by therehabadviso | Jan 15, 2018 | Addiction, Recovery
How to Find an Addiction Recovery Program
There is anaddiction recovery program available nearby throughout the US. Once you differentiate between the traditional and the alternative or residential categories, you have to decide on what type of program to enter. There are two basic classifications of programs – in-patient or out-patient. Obviously, their names imply the difference between them. However, in-patient programs are divided into two groups. There are short-term rehab programs that run 14 to 28 days and the long-term which last 4 months or longer.
Handling the Most Severe Addictions
According to recovery success rates, which are determined by the percentage of clients that overcome there addiction and remain substance-free without relapsing, the best one of the different addiction recovery programs is the long-term in-patient or residential format. These programs involve removing the individual from their potentially harmful home setting and placing them in a safer environment where they can focus completely on their recovery.
There are a number of benefits to entering this long-term addiction treatment and recovery format with the following 5 being the most significant ones:
- removing the individual from the potentially harmful environment they live in and the temptations of it
- 24/7/365 care and supervision
- group and individual therapy sessions
- medical and professional guidance/supervision
- aftercare and support networks
Certain addiction recovery programs will involve taking prescription medications during the detoxification stage and while the individual is experiencing the withdrawal symptoms that characterize the detox process. Despite the expense that you may encounter, remember that these are the most effective and successful addiction recovery methods available.
What if you don’t have the financial means?
Fortunately, there are other addiction recovery programs that are not quite as expensive and some of them are even covered by certain health insurance carriers. These are known as out-patient programs. Unlike the residential program, you are not required to move into the facility and can return home every night.
These programs are not only ideal for the individual who does not have the financial means to afford them, they are geared towards those individuals that are the sole provider of children in the home and are either pursuing their education or working full-time jobs. Just be aware that the out-patient format is not as effective as the in-patient because you are still returning home to those temptations at the end of the day.
Let Our Referral Service Help You
The Rehab Advisor is the premier addiction treatment referral website. We list the most successful addiction recovery programs throughout the US, so no matter where you live, we can refer you into a program in your local vicinity. For more information about our referral site and our addiction recovery programs, call the toll-free phone number above if you want to speak with someone immediately.
by therehabadviso | Jan 11, 2018 | Addiction
Two men go to a party; each has his first drink. One man decides drinking is not for him, and never takes another drink again, or if he does, drinks very moderately.
The other man, however, may decide that that beer or mixed drink was the best thing he ever had, and determines that he will continue to drink. He does so, and eventually finds himself with a full-blown addiction to alcohol.
The same goes for drugs. One woman may experiment with drug use, and it is just that: an experiment and one she does not wish to try again, ever. Another may experiment with drug use, and find herself, possibly from the first moment of experimentation, addicted. Two different people. One becomes addicted and one does not. Why that happens is still not clear. What is clear is that there is definitely a problem.
The man who became addicted to alcohol (and, remember, alcohol is a drug, too) will, hopefully, realize before it is too late that help is needed to overcome the addiction. The same goes for the drug-addicted female. Once that realization occurs, it is hoped that both will seek the help needed and begin a program of addiction recovery.
The first thing that both will need to remember is that addiction recovery will not occur within a set amount of time, and if either of them has been told otherwise, they have been told wrong. Granted, they may be the fortunate ones who do experience a quick recovery, although each will still have to face up to the fact that it is an on-going process; or each may find that they are in for a long battle. Whatever the situation, each will need to know that they are not alone, and that they can recover.
A search of web sources turned up this site that advocates “self-recovery”. In other words, addiction recovery can be accomplished on one’s own, with no need to seek treatment, attend sessions or meetings of any form, or to do anything but resolve in one’s mind that he or she is going to stop doing whatever it is he or she has been doing that is addictive. It does make sense. And, there are people out there who have woke up one morning (or afternoon, or evening, or whenever), taken a good hard look at them, and decided right then to put down the bottle or the pipe or the joint or the needle or the pill or whatever. And, they do just that, and they never relapse. So, it can happen, and has happened. But, that doesn’t mean that one is weaker (or stronger for that matter) if he or she decides that it CANNOT be done alone, that help of some form is required.
The only one who can decide what is right for an individual is that person, and no one else. For this reason, organizations like AA and NA, as well as other addiction recovery programs, can and do serve a purpose. So do rehabilitation clinics and centers. If one feels that the help and encouragement provided by the group meeting provided by organizations such as AA and NA is needed, then that is the avenue that should be explored. On the other hand, if it is felt that the faith, stamina, strength, courage, and whatever else it takes to accomplish self-recovery is present in a person, then more power to that person. That is his or her preferred method.Whatever gets a person off drugs, and keeps a person off drugs, is what should be done.
by therehabadviso | Jan 9, 2018 | Addiction, Recovery
Understanding the Different Rehab Programs
The field of addiction treatment and recovery is comprised of two basic types of facilities. On the one hand, there is the traditional facility which is clinic, hospital, or motel like in appearance. This is oftentimes intimidating to the addicted individual who is looking for professional help. On the other hand, there are the alternative or residential formats, which provide clients with a homelike environment that is very conducive to recovery.
Statistics have proven that the alternative residential addiction recovery methods are the most effective and have the highest recovery success rates. Recovery success rates are typically determined by the percentage of clients who complete the program and then return to society and remain substance-free for life. There are numerous benefits to the alternative residential addiction recovery programs. The following five are the most significant ones:
- removing the individual from the potentially harmful environment they live in and the temptations of it
- 24/7/365 care and supervision
- group and individual therapy sessions
- medical and professional guidance/supervision
- aftercare and support networks
Certain addiction recovery methods may involve the administration of prescription meds during detoxification and to offset the withdrawal symptoms that characterize the detox process and that are extremely unpleasant for the individual that is undergoing this stage. Despite the expense that you may encounter, remember that these are the most effective and successful addiction recovery methods available.
You can design your own addiction recovery methods
If you are not in a financial position to pay for an alternative residential program, you can develop your own program by incorporating some of the addiction recovery methods that we have listed below:
- acupuncture
- hypnosis
- physician-supervised treatment
- support groups
- therapy
This is about the closest you will get to any addiction treatment and recovery program that is not an in-patient residential format as you will get. However, you want to keep in mind that you are still living in that potentially harmful environment that triggered your addiction in the first place. This is the key benefit of the in-patient long-term program. You are removed from that harmful environment and placed in a safe haven, so to speak, where you can totally focus on your recovery without any interruptions.
Let our referral service help you
The Rehab Advisor is the premier addiction treatment referral website. We list the most successful addiction recovery methods throughout the US, so no matter where you live, we can refer you into a program in your local vicinity or out of state if that is what you prefer. For more information about our referral site and our addiction recovery programs, fill out the e-mail form above or call the toll-free phone number above if you want to speak with someone immediately.
