Drug Treatment Methods
Not sure where to go for drug addiction rehab advice?
There are millions of pages on the Internet about drug addiction and rehabilitation centers. A quick search feels like this picture with all the different directions. How do you know which drug rehab works? How do you know what type of addiction treatment is the most successful? Where do you find these programs?

Did you know there are more than 13,000 drug rehabs in the country? Most of the 2 million people who go through drug treatment every year only attend outpatient programs, and most of them don't stay clean and sober. A general rule of thumb can be that inpatient drug rehab is more successful for most people thatn outpatient, and 90 days inpatient should be more successful than 30 days. This is not an absolute rule though, because someone who is really determined to stop using with good support and the right program can have success in a shorter-term facility or on an outpatient basis. It should, however, be applied in most cases.

Many times state governments and insurance companies will try to get someone to try outpatient or short term inpatient first. This isn't because they think it will work, it's because they don't want to pay for longer term residential treatment. The 28 or 30 day program wasn't developed because people are magically cured in a month, but even if some can be, what about the rest?

Okay, so we know that, generally speaking, a residential program that is long term (90 days or more) is a good starting point, but what is it they do for 3 months or longer?

There is only so much that can be done with talking. Something has to be done about it. An addict can sit in a circle or talk to a counselor until they're blue in the face, but talking isn't going to fix everything. There has to be some application to fix the individual and the remaining components of life. Somebody can't just say "I'm sorry" to his wife for losing their house because of smoking crack - he would have to do something to make up for that. You also can't expect that your mind and body are going to be sharp and healthy again without some tuning up - and by tuning up we're not talking about finding some medications to alter your performance. Drug replacement therapy of any kind is damaging and counteracts rehabilitation.

A program that addresses the biophysical aspects of addiction as well as the mental and emotional components in a drug-free manner will ultimately provide the best long term results.

Contact us to find a successful long term inpatient drug addiction rehab program. Fill out the form above right or call 1-877-212-2070.