subject: What You Should Know About Drug Rehab Clinics [print this page] For most people with a drug addiction, they only way to fight it and get better is for a stay in a drug rehab clinic. Whilst in the clinic, some will need to undergo a detox which is then usually followed by a treatment plan. A stay in a drug rehab clinic can vary from 28 days to 3 months, depending on the type of treatment the addict decides to undergo.
Drug addiction is an illness but is often stemmed from the addict having low self esteem, resentment, depression, something that may have happened in their life to make them feel guilty and ashamed.
The addict turns to drugs more and more to try and get away from the feelings. By undergoing a programme at a drug rehab clinic, they will address these feelings and thoughts. With the right help, they can learn to let go of things in the past, build up their confidence and learn a different way of life. They can become the person they were always meant to be, before drugs started to control their lives.
Different rehab clinics offer different treatments but the end goal is to help the addict beat their addiction, and to stay off drugs. There are various ways of doing this but it's important to change the way the addict thinks and show them that life doesn't have to be like that.
The longer time spent in a treatment centre, the better. The addict needs to remove themselves from the social environment, home life, day to day stresses etc that they are currently in, in order to successfully fight their addiction. They will undergo a treatment programme to show them how they can use the tools they have been given to live a different life.
Alcohol or drugs are usually the symptom of the problem but not the actual problem, the real problem of addiction is how someone thinks and feels which is so unpleasant that alcohol and drugs are consistently used to 'numb' or anesthetises this experience.
Once an 'emotional re-arrangement' has taken place and an individual feels entirely different and begins to see the world and themselves from a much more positive point of view then the desire to drink and use drugs is removed and a far more productive and successful way of living is entered into.
The road to recovery can be a long one, but with the right help and support we can overcome the most complicated of situations.
