Drug Detox Rehab, Why a Full Live - in Facility is Your Best Bet

Detox rehab programs come in many forms, but the most basic distinction in program types is whether they are inpatient or outpatient.

The choice of whether to attend a full-time, live in Addiction treatment center or to try an out-patient program is not that hard. Full time programs have considerably higher success rates for good reasons:

1. You receive full time care.

This is of major importance, especially at first, when you are adjusting to life without drugs. Going "home" everyday when coming off drugs is unworkable for many addicts, and it is imperative you give yourself every advantage.

2. You are never totally alone, not on your own.

Getting through all you have to face when coming off drugs is not something you want to do alone. There are many times when having an experienced friend will make the difference. If you can lean on someone who has been trained in helping you over the bumps and might even have gone through it themselves, the ride will be much smoother.

3. No worries about domestics, you can concentrate on recovery.

Beating addiction is a full time job. If your attention must also be on buying and cooking dinner and cleaning up the kitchen and taking out the trash and everything else that goes with running a household, it takes time away from the most important job at hand, learning to live Drug-free.

4. In the facility it is a controlled environment. You are not going out to stores, driving the streets, etc.

Staying focused on the job of rehabilitation is not easy if you are constantly reminded of using getting and using drugs. Reminders in the environment of past times involving drug use are everywhere. That is, everywhere but in the controlled environment of a good addiction treatment center. You need to give yourself all possible advantages to overcome drug addiction, so staying away from the streets is a really good idea, for a while.

5. The program is usually away from the home area.

This is one of the most important reasons to attend a full live-in treatment center and it goes right along with the previous point of keeping a controlled environment. Most of the time, to attend a live in facility will be a distance from home, far enough away from home (and all your drug connections!) that a stray urge would be very hard to indulge. Being within an hour of certain drug dealers, or being near pharmacies where they "know you" can turn a thought into a temptation. Even just knowing that these things are only a short drive away can make your recovery more difficult.

Give yourself every possible advantage by choosing a good, live-in detox rehab facility and you will really be stacking the cards, in YOUR favor!

Tony Bylsma

CCDC