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When you finally realize that your addiction is running your life there is only one way out and that is to back out. And you must back out completely and forever. Not for a hour and a day and then fall back off the wagon come Friday. Substance abuse rehab will provide the stamina you need to bounce back after first removing the physical connection your body has and start your drug rehabilitation right now.

Detoxification is a major portion of the program that separates you and the physical connection to the substance. This then allows the rest of the non 12 step rehab program to function with physical distraction while it builds self confidence and the power to keep the craving at bay until it is no longer a desire.

Not everyone needs complete detoxification and its many times an option in non-alcohol situations. A comprehensive non-12 step rehab approach, takes care of the physiological aspect of addiction as it’s first target. The entire detoxification period is spared. This determination however should be done by a medical specialist and not the psychological team or counselors. Then, once decided, the rehab workers can start on the underlying issues and what really made the addicted individual to start using drugs and alcohol in the first place.

What is radioembolization

Radioembolization is a combination of radiation and a procedure called embolization to treat liver cancer.

Embolization is a minimally invasive treatment in which blood vessel malformation in the blood vessels are occluded or blocked to prevent the flow of blood.

Radiotherapy is the use of a certain type of energy called ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Unlike external beam therapy (EBT), in which beams of high energy X-rays generated by a machine are directed at the tumor from outside the body, radioembolization involves placing radioactive material directly into the body. This form of treatment is called internal radiation therapy.

In radioembolization, tiny pellets of glass or resin microspheres calls are placed inside the blood vessels feeding the tumor to block the blood supply to cancer cells. Once these microspheres, which are filled with the radioactive isotope Yttrium Y-90, staying at the tumor site deliver a high dose of radiation. Read the rest of this entry »