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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 alcohol
and drug free sober living homes in the United
States and Canada. Some more affordable than others,
some even free, regardless we make every effort possible
to display only the links of ethical and reputable
alcohol and drug treatment centers.
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.
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 rehabs, 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!
