Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs
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set up to help you find drug rehabilitation center options for the
situation you're dealing with. Our drug and alcohol rehabilitation
professionals have worked in the drug rehab and addiction treatment
field for many years and have experience and insight to pass on to you.
When choosing an alcohol or drug rehabilitation program for youself or a loved one, there can be several important factors to consider. Residential treatment (inpatient) or outpatient? 30-day rehab or long term? 12-step or non-traditional? Are replacement drugs used or is it a no-drug rehabilitation program? Out of state or closer to home? If the addict has already tried one approach unsuccessfully, do you try it again or something new? Sometimes these factors are already dictated due to specific situations, and other times you do have a choice.
Some additional questions that are important to ask the
as well once you have a narrowed list of drug rehabilitation centers to
choose from. These could include: What is your recovery rate? Do you base your
success on just a reduction in drug use or the percentage of those who are now
drug-free? Is your organization certified or accreditated? What kind of
follow-up and aftercare is recommended?
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Inpatient Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation or Outpatient?
Unfortunately there aren't nearly enough residential beds available in the United States for those who need an effective drug rehab program. Up to 90 percent of addicts who receive some type of treatment each year attend outpatient counseling or meetings. In most cases, a longer-term residential (more than just 30 days) rehab program is going to produce better results. There are some scenarios where outpatient treatment is successful, given the type of program and the circumstances of the individual, but whenever possible a longer-term drug-free program is a better choice, especially if it addresses the biophysical aspects.
The Biophysical Drug Rehabilitation Program
A biophysical drug rehab program recognizes the fact that drug addiction usually has two main components. There is the physical dependency and cravings for the drugs as well as the mental/emotional need for them. This type of drug rehab center is typically the most successful, given that it is a longer-term program (more than 30 days), uses a drug-free approach, and incorporates a unique and effective detoxification method that goes beyond mere withdrawal and actually eliminates the drug residues that have stored in the body. The result is the addict no longer feels the physical effects of the drugs and he now has a sound body and clear head to address the mental/emotional side through a social education method. The recovery rate for a biophysical program is very often three times higher than most other drug addiction treatments.
The 12-Step Rehabilitation Program
The 12-step program was orginally founded in the 1930's by two alcoholics. While this has been considered the standard in the drug treatment field for many years, the results are largely based on an individual's faith and willpower. This is the basis for groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, and thousands of group meetings are held each day both in and out of drug rehab centers. Although there is absolutely nothing wrong with the fundamentals of this program and many people have become sober through it, the addict must overcome large obstacles by placing his fate in the hands of a Higher Power without doing anything to tackle the physical side of the addiction. The result is that the long-term success rate for most addicts is marginal, and many addicts find themselves continually re-working the steps to address "slips" (using once or twice) and relapses.
Dual-Diagnosis Drug Treatment Centers
Dual-diagnosis treatment programs (also known as co-occurring disorders) are based on the theory that an individual is afflicted with a substance abuse disorder and one or more additional mental disorders. This approach relies heavily on medications as part of treatment and feels these disorders are incurable brain diseases, so they treat what they feel is a chemical problem with more chemicals. The main problem with this is that the drugs that are given to the addicts are severe mind-altering substances that have a long list of side effects that can and often do create many more problems down the road. In our experience, taking more drugs to treat addiction virtually guarantees relapse. Most of the drugs on the list have strict "Black Box" warning labels from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and can be extremely hazardous. It should also be noted here that there has yet to be one study produced to show that drug addiction (or any other mental disorder) is in fact a brain disease, but the theories are pushed heavily by the pharmaceutical industry.
Drug Replacement Therapy
This type of treatment is generally limited to opiates such as heroin, and prescription narcotic painkillers like hydrocodone, morphine and oxycodone. The theory is that if you give an addict a drug to replace the one he is on, then his behavior will change and his symptoms will diminish. The drug most often given is methadone, but methadone is actually much harder to withdraw from than heroin. There are newer drugs on the market today that doctors can use in a medical detox setting to gradually reduce the dosage until the addict is no longer taking anything. A medical detox should not be mistaken as a form of rehab though, as withdrawal is only the first phase and a referral to the next level of care is warranted. Overall, the most obvious flaw with drug replacement therapy, is that the addict is still not free from his addiction because he is still on drugs.
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