Every one is familiar with the term addiction these days. However, it can be a different matter entirely to recognise if you, or a loved one, require drug treatment. Unfortunately treatment can only succeed if the patient realises, and admits, they have a problem and asks for help to solve it. Once this first step has been taken then an individual treatment plan can be worked out, generally this takes a 2 level approach addressing both the physiological and the emotional aspects of the addiction.