a psycho-dynamic component to drug rehab.  The psychodynamic aspect of treatment historically consists of education, step work (12 Step Process), and in some higher-end programs, individual and small group therapy.  It is through these interventions and processes that the patient begins to understand and comprehend the effect of substance abuse in his or her live and how to manage the stressors and triggers that have caused the abuse.

A person takes help of each and every means available to deal with stress. There are many measures which do not offer immediate result but they work for our betterment steadily. There are another means which offer quick relief and release a fascinating feeling of detachment from the outside world. Many of us fall prey to the latter option as it arises the feeling of high which is not obtained without working hard or without achieving anything. The addicted person does not live in real world. Initially it is just a habit, but eventually it becomes addiction and turns into a major life threat.

Addiction treatment counselors are becoming increasingly alarmed at new designer drugs being sold over counter. The problems associated with these new drugs are the immediate effects often causing seizures and hallucinations culminated with severe bouts of paranoia. These new designer drugs are making many abusers sick. Law enforcement officials cannot keep pace with those that seek to prey on others for profit. These new designer drugs are taking the country by storm and as officials adjust so do the manufacturers. As hospital admissions and toxicology reports to poison controls skyrocket, addiction treatment counselors prepare for the onslaught.

Drug addiction treatment experts say most of these synthetic drugs are sold as bath salts and incense can be purchased for as little as in convenience stores and head shops throughout the country. The desire to make a quick buck while preying on the vulnerable results in increased health costs, taxes and insurance for law abiding citizens.