April 22nd, 2010
My sister and I are twins, and the only way we have ever been similar is in our physical appearance. We took complete, literal opposite paths in life. While I attended college, she went another direction: drugs and partying. I graduated and got a great job, and she continued to use drugs and party. Except now she was making money as a stripper and doing God knows what else to support her meth habit. I got married and had kids, and her downward spiral of a lifestyle continued. Eventually my husband and I decided we couldn’t stand by and watch this happen anymore. Of course I had pleaded with her before to change her life, but this time we knew was serious. If she didn’t change, she would end up dead.
We invited her over for dinner to meet her nieces and nephews (who by this time were 6 and 9, and she had never met them.) I had all the key members of our family there, and we did an intervention–each of us pleading with her and giving her the ultimatum that if she did not change she would no longer get a chance to be a part of the family. At the end of an emotionally taxing day, our efforts paid off. For the first night in 15 years I slept soundly, knowing she was safe in the guest room next door.
I got online and found an addiction treatment center and they recommended long term and inpatient rehab for her. Her situation was not one that a 30 day drug rehab center would put a dent in, and I wanted to do this right. I concurred, so we found her a really great, holistic rehab–both long term and inpatient–that specilaized in meth addiction.
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April 3rd, 2010
Most people searching for an alternative drug treatment program have experienced traditional treatment before. 12 step rehabilitation centers are becoming a thing of the past in which people are now looking for more effective forms of treatment. Over the last 20-30 years drug rehabs that implement more of a holistic based program and offer individualized care are producing a better success rate. Non-12 step drug treatment is now becoming very popular because it offers a solution to drug and alcohol addiction.
One of the most important aspects to the non-12 step approach is they don’t believe that addiction is an incurable disease. Victimizing a person and making them feel like there is nothing that they can do about their drug problem is one of the worst things you can do to an addicted individual. Teaching a person how to handle life and problems is a common sense approach and helps a person regain critical skills so they don’t need drugs.
Remember when searching on the Internet for drug treatment, make sure that it is a non 12 step rehab. Most of the non-12 step programs have a 70 percent success rate and also offer long-term care. A long-term drug rehab gives the addict or alcoholic the best chance of recovering by keeping them away from friends and family that may have aided in the addiction process. Not all non 12-step treatment programs are in every state, so you may have to travel to find one.
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March 22nd, 2010
If you are trying to find where the most successful drug rehabs are located in the US than you should start looking in the state of Florida. Florida drug rehabs are very effective because they don’t have such a tough licensing enforcement which allows for more alternative drug rehabs provide treatment for people suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. An effective drug rehab in Florida should provide detox, counseling, and life skills therapy.
The longer the Florida drug rehab is the better. Short term programs don’t have a high success rate. Also an inpatient Florida drug rehab center is much better than a person doing an outpatient program. If you’re looking for a Florida drug treatment program, than I would recommend a non 12 step treatment facility. The 12 steps are old and not effective and offer no real solution to help a person overcome drug and alcohol addiction. There are a few non 12 step rehabs in Florida and this type of treatment is what we recommend. The philosophy in the non 12 step is that addiction is a learned behavior and that in order to cure a person from downward spiraling of addiction, a person must first learn how to live life without drugs. This does not happen in 30 days, rather it takes a while for a person to not only change but also than to learn to apply it to their life.
Hopefully this information will help you when seeking a Florida drug rehab. We can always assist you in finding the right program that will help either you or a loved one overcome addiction. We wish you all the best in a successful recovery. Addiction can be overcome with the right drug rehab program.
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February 16th, 2010
My husband and I were married 3 1/2 years when I noticed major changes in his behavior and, of course, our relationship. Evidence was everywhere of what I thought was an affair. After confronting him on my observations and finding out the truth, I would have gladly traded what really was going on for an affair. The missing cash, his long and unexplained departures from home, his aloof disposition, our fights, strange calls at all hours… I never thought a fairly successful 30-something, happily married man was capable of finding himself tangled up in a cocaine addiction. Turns out I was wrong.
The only thing I can recommend to a wife (or husband) trying to deal with a spouse in this situation would be to keep an open heart and be willing to listen. Don’t judge. Just be the support your husband/wife needs. This is the only way I was able to get my husband into drug rehab and get our life together back in order. I confronted him and asked him to just be honest with me… he told me that occasional partying had spiraled out of control and he didn’t know what to do. He had wandered off track and was lost. All he needed was the love and support of his family and a strong, well-rounded drug rehab program to regain what he had lost.
I recommend an inpatient drug rehab, even though it is hard to have your spouse away for a long period of time–especially if you have kids. But believe me, 4 or 6 months is nothing when you compare that you could lose him/her forever if you don’t put the time in and do it right.
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February 13th, 2010
Over the last few years holistic treatment has become very popular for drug and alcohol addiction. Twenty years ago, the only type of treatment offered for people were the traditional 12 step programs. After years of unsuccessful rehab, the 12 step programs are finding themselves becoming an antiquated medical service and a resource for billing insurance. Many people who can’t afford treatment are subject to the 12 steps because they are state and government funded and most insurance companies will pay for them. This is the result of great lobbying the 12 step program has done with the pharmaceutical industry and insurance companies.
With such a low success rate, there is now a new form of treatment that provides a common sense approach in dealing with addiction. Non 12 step rehabilitation believes that addiction is a learned behavior rather than an incurable disease. Being a learned behavior the non 12 step drug rehab teaches a person life skills in order for the person to fully recover and make good decisions in life like not taking drugs.
Remember, when researching drug rehabs make sure that the program uses a non 12 step approach and holistic treatment. Make sure that even if the rehab says they are holistic, double check that they do not prescribe medications like anti-depressants as treatment for the underlying issues. This only masks the problem and does not allow for the addicted to individual to learn how to cope and deal with problems in life.
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