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What is the best type of rehabilitation program and how long should it be? Finding the right type of drug rehab is essential in ensuring that a person overcomes their addiction to drugs and alcohol. One of the most effective types of drug rehabs are long term programs. A long term drug rehab  provides the addicted individual enough time to leave their environment and receive the right type of treatment to learn how to change their lives. Long term drug rehabilitation provides lots of different treatment options and offers a well balanced medical program.

When looking into long term drug rehabs, one thing to remember is that they all offer different types of treatment. One is a wilderness rehab  program. A wilderness drug rehab is very effective because it teaches a person how to live life without drugs but in a wilderness setting. They provide counseling, detox, and life skills therapy. It is a type of alternative rehabilitation which does not believe that addiction is a disease.

Remember, when looking for a drug rehab, make sure it is a long term. Then once you have a few long term programs you like, then figure out exactly what they do. Wilderness treatment, holistic programs, and non 12 step rehabilitation all provide very effective drug rehab programs with a high success rate. Call today to find a long term program.

25 May, 2009

Long Term Drug Rehabs

Over the years more and more programs are offering longer termed stay at rehab facilities.  In the past most traditional rehabs offered a 21, 28 or 30 day stay.  Now with more alternative type of programs opening, you will notice the increase in length of stay.  A drug rehab should be at least 60-90 days and the best situation would be a facility that offers at least a 3 month program with it being open ended in case the patient needs longer. 

A long term drug rehab should always provide a medical detox, individualized counseling, life skills, and an extensive after care program.   Many times when a person completes their residential program and are feeling good again they want others to experience their fulfillment of recovery.  This is when a long term aftercare program can provide training to help a person become a counselor, interventionist, or drug education specialist.

Probably the most important quality that a long term rehab offers is that they are able to address all components of addiction and more importantly life.  One of the best long term drug rehabs say that their program is more than just a drug rehab; it's a rehab for life.  What that means is they are not only going to get the addicted individual off of drugs but also teach them how to live life without them.


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