The advantages of residential rehab

The benefits of residential rehab cannot be overstated. Whilst it is possible to gain sobriety via other means, if you have the option of residential care, it makes the detoxification period easier, the abstinence easier and your long-term recovery easier. It does costs more than other options, but it will give you a much higher success rate of recovery and give you a support network that is harder to come by on your own.

Before you even enter a rehab facility, they will be working hard behind the scenes in preparation for your arrival. They will often want to know things like your medical history, any medication you are taking and ask for a recent copy of your blood results to ensure they are prepared for your specific needs. Turning up at rehab on the brink of liver failure for example can be detrimental to your recovery, and treatment in a hospital or other medical facility may be more prudent before you start in a rehab. Likewise, ensuring your medication doesn’t conflict with anything the rehab may prescribe you is important to ensure your safe detox as well as your comfort.

When you arrive at a residential rehab, often the first thing that will happen, after they check you in is to have an examination by the facilities doctor, they will want to ensure they have all pertinent information to ensure your safety. Another important initial step will be showing you around and making sure you are comfortable and calm. People often have the wrong view of rehabs, be it from movies, TV shows or bad advice – rehabs aren’t nearly as scary as most people believe. They are often not overtly clinical or “prison-like” – they are often, more like a hotels or guest houses with dining areas, private bedrooms (often en-suite), lounges and outdoor areas. It is in the rehabs interest to make their facilities comfortable and welcoming. Think of it this way, if you aren’t worried about where you are staying, you are more likely to focus on your recovery.

Once you are settled and depending on your level of addiction as well as the substance you use, detox can begin. Medicated detox is not necessary for every patient, but an alcoholic drinking more than 30 units a day will require a monitored, medicated detox (for example).

When you are safely detoxed, and in the right frame of mind to start therapy, the rehab will begin the process of including you in their programmes. These range from rehab to rehab but they will often include CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectal Behavioural Therapy), One-to-one therapy as well as many other types of therapy, all designed to help you understand why your addiction started, how to confront the addiction you are struggling with and to give you the tools you need to go back to your life and abstain from your addiction in the future.

Therapy is often intensive and tiring, but well worth the energy you put into it.

Once you have completed your stay in rehab, a lot of facilities will offer you a certain amount of aftercare. Aftercare can range from a few months to a lifetime. You will be free to engage with the aftercare, but it is a fantastic way to have and maintain a support network to help you through trickier times.

Contact us now to discuss residential rehab options in your area and within your budget.