Addiction Rehab

Rehab, of course, is short for rehabilitation. So an addiction rehab is a rehabilitation program specifically for addiction to some substance, chemical or drug. Most times it is considered a good idea to check into a program for some period of time and stay there, if at all possible. Generally speaking, you would want to have a full assessment and evaluation done to determine what level is right. The more intensive the level of rehab, the more serious is the addiction problem. There are several different levels of drug addiction rehab, as follows

Drug Addiction Rehabilitation

• Inpatient (medical detox)
• Partial Hospitalization
• Residential
• Extended care
• Intensive Outpatient Therapy

Inpatient is usually considered the initial detox phase of drug rehab. It is when a person checks into some form of medical facility for detoxification, often a hospital based facility. It begins the rehab process, monitoring the safe and comfortable detoxification of all chemical substances from the person's body.

Partial hospitalization (PHP) is when the person spends a half day, either morning or afternoon at a facility. These programs can range from a few weeks to a few months.

Residential rehabilitation is where someone stays in a facility full-time. The length of stay can vary, but the standard of the industry is still 28 days.

Extended care (aka long term drug rehab is like residential and usually lasts up to 90 days. Clients are provided ongoing therapy and counseling. Many have been through residential already and relapsed.

Intensive outpatient (IOP) is done on a part time basis, for a few hours several times a week, usually for several months. A complete assessment and evaluation, done by a professional, will usually determine the right level of drug rehabilitation to begin.

The Process of Recovery

Drug programs help people who are addicted or abusing a drug(s) to learn about addiction and how and what they need to get and stay clean. Most drug abusers have gone beyond the point of being able to control or simply stop. They have to walk through the process of recovering.

Usually the first step is to see and admit you have a problem. Then it is a question of taking a good hard look at the way you are living your life and seeing the negative impact the drug use is having on you and those around you. Drug programs try to motivate the client to want to stop and become willing to make it the number one priority in their life.

Two Keys Elements of Addiction Rehab

The first key component of every drug program is to help the drug abuser see the extent of the drug using behavior and what the impact that behavior is having on them and the people around them. All forms of recovery from drug abuse require some form of change of thinking, behaving and reacting to life. Most drug programs are very understanding of the many changes a drug abuse has to go through to stop and stay clean. The client has to change who where they go, who they go with and why.

Therapy in Addiction Rehab

All drug programs have their own form of delivering these two key elements. Some drug programs practice a variety of therapeutic modalities. Others rely on a great deal of group therapy and interaction to help the individual to see how their reactions to life impacts those round them.

Questions & Answers - Addiction Rehab

Q: what is the format for addiction rehab?

A: Most drug rehabs are based on the "Minnesota Model" of treating drug addiction. It is a combination of therapy education and the 12-steps.

Q: how many addiction rehabs are there?

A: In the United States alone, there are more than 11,000 drug addiction rehab centers.

Q: how much does drug rehab cost?

A: There is a wide range of financial variables including which level of care. Generally speaking if the person has some type of medical insurance they can find a drug rehab program which will accept it.

Q: what is the first step to get help?

A: You can call your insurance company or contact a drug rehab nearby.

Q: what about teenagers?

A: the drug abuse problem extends all the way down to young people 10 years old. An adolescent is under 18 years old. Drug rehab programs either treat adolescents or adults or both.

Q: how successful is addiction rehab?

A: it depends on the criteria of success; the vast majority of drug abusers never get into rehab and recovery.

Illicit Drug Use Addiction Rehab is Needed

• In 2007, the number of persons aged 12 or older needing treatment for an illicit drug use problem was 7.5 million (3.0 percent of the total population). Of these, 1.3 million (0.5 percent of the total population and 17.8 percent of the persons who needed treatment) received treatment at a specialty facility for an illicit drug use problem in the past year. Thus, there were 6.2 million persons (2.5 percent of the total population) who needed treatment but did not receive treatment at a specialty facility for an illicit drug use problem in 2007. None of these estimates changed significantly between 2006 and 2007 and between 2002 and 2007.
  
  
• The number of persons needing treatment for illicit drug use in 2007 (7.5 million) was similar to the number needing treatment in 2002 (7.7 million), 2003 (7.3 million), 2004 (8.1 million), 2005 (7.6 million), and 2006 (7.8 million). Also, the number of persons needing but not receiving specialty treatment in the past year for an illicit drug use problem in 2007 (6.2 million) was similar to the estimates in 2002 (6.3 million), 2003 (6.2 million), 2004 (6.6 million), 2005 (6.3 million), and 2006 (6.2 million).
  
  
• Of the 6.2 million people aged 12 or older who needed but did not receive specialty treatment for illicit drug use in 2007, 548,000 (8.9 percent) reported that they perceived a need for treatment for their illicit drug use problem. Of the 548,000 persons who felt a need for treatment in 2007, 205,000 (37.5 percent) reported that they made an effort and 343,000 (62.5 percent) reported making no effort to get treatment.
  
  
• Among youths aged 12 to 17, there were 1.1 million (4.5 percent) who needed treatment for an illicit drug use problem in 2007. Of this group, only 111,000 received treatment at a specialty facility (9.9 percent of youths aged 12 to 17 who needed treatment), leaving 1.0 million youths who needed treatment but did not receive it at a specialty facility.
  
  
• Among people aged 12 or older who needed but did not receive illicit drug use treatment and felt they needed treatment (based on 2004-2007 combined data), six of the most often reported reasons for not receiving treatment were (a) no health coverage and could not afford cost (34.3 percent), (b) not ready to stop using (31.8 percent), (c) concern that getting treatment might cause neighbors/community to have negative opinion (14.4 percent), (d) not knowing where to go for treatment (13.5 percent), (e) being able to handle the problem without treatment (12.7 percent), and (f) possible negative effect on job (11.7 percent).

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