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MEETING ABSTRACT Open Access Truth and lies about the social rehabilitation of drug addiction Panagiotis Georgakas From 1 st International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and European Psychiatric Association Conference on Treatment Guidance Thessaloniki, Greece. 19-22 November 2009 A drug addict, after his detoxification, except for his therapy(abstinence from any drug use, abstinence from any criminal activities), has also to deal with his difficulties to confront or accept the social rules. And that is what rehabilitation is all about. To become able to accept the social rules is a long-term attempt to succeed in the following rehabilitationsteps: a) Changes in the way of thinkingb) Change of life stylec) Development of social skillsd) Development of job skillse) Cooperation with peers f) Know how to organize free timePublished: 22 April 2010 doi:10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S20 Cite this article as: Georgakas: Truth and lies about the social rehabilitation of drug addiction. Annals of General Psychiatry 2010 9(Suppl 1):S20. Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: Convenient online submission Thorough peer review No space constraints or color figure charges Immediate publication on acceptance Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit Argo-Alternative Therapeutic Program for Addicted Individuals, Psychiatric Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece Georgakas Annals of General Psychiatry 2010, 9(Suppl 1):S20 http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/9/S1/S20 © 2009 Georgakas; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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MEETING ABSTRACT Open Access

Truth and lies about the social rehabilitationof drug addictionPanagiotis Georgakas

From 1st International Congress on Neurobiology and Clinical Psychopharmacology and EuropeanPsychiatric Association Conference on Treatment GuidanceThessaloniki, Greece. 19-22 November 2009

A drug addict, after his detoxification, except for his“therapy” (abstinence from any drug use, abstinencefrom any criminal activities), has also to deal with hisdifficulties to confront or accept the social rules. Andthat is what rehabilitation is all about. To become ableto accept the social rules is a long-term attempt tosucceed in the following “rehabilitation” steps: a)Changes in the “way of thinking” b) Change of “lifestyle” c) Development of “social skills” d) Developmentof “job skills” e) Cooperation with peers f) Know how toorganize “free time”

Published: 22 April 2010

doi:10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S20Cite this article as: Georgakas: Truth and lies about the socialrehabilitation of drug addiction. Annals of General Psychiatry 20109(Suppl 1):S20.

Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Centraland take full advantage of:

• Convenient online submission

• Thorough peer review

• No space constraints or color figure charges

• Immediate publication on acceptance

• Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar

• Research which is freely available for redistribution

Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit

Argo-Alternative Therapeutic Program for Addicted Individuals, PsychiatricHospital of Thessaloniki, Greece

Georgakas Annals of General Psychiatry 2010,9(Suppl 1):S20http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/9/S1/S20

© 2009 Georgakas; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.