Life Riverfield Lodge, Randburg

Addiction is a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain¿they change its structure and how it works These brain changes can be long lasting and can lead to the harmful behaviours seen in people who abuse drugs I individuals who suffer from addiction often have one or more accompanying medical issues, including lung and cardiovascular disease, stroke, cancer, and mental disorders Imaging scans, chest X-rays, and blood tests show the damaging effects of drug abuse throughout the body This rehabilitation centre focuses on person-cantered counselling and is geared also for holistic detox of.