WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW A REHAB WORKS? READ HERE

If you happen to know someone who will undergo drug or alcohol rehabilitation program, then probably, you will not see them for a couple of months or even a year, but not all of us are knowledgeable about this treatment for people suffering from addiction, rehabilitation is more than sending someone to isolation for a period of time, in fact, the recovery is a complex and intricate process that solely evolves through the person who is the subject of it which has different stages of treatment leading to the sobriety where the patient can continue for the rest of their lives.

In this article, let us familiarize the methods and the treatment processes that are used in drug and alcohol rehabs so that we have enough knowledge of it before we decide to send someone we know to it.

One of the most commonly used treatment methods inside a rehab is the detoxification, where the patient undergoes an intensive cleansing to their body’s system which is usually managed by their consulting physician. This also serves as the first or the primary phase of the drug rehab program, however, this is just the beginning to overcoming your dependence to the chemical substance and is only part of the entire treatment.

Detoxification is considered an integrated treatment program where people recovering from addiction is required to undergo a long-term commitment to themselves and their ultimate goal of rebuilding not just their physical and mental health but most especially, their entire life.

The main goal of detox is to clear your body from the drugs and the alcohol to help you cope up with the withdrawal symptoms and to address any co-existing health condition.

Generally, drug and alcohol rehab mainly aims to help a person become stronger, sober, and physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of handling their lives free from addiction.

After the detox, the patient must find a supportive rehab environment where they can be admitted and stay there for months in order for them to recover fully. However, there is also an outpatient rehab centre where the patients are required to visit it regularly for further treatment and observation. In-patient rehab centres are those that require the patients to stay inside the facility for close monitoring and extensive therapy especially those who are on a higher level of addiction.

Most patients prefer to be enrolled to an in-patient rehab centre so that they are prevented from accessibility to the substances that cause their addiction while outpatients are for those who have a mild addiction and only requires some medications and counselling.

Rehabs also aim to reduce the exposure of its patients to risks and accessibility to their abused substance. Clinical studies showed that if a patient remains for an extended period of time in a supportive environment of a treatment facility, they likely lower the risk of relapsing themselves to their addiction. Rehabs have a short-term program that only lasts for days up to a week while the long-term rehabs can last to three months to a year depending on the severity of the patient’s addiction.