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Chosing a Drug Rehab Program
Studies show that a very high percentage of the people completing most rehab programs will relapse. The average relapse percentage for most programs runs from 80% to 98%, depending on the program, the drug being abused, and a few other factors. A high relapse rate is not necessary, however, if the rehab program handles two things. Knowledge is power, so you should know these things: 1. People start taking drugs to handle a problem in their life. Each person's problem is different. And they may no longer even be aware of what the problem is, without special handling, as whether the problem is mental or physical, the drug can seem (to the person) to make it go away. However, the problem is still there. The drug just deadens the person's feelings as long as they continue to take them, so that they don't notice the problem as much. But they don't notice anything else as much either. So they have to really work to get sensations out of life when they're doing drugs. Thus the addict engages in all sorts of odd and often anti-social behavior, to get the
sensation they are now missing because the drug deadens their feelings. However, in spite of not being able to feel it or notice it as much, the problem is still there, ready to cause the person problems again, unless continually suppressed with drugs, or identified and handled. When a person does a hospital withdraw or a 30-day program, all they've done is take the suppression off the person's awareness somewhat by getting them off the drug that suppressed it. And the problem then reappears...bingo. The above is one of the reasons that so many people relapse, when the original problem is not identified and handled, which a good rehab program does. But neither hospital withdraw programs, 30-day programs nor 12-step programs identify or handle that special problem which the person started on drugs to dodge. So the person now has to go to meetings for the rest of their life to keep the beast under control. And most people don't find that to be enjoyable forever. So they quit eventually. And then....
2. Drugs, like any toxin, get stored in the body, primarily in the fat cells, where they stay for years...practically forever, in fact. See http://www.chelationtherapyonline.com/technical/p91.htm
for a reference on fat cell storage of toxins. Then, when the person exercises, gets stressed, excited, or otherwise increases their heart rate, the drug is picked up and starts to circulate in the blood stream again, and the person gets a little "taste" of it. And that taste can make them want the drug again. This is another reason for the high percentage of relapses in drug users, after finishing rehab programs. A good rehab program, however, will actually get those drugs out of the body, so that there is nothing left to cause problems down the line. Neither hospital withdraw programs, 30-day programs nor 12-step programs do that.
There is nothing much wrong with doing a hospital detox or a 30-day detox program, as it does get the person off the drug. But there's everything wrong with thinking that you've done the job afterwards, as you've really just started. The reason the person started on drugs in the first place has not been handled in these two types of program, and, as the drug is still stored in their fat cells, ready to be released by stress, exercise, etc., a very high percentage (80% and more) relapse again afterwards. So why not just do a complete 3 month, time variable program, and do the whole job at once and be done with it forever? As for 12-step programs, there's a lot wrong with them. They don't handle either the problem the person used drugs to dodge, nor do they remove the drugs from the person's body. As a result, the person is forced to go to weekly or monthly meetings for the rest of their lives, and admit that they are an addict and that they will always be an addict. And that's degrading. Besides it's just
not true at all. The only reason they have to go to meeting forever in 12-step programs is the fact that they have not done the two steps above, and so the poor person is now trying to stay clean with those two monkeys on their back. It's horrible, really. I wouldn't wish that fate on anyone.
A good rehab program not only handles #1 and #2 above, it also gives the person the tools they need to lead a better life without having to go to meetings forever. Success rates of such programs average between 70% and 80%. Look for such a program if you need to get someone off drugs or alcohol. |
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