Many people who have been to a drug rehab or detox before and relapsed are now looking for a holistic and non 12-step program. The reason is that in a traditional drug treatment center, the 12 steps are used. The 12-step treatment program teaches a person that their addiction is an incurable disease and that relapse is part of recovery. They also preach that the patient is powerless and has no control. This lowers a persons self esteem and confidence. The problem is when people first enter rehab, they have already “beat” themselves up enough. This also victimizes a person and does not allow for them to take responsibility and gives them an excuse to continue to relapse.
Rehab is not the only holistic form treatment available. Detox is also very important for a person looking for a comprehensive treatment center. An effective oxycontin detox should provide a medical tapering process, which gently takes a person off of the opiate. In conjunction, a nutritional program, which uses vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and a well balanced diet, will speed up the recovery process. Drugs and alcohol burn up essential vitamins and minerals in the body and replacing these is key.
Once the person has been properly detoxed, now rehabilitation can take place. Cognitive counseling and life skills therapy are the most effective forms of treatment for drug and alcohol addiction. This alternative form of rehab can be found in most non-12 step drug rehabs.