Drug rehab and group therapy: do they work?

TheConversation: Rehab is the short name for residential rehabilitation, the best known treatment for drug and alcohol problems. It involves living with a group of people with the shared goal of changing drinking or drug habits. There are regular media reports of celebrities being sent to rehab by the courts, or choosing to “check themselves in”. Rehab is even the subject of television shows such as Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, that aired from 2008 and 2012 in the United States; and Intervention. But rehab is more than a celebrity phenomenon. Thousands of Australians go to residential drug and alcohol rehab programs every year.

Avoid a child's accidental exposure to a medication

To help avoid a child's accidental exposure to any medication, parents and other caregivers should:

1. Store medicines in a safe location that is too high for young children to reach or see. 
2. Never leave medicines or vitamins out on a kitchen counter or at a sick child's bedside. 
3. If a medicine bottle does have a safety cap, be sure to relock it each time you use it. 
4. Remind babysitters, houseguests, and visitors to keep purses, bags, or coats that have medicines in them away and out of sight when they are in your home. 
5. Avoid taking medicines in front of young children because they like to mimic adults.

Source: Food and Drug Administration
27-10-2012