Effective Drug Treatment

What makes an effective drug treatment program and what should you look for when selecting this type of rehab? The first thing that you should do when picking out a drug addiction treatment center is make sure that it provides a medical detox. The most important factor in rehabilitating a person from drug and alcohol addiction is making sure that if they need a medical detox than the rehab does provide this. Certain drugs likes Benzo’s, alcohol, and prescription drugs, especially psychiatric drugs require some sort of medical detox.

The next important factor for a treatment center is that it provides long term care. A long term drug rehab provides the highest success rate for a person and keeps them away from home. Friends and family sometimes take part in a person’s addiction problem so isolating the addicted individual from this is helpful. In most long term treatment centers, the patient will be provided individualized counseling. One on one counseling is the best form of therapy because it allows for the patient to open up about his or her problems. Many people are scared to really discuss their problems in a group setting which is why 12 step rehabs are not effective.

Last but not least is finding a holistic drug treatment center. Traditional programs which only offer 12 steps usually prescribe drugs to “treat” the addiction problem. This is very dangerous because what you are doing is replacing one drug for the other. The most effective non 12 step rehab is one which uses holistic means and vitamins and minerals to build the body back up.