What are the options for Drug Rehabilitation?

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Drug rehabilitation, also known as “drug rehab” is a term for the procedure of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines. There are various types of programs offered to help in drug rehabilitation. Drug addiction is a curable chaos. By means of treatment that is customized to personal needs, patients can learn to control their condition and lead a normal and useful life. The vital goal of all drug abuse treatment is to enable the patient to achieve lasting self-denial, but the instant goals are to reduce drug use, improve the patient's ability to function, and reduce the medical and social risks of drug abuse.

What are the various types of drug rehab programs?

There are several types of drug abuse treatment programs. Deciding upon the correct drug rehab for an individual or for a family member is one of the most important decisions a person will ever make. It is important that the person is well educated about addiction treatment options. The different types of drug rehab programs are:

• Residential rehab : Inpatient drug and alcohol addiction treatment programs are generally considered as the superior program in drug rehab. They are the most wide-ranging treatment available and have the ability to deal with medical problems associated with the detox and withdrawal symptoms in addition to the psychiatric problems related to co-occurring disorders like depression and anxiety as well as the cravings that distinguish addiction. People who have been living with addiction for the long term will benefit from this type of treatment and those who have not been living with an addiction for very long may find that a 30-day stay at an inpatient drug rehab is what they need to annihilate the problem and start over a new life. Long term drug rehabilitation always has a better success rate in a residential treatment facility. Minnesota Heroin Treatment Center is a good example of one such center
•  Out-patient rehab : Outpatient drug-free treatment may not include medications and includes a wide range of programs for patients who visit a clinic at regular intervals. Most of the programs involve individual or group counseling. Outpatient drug rehab programs will provide a high level of healing and psychological care to those who are suffering exclusively with drug and alcohol addiction. Overall, detox facilities and assistance with medical and physiological problems must be tackled seperately, if they are the concerns. The patient is allowed to go to work or school and can care for dependent family members. However, the outpatient nature of the program means that it is easier for patients to relapse. Even if random drug testing is executed to make sure the honesty of the program, this style of treatment is typically recommended to the patients who are abusers of drugs other than opiates or are opiate abusers for whom maintenance therapy is not recommended, such as those who have constant, well-integrated lives and only short histories of drug reliance.
•  Conventional rehab : Generally, Traditional or conventional drug rehab programs are based on the principles describe in the twlelve steps and traditions. Since, this program is worldwide, free of charge and community-based, many patients find it supportive to begin their recovery process by registering in a program that is fully based on these principles. Some traditional programs provide only the 12-step ideology while others include the principles into an exclusive course of treatment. In both the methods, patients benefit from these programs when they make the changeover home and find that 12-step meetings are accessible in their community almost every day to help them in staying self-disciplined.
•  Holistic drug rehab : These programs are proof based treatments that are getting attention to a greater extent from the drug and alcohol addiction treatment industry due to their exclusive incorporation of Western and Eastern medicine. Most holistic addiction treatment programs recommend inpatient treatment that includes 12-step ideology, medical care, psychological treatment and optional therapies like yoga, acupuncture, acupressure and many other treatments. There is a significant focus on complete body wellness through appropriate nutrition, restructure of experience to the positive, mild exercise and an honest thoughtful search for the genuine self. These programs are proven highly effective in the long term and are effective for any type of addiction, as each patient practices a treatment plan tailored to fit their exclusive requirements.
•  Religious rehab : Religious drug rehab offers all the equivalent therapeutic and medical care choices that traditional and/or holistic drug rehabs offer depending upon their religious beliefs. However, they include a serious importance on spiritual health and healing. These programs are particularly effective for patients who were raised with the faith and beliefs of a specific religion and like to return to their ancestry in treatment. The details will differ according to each individual religion. For instance, many Christian drug rehabs will greatly emphasis on 12-step treatment due to the influence of the “higher power” on the standard of life. On the other hand, Buddhist drug rehabs may comprise more Eastern healing methods like meditation.
•  Therapeutic communities (TCs) rehab : These rehabs have extremely planned programs in which patients stay at a residence, normally for 6 to 12 months. Patients in TCs include those with comparatively long histories of drug dependence, participation in serious criminal activities, and gravely spoiled social performance. The goal of the TC is on the re-socialization of the patient to a drug-free, crime-free standard of living.
•  Methadone maintenance programs : These programs are generally more winning at holding on to clients with opiate dependence than are therapeutic communities, which in turn are more winning than outpatient programs that provide psychotherapy and counseling. Inside a variety of methadone programs, those that provide higher doses of methadone, normally a minimum of 60 mg have better withholding rates. In addition, those that provide other services, such as counseling, therapy, and medical care, along with methadone usually get better results than the programs that provide insignificant services.
•  Drug treatment programs in prisons : These programs can be successful in preventing patients' go back to criminal behavior, mainly if they are connected to community-based programs that continue treatment when the client leaves prison. Some of the more successful programs have reduced the re-arrest rate by one-fourth to one-half.

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