In choosing a facility for yourself or a loved one, a very important factor to consider is the location of the facility.
Should it be close to home? Certain advantages seem desirable. A quick drive and no delay. However, consider also that if it is that easy to “arrive” into a facility, it is equally easy to “exit” prematurely.
In any rehab program, our experience has shown time and time again that a person entering rehab does so in a condition of fear, anxiety, or even resentment in some cases. Until the person becomes somewhat familiarized and gets a chance to settle in to the new structure and routines there is always a high degree of discomfort for the individual.
In the first few weeks, this discomfort usually rears it’s head -sometimes quite dramatically - and the person hits a point where the idea of stopping their drug or alcohol use is too daunting. It seems an impossible task to surmount and so they decide (or the addiction decides) it is time to get out of there and go back to the same ‘ol same ‘ol.
If at this critical juncture the exit is a simple taxi ride home, or worse yet, a family member being called to come rescue them (which happens more often than one might suspect) then this will sabotage any chance the person has for a complete recovery. The old pattern of someone being used as a facilitator or enabler comes back into play, and the addiction wins again. The family loses. The addict loses. The facility even loses, as the staff there are quite sincere about really wanting to help the person recover fully. This would be a lose-lose-lose proposition.
So for this reason alone, choosing a drug rehab or alcohol rehab that is at least a plane ride away is by and large the best guarantee a person has to complete their program. Keep the phone calls to a minimum during the first few weeks, and do not in any case act as an enabler and sabotage the person’s chance for recovery by rescuing them out of rehab.
For more helpful advice about choosing a facility for drug or alcohol rehab, contact us at drugrehabreferralservices.org and our helpful staff will take time to help you work out the most appropriate treatment plan.
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