Longer Term Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation Programs work better
Looking into treatment options for someone you love is more than difficult and comes in the most troubling of times. Getting someone to face the idea of entering an inpatient drug rehabilitation program is challenging enough, getting them to consider a long term drug rehab program is really reaching for the skies.
Sadly many people muster the energy to confront the situation and finally do something about it only to be sadly disappointed with the outcome of short term drug rehab programs. One might wonder why in the world they would offer something that has a very small percentage of actually working.
Factually, the only reason a short term drug rehab program (30 days) exists is that's all the insurance companies want to pay for. Most insurance companies push hard for outpatient treatment as a means to lower costs even further. There also have been cases of insurance companies pulling addicts out of treatment to avoid expenses.
As a result, there is a shortage of effective treatment options with inpatient drug rehabilitation facilities throughout the country. There are approximately 4,400 residential rehabs and hospital inpatient treatment programs reported in March of 2008 by the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
Inpatient drug rehabs make up about 1/3 of the total number of facilities in the U.S but only provide rehabilitation services for about ten percent of the treatment population. Just over 20 percent of these treatment facilities have longer-term residential treatment programs that treat approximately six percent or 110,000 of the overall addicts.
With over 1,817,577 treatment admissions in 2007 and more than 22.2 million patients currently needing alcohol treatment or drug treatment it's not hard to see why the addiction problem is constant. Another fact concerning success in addiction recovery short term drug rehab options have a dismal 2-8% success rates.
There are many reasons both physically and mentally why these programs are not successful. In my opinion, those prone to addiction are preyed on by those that stand to profit. It is a never ending money train for those controlling to information about addiction and its treatment. Looking at the facts surrounding the toxic effects of drugs on the mind, body and spirit it would make sense to consider alleviating all of these effects in sequence.
First, handling the toxic physical effects which influences how the addict thinks and feels is important. Second, cleaning up the emotional state of the individual and restoring self respect and self worth is very valuable. Third, helping the once addicted person to learn how to live and be on control of themselves and surroundings would finalize the rehabilitation process. Obviously this cannot be completed in short term rehab program.
Long term inpatient drug rehabilitation programs prove to be much more successful at achieving the total transformation of the addicted individual into a responsible productive member of society.
Sadly many people muster the energy to confront the situation and finally do something about it only to be sadly disappointed with the outcome of short term drug rehab programs. One might wonder why in the world they would offer something that has a very small percentage of actually working.
Factually, the only reason a short term drug rehab program (30 days) exists is that's all the insurance companies want to pay for. Most insurance companies push hard for outpatient treatment as a means to lower costs even further. There also have been cases of insurance companies pulling addicts out of treatment to avoid expenses.
As a result, there is a shortage of effective treatment options with inpatient drug rehabilitation facilities throughout the country. There are approximately 4,400 residential rehabs and hospital inpatient treatment programs reported in March of 2008 by the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services.
Inpatient drug rehabs make up about 1/3 of the total number of facilities in the U.S but only provide rehabilitation services for about ten percent of the treatment population. Just over 20 percent of these treatment facilities have longer-term residential treatment programs that treat approximately six percent or 110,000 of the overall addicts.
With over 1,817,577 treatment admissions in 2007 and more than 22.2 million patients currently needing alcohol treatment or drug treatment it's not hard to see why the addiction problem is constant. Another fact concerning success in addiction recovery short term drug rehab options have a dismal 2-8% success rates.
There are many reasons both physically and mentally why these programs are not successful. In my opinion, those prone to addiction are preyed on by those that stand to profit. It is a never ending money train for those controlling to information about addiction and its treatment. Looking at the facts surrounding the toxic effects of drugs on the mind, body and spirit it would make sense to consider alleviating all of these effects in sequence.
First, handling the toxic physical effects which influences how the addict thinks and feels is important. Second, cleaning up the emotional state of the individual and restoring self respect and self worth is very valuable. Third, helping the once addicted person to learn how to live and be on control of themselves and surroundings would finalize the rehabilitation process. Obviously this cannot be completed in short term rehab program.
Long term inpatient drug rehabilitation programs prove to be much more successful at achieving the total transformation of the addicted individual into a responsible productive member of society.
