What Makes a Detox Rehab Program Successful?

Detox rehab is not always successful. In fact, some people can receive drug addiction treatment and go right back to using soon after leaving the treatment facility.

But it is also true that thousands of addicts finish detox and never use drugs again. So what is the difference between a successful drug rehab and an unsuccessful one?

Here are some of the main factors that make drug rehab successful.

Drug-Free Treatment Too often, people trying to "quit drugs" on their own will just replace the substance they are on with something else. It might not be an illegal drug, but it is still not actually facing and dealing with the addiction. The replacement could be something that, in itself is not harmful. But the addict is using it like a crutch, and not just using it, abusing it.

Addressing the physical as well as the mental aspects of addiction The problems of addiction are two-fold. To only deal with one side of the addiction is setting the person up for failure. It is imperative that both the physical and the mental facets are addressed.

No "Replacement" Drugs Used Choose a rehab that does not simply throw more drugs at the problem. When someone suggests that addiction is not curable, they mean it is not curable by them. The truth is that addiction has been cured by many thousands of people. This is not to say that there are no more ill effects of having been addicted at one time...

Responsibility Put Back Into The Hands of the Addict The truth is, it was the addict who built the addiction, no one else. And it is only the addict that can stop the addiction. It is not real to think that some program can pull him or her back out again. No one can keep a 24 hour watch to make sure they do not go back to drugs.

Moving the Addict Out of the Area Where He Was Using Drugs. Every drug user has a home territory, the area where they know drug dealers, places to score illegal drugs and some very easy drug stores for prescription drugs such as hydrocodone or oxycodone. This is also the area where they have hang-outs, places where they have been getting high for a long time.

Leaving this behind does more than just lesson temptation. It puts a new vista in front of the user's face. An environment where they aren't reminded of drugs and being high by every street corner.

When searching for a detox rehab for a loved one or for yourself, keep these points in mind. All of these factors add up to a much better chance of a successful recovery and a future that does not include addiction, illness, legal problems and possibly fatal overdoses.

Tony Bylsma CCDC, is a rehabilitation counselor and drug prevention speaker in Los Angeles. http://www.detoxrehab.org. http://www.TheRoadOut.org

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