What Usually Are the Therapy or Activities That Are Included in Drug Treatment Programs?

Question by kaycee: What usually are the therapy or activities that are included in drug treatment programs?
My husband will undergo a drug treatment program next month and I want to know the sort of therapy or activities that are included in the program. Are there exercises included in the program? Let me know.

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Answer by Eva
If I’m not mistaken, such treatment programs include lectures, group discussions, yoga, exercises, acupuncture and therapy with psychiatrists and psychologists. The patients are also give healthy meals and whirlpool baths in order to regain the good health they lost and to provide the relaxation they need.

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