This document provides information about the Positive Sobriety Institute (PSI) located in Chicago, Illinois. PSI offers addiction treatment programs for alcohol, drugs, dual diagnosis, and prescription drug abuse. They provide treatment for professionals struggling with substance use disorders. The treatment programs address withdrawal management, the characteristics and signs of addiction, mental health comorbidities, and the short and long-term effects of prescription drug abuse. PSI utilizes a comprehensive treatment approach involving medical and mental health professionals to address both substance use disorders and any co-occurring psychiatric conditions.

1. 844-248-5068
Positive Sobriety Institute Alcohol &
Drug Rehab Chicago
680 N Lake Shore Dr #800,
Chicago, IL 60611, USA
URL: www.positivesobrietyinstitute.com/

2. ACHIEVING LIFE LONG RECOVERY
TREATMENT FOR
PROFESSIONALS
ADDICTION
TREATMENT
DUAL
DIAGNOSIS
RECOVERY
PROCESS

3. ADDICTION TREATMENT
 Alcohol Addiction Treatment
 Drug Addiction Treatment
 Dual Diagnosis
 Prescription Drug Abuse Treatment
PSI substance abuse programs offer treatment for all types of drug
and/or alcohol abuse, including:

4. Alcohol Addiction Treatment
 Alcohol abuse is a primary, chronic, progressive, and often fatal
health problem for all of society, not just for the professional
community. Alcohol use disorder has specific symptoms that can
be fueled by unmanageable stress, work demands or poor
relationships. If left untreated, alcohol use disorder can and will
worsen. Like many other disorders, the symptoms of addiction
can be temporarily stopped, but without entering an alcohol rehab
program, significantly changing your lifestyle and continued
recovery maintenance, relapse can occur.
 Positive Sobriety Institute (PSI) is one of the leading Illinois
alcohol rehab and alcohol treatment centres in Chicago. We treat
chemical dependency and alcohol use disorder as a brain
disease, as well as take into account the many psychosocial
factors that contribute to the disease.

5. Characteristics of Alcohol
Withdrawal
Symptoms of alcohol withdrawal
include:
o Sweating
o Headaches
o Tremors in the hands
o Nausea
o Vomiting
o Insomnia
o Irritability
o Anxiety
o Irregular heartbeat
o Heart failure
o Convulsions
o Hallucinations
o Seizures

6. Characteristics of Alcohol Use
Disorder
Characteristics of alcohol use disorder and addiction
include lack of control over drinking, constant
preoccupation with alcohol, use of alcohol despite
adverse consequences, and distortions in thinking—most
notably denial. Symptoms of alcohol use disorder may
include:
 Deteriorating personal hygiene
 Personality and behaviour changes
 Emotional outbursts, arguments or violence
 Embarrassing social behaviour
 Observable decline in physical or emotional health
 Shakiness, tremors of hands, agitation
 Slurred speech
 Unsteady balance
 Disorganized schedule
 Withdrawal from professional obligations, associations,
committees

7. Drug Addiction Treatment
Drug abuse and addiction is a serious issue for
professionals in the workplace, most importantly for those
with a responsibility to render services under a safe
environment for their clients such as healthcare providers.
Many well-educated, highly trained and experienced
healthcare practitioners lose their families, careers, and
futures to drug use and addiction.

8.  Professionals who abuse drugs will often exhibit
atypical behaviour. Certain signs and symptoms that
may indicate a drug addiction include:
 Progressive deterioration in personal appearance and
hygiene
 Personality change such as mood swings, anxiety,
depression, lack of impulse control
 Work performance which alternates between periods of
low and high productivity
 Strained relationships with colleagues, family, clients
 Frequent absences, tardiness, missed appointments
 Disappearances from the work site—having long
unexplained absences or frequent or long trips to the
bathroom
 Confusion, memory loss, and difficulty concentrating or
recalling details and instructions
Drug Use Signs and Symptoms

9. Dual Diagnosis
Addiction and mental health problems are often closely
linked. It’s very common for people with a substance use
disorder such as drug addiction or alcoholism to also
suffer from a range of psychiatric or mood disorders,
including:
 Depression
 Bipolar disorder
 Anxiety and fear disorders
 Generalized anxiety disorder
 Obsessive compulsive disorder
 Panic disorder
 Personality disorders
 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
 Schizophrenia
 Stress
Co-Occurring Disorders We Treat

10. Treating Dual Disorders
It can be a challenge to diagnose co-occurring disorders,
as oftentimes the symptoms of the mental health disorder
and the drug addiction are similar. Individuals that suffer
from a drug addiction and mental health issue may be
diagnosed with one of the following:
 Fear Disorder
 Generalized Anxiety Disorder
 Stress
 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 Bipolar Disorder
 Schizophrenia
 Depression
 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
 Depression

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 PSI’s Chicago drug rehab centre’s board-certified
physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists and
addiction medicine clinicians evaluate each
patient in order to diagnose and treat dual
disorders. We thoroughly understand that mental
illness and addiction share many of the same
symptoms, and for this reason commit ourselves
to helping our recovery patients sustain and
maintain sobriety and long-term care for mental
health issues.

12. Prescription Drug Abuse
Treatment
According to a recent study conducted by USA Today, tens
of thousands of doctors, nurses, medical technicians and
other healthcare professionals across the nation struggle
with abuse or addiction to prescription pain medication,
mostly narcotics such as oxycodone and fentanyl. The study
uncovered hundreds of state and federal cases in recent
years in which physicians and other healthcare practitioners
were disciplined or prosecuted for misconduct related to
substance abuse.
Prescription Drug Addictions We Treat
At PSI, we treat all types of prescription drug addictions.
Common prescription drugs abused include:
• Opioid pain killers
• Benzodiazepines
• Stimulants
• Barbiturates

13. Prescription drug abuse
symptoms include:
 Changes in behaviour, such as elation and euphoria
 Noticeable lethargy, drowsiness or sedation
 Moodiness or irritability
 Smaller than usual or constricted pupils
 Confusion for no apparent reason
 Slowed breathing
 Sudden onset of financial problems
 Obtaining multiple prescriptions from different physicians
 Social isolation or losing interest in activities previously
enjoyed

14. Prescription Drug Abuse Effects:
Short and Long-Term
Short-term prescription drug abuse side effects and withdrawal
symptoms include:
 Nausea and vomiting
 Dizziness
 Hearing loss
 Stomach problems such as constipation
 Hot flashes
 Impaired cognitive functioning
 Opioid-induced hyperalgesia (heightened sensitivity to pain)
 Stopped or slowed breathing
 Loss of consciousness or nodding off
Long-term effects of prescription drug abuse can be extremely
dangerous and even life threatening.
Long-term effects of prescription drug abuse include:
o Coma
o Seizures
o Respiratory failure
o Liver damage

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