If you find yourself having problems in life as a result of your use of drugs or alcohol, you should know that there is help available to you. Residential drug treatment provides a safe environment to detoxify your body from the substances that you have been abusing as well as teach you the tools that you will need in order to keep yourself living free from drugs.

Many people enter drug treatment for the first time without having a solid idea of what to expect. They may be willing to make a change in their lives to try to improve their situation, but they are generally pretty clueless as to what they might be in for over the next 28 days. With that said, here is some drug rehab information that may help to provide you with some context for your upcoming journey.

Rehab centers are usually based on the model created by the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. They therefore subscribe to the twelve step process that defines that fellowship. As such there is a heavy reliance on spiritual principles. Be aware that primarily Alcoholics Anonymous (and therefore drug rehab) is a spiritual program. You will likely need to reconnect to your spiritual beliefs or develop some for the first time if you expect to be successful in the program.

Drug treatment is also psycho-educational. You will learn about the processes in the brain that occur when you take a drug or drink. Understanding some of the bio-chemistry at play will help you understand how the brain is triggered and how craving develops. You will also learn strategies to try to deal with these phenomena when they arise after your discharge as they are almost sure to.

Drug and alcohol rehab can be dual diagnosis oriented. A person with a dual diagnosis suffers both from chemical dependency and (also) carries a psychiatric diagnosis such as depression or bipolar disorder. At most drug rehabs both situations will be addressed. You will have psychiatric medications prescribed and dispensed and you will have the opportunity to speak and work with a psychiatrist. Note, that some drug rehab centers are strictly addiction related and will not address your dual diagnosis.

Those are a few of the key attributes of drug rehab centers. By familiarizing yourself with what to expect you can focus more of your energy on what really matters: getting clean from drugs and alcohol.

 

 

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