NTS offers long term drug and alcohol rehabilitation for people who are either required to remain in a drug and alcohol treatment facility for longer than 90 days, or for people who feel they need to be in a sober living environment after 90 days of treatment. Studies have shown that the longer a person stays in drug and alcohol treatment, the better their chances are at staying sober for the rest of their lives. Extended care addiction treatment (longer than 90 days) is best for people who have had multiple addiction treatment episodes in the past. Having said that, doing addiction treatment right the first time might save a person the financial, spiritual, psychological, and biological wreckage that might come as a result of choosing a shorter time in treatment than a longer time in treatment. People who end up spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on multiple addiction treatment facilities are people who usually think they are choosing the "easier, softer way" by agreeing to 30 days of inpatient drug and alcohol treatment. What usually happens is that the person who spends only 30 days in a treatment facility relapses on day 31 and within a few months winds up back in a treatment facility. A person may do this over and over again before someone finally convinces them to stay in treatment for an extended period of time. Sometimes this may mean that a person stays at an addiction treatment facility for 9 months to a year. Addiction and alcoholism is not cured overnight, and it takes constant action by an addict or alcoholic to maintain recovery after treatment. The biggest mistake a person can make when deciding on how long to stay in an addiction treatment facility is to make the decision themselves and not listen to what experienced treatment professionals suggest. Choosing the shortest and least expensive treatment option may wind up costing you a lot more in the long run. It's better to do it right the first time.
Labels: Extended Care Treatment, Long Term Drug Rehab, Longterm Addiction Treatment
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1:07 PM
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I would like to thank National Therapeutic Services Inc. for offering so many levels of care for the suffering addict or alcoholic. As stated in the blog LONG TERM DRUG REHAB, the longer you stay in treatment, the greater the chances of long-term sobriety.
Let’s look at a 90 day treatment program. When the addicted person arrives at the treatment facility, after detox, it takes the first 30 days of treatment to get accustom to your new environment. The first two weeks of sobriety is a time to just put your feet on the ground and realize where you are. For the first 14 days of treatment a person will experience Post Acute Withdrawal Syndrome (PAWS). PAWS includes an inability to think clearly, short-term memory loss, extremes in emotional responses and sleep problems. Yes, treatment begins when you step in the door but it may be difficult to retain information while going through PAWS. With the initial struggles behind you there are two weeks of 30 day inpatient treatment left to get adjusted to your schedule, get to know your new friends and become familiar with group therapy.
Next on the 90 day treatment timeline comes the 30-60 day portion of treatment. Now the newly sober person gets to know a few treatment objectives while their head is clearer, build a trusting relationship with their case manager and can begin with inner work like self-esteem and coping skills. Hopefully the person seeking treatment will be able to hear a few tools to use when he is she is triggered and realize that there is hope for their current situation. When we get to treatment odds are we have gained legal issues and broken relationships, we have run our self worth into the ground and surrounded ourselves with untrustworthy and unsafe people. What do we have left? Where is the light at the end of the tunnel?
Last is the 60-90 day section of treatment, this is used for discharge planning. What meeting will I go to when I am finished? Will I going to a sober living? What progress have I made? It is time to leave the only place you have known safety and sobriety.
So at what time in that 90-days did you get to take a look at behavioral patterns personal to you and feel the effects of a good or bad decision? When did you get living experience of what you have learned with real life situations? Learn how to build healthy relationships with others to build a sober support system? God knows that any alcoholic or addict does not learn or change their behavior by just hearing information; if this were true we would not need the 12 steps or treatment facilities. Healing takes time, fortunately there are many levels of care available to walk anyone struggling with addiction through life with practical experience and confidence.
January 6, 2009 10:49 AM
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