Rehab Treatment

If you’re looking for an addiction rehab or alcohol treatment center, you don’t have to look far - there are literally thousands and thousands of options. But which one should you choose?

Addiction is a battle – a battle worth fighting. Far too many have given up from lack of hope, lack of direction, lack of support, or simply from lack of effort. Yet each person has the ability to win the fight.

The right residential addiction treatment program can help you learn how to heal, setting you free to live more of your life in love, peace, harmony and joy. By contrast, the wrong rehab program can set you back tens of thousands of dollars with little to show but a tan and some volleyball skills.

It’s no secret that the addiction rehab space is riddled with problems: "Counselors with little education and less oversight are using outdated and sometimes harmful techniques; there are no national standards for credentialing or training counselors and most treatment centers, even those with extensive financial resources, do not always use best practices.”

What does it mean to have spiritual wellness? What does a spiritual person look like? For many of us, what springs to mind is an image of someone unlike ourselves. Perhaps we’ll visualize a monk or nun, or iconic figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Oprah, Gandhi, or Mother Teresa.

If you’re seeking treatment for an addiction, you probably already know that there’s a lot of spin involved in the rehab industry.

The number of different addiction treatment modalities has increased dramatically. It can be difficult to discern the differences and distinguish the programs that are worth your time and money.

Second in a series. See the first post as well - Treatment Modalities, Part 1: What Are My Options?

There’s a popular misconception
that just going to medical detox to clear the body of drugs or alcohol is all you need to heal your addiction.

Medical detox treats the physical but does nothing to address what caused your addiction in the first place.

If you’ve begun researching the different types of residential addiction treatment programs only to find yourself confused and overwhelmed, you’re not alone.

20%.

1 in 5.

That's how many of us experience a mental health condition each year. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)’s Mental Health Conditions page, one in five adults experiences a mental health condition every year. Yet despite the fact that so many people deal with mental health conditions, there’s still a sense of stigma and fear surrounding the topic today.

When you’re struggling with addiction, it’s all too easy to feel as though you are alone in the fight. It’s tempting to think that everyone else has no problems with drugs and alcohol, that you’re the only one who can’t seem to draw the line. We really love the work of the following top addiction bloggers and encourage you to check them out.