Thursday, May 22, 2008

Does Outpatient Treatment Work?

A question that many families ask is does outpatient drug rehab really work? Statistically speaking you have about a 1-5% chance of being successful after completing some type of outpatient treatment. This is not a high rate of success for many reasons.

For cocaine treatment or heroin treatment to be effective one should change his or her environment. The reason is friends and family can actually cause a person to crave drugs and alcohol or even remind them of the wrong things they have done.

The other reason is they need to be in a controlled environment for at least 90 days before entering into real life situations. They must detox first than learn how to deal with life issues and learn coping skills before facing underlying or emotional problems.

2 comments:

^a_g_n_e_s^ said...

There are several different kinds of outpatient drug rehab and aftercare programs including intensive outpatient care, weekly and bi-weekly outpatient individual and group therapy sessions.
outpatient drug rehab

Unknown said...

People consume alcohol products for reducing tension and other anxiety. Alcohol can change the behavior of people. People, who are completely dependent on alcohol, can consult to residential alcohol treatment center.

http://www.drugrehabscenters.com/terms/Alcohol-Rehabs-Treatments/index.html