Alcohol and Drug Rehabs, Detox Centers and Treatment
Programs
The Alcohol and Drug Rehab Directory
lists alcohol and drug rehabs, detox centers, outpatient
programs and alcohol
and drug free sober living homes in the United
States and Canada. Some
alcohol and drug treatment programs can be costly,
while others are more affordable, some even free,
regardless we make every effort possible to display
only the links of ethical and reputable drug and alcohol
treatment facilities.
Alcohol and
Drug Addiction
In the not too distant past there
was a stigma attached to people suffering from alcohol
and/or drug addiction. Society cast them aside and
labeled them as weak, without will power, lazy or
just not wanting to face life on life's terms. Though
these characteristics sometimes closely resemble the
characteristics of an alcoholic or a drug addict,
their dilemma actually involves a series of brain
chemistry disorders that was eventually recognized
by the medical profession and most governments as
a serious progressive illness. A disease that is treatable
and in deed, men and women suffering from addiction,
with the help of alcohol and drug rehabs, now recover
every single day from this seemingly hopeless state
of mind and body.
The internet is a great place to
research
options for addiction treatment. If you're looking
for a drug
rehab or an alcohol
rehab, make sure you carefully weigh each available
option, and choose the drug
treatment center that you're going to be most
comfortable
with.
How To Use
The Alcohol and Drug Rehab Directory
By clicking on the Rehab Directory
navigational buttons at the top or bottom
of each page you may search the directory for drug
and alcohol detox centers, residential drug
treatment centers, outpatient programs and sober
living homes by category. Or, click on the map and
search State
by State. Below is a brief description of the
different
types of drug and alcohol rehabs, detox
centers and treatment
programs that are available in each category.
Alcohol and
Drug Detox Centers
Some alcohol
and drug detox centers provide strictly non-medical
detox services. They don't allow any detox medications
to help minimize the withdrawal symptoms that people
often experience during the detox process. This type
of drug and alcohol detox is sometimes called "cold
turkey withdrawal".
Medically-managed
alcohol and drug detox centers have their clients
examined by an addiction medicine specialist that
may or may not prescribe detox medications from a
wide range of medications that are available to minimize
the severe
withdrawal symptoms that alcohol
or drug detox sometimes produces.
Residential
Alcohol Rehabs and Drug Rehabs
Residential alcohol and drug rehabs are
programs where the clients live-in the facility
for the duration of their primary treatment. There
are both short-term (30-days or less) and long-term
(more than 30-days) residential rehabs available.
Some residential rehabs are gender specific and
some co-ed, while others have both separate male
and separate female treatment programs.
Residential
rehabs can vary greatly in the services they
offer. Some are very 12-step oriented, some offer
a holistic approach, others offer services such
as treatment
for co-occurring disorder, but most residential
alcohol and drug rehabs offer some combination of
individual counseling sessions, group counseling
sessions, relapse prevention, substance abuse education,
lectures, family counseling and aftercare.
Outpatient
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Centers
Outpatient alcohol and drug treatment centers
usually offer the same rehab services
that residential treatment centers offer,
but the client goes home at night. Outpatient programs
are sometimes called "day treatment centers".
Sober Living
Homes
Unlike detox centers, residential rehabs
and outpatient treatment programs, sober
living homes do not provide any treatment services
in the home. Residents are usually required
to work or attend school, pay an affordable rent
and participate in an outpatient treatment center's
program or one of the many community support groups
that are available.
Make An Informed
Choice
Regardless of the types of alcohol rehabs or drug
treatment centers that you contact for information,
it is a good idea to ask them as many questions
as you can think of regarding the treatment services
that they provide. It is also wise to not
only call, but possibly visit as many drug and alcohol
treatment centers as you can.
Choosing one of the many types of alcohol and drug
rehabs for yourself or a loved-one can be a life
or death decision, so do the research and the footwork
when finding
ethical and reputable alcohol or drug treatment
centers and don't just settle for the first
one that sounds good over the telephone. It may
be the most important decision of your life!
