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A Person's Well-Being Is Certainly Worth The Cost Of Rehab

A Person's Well-Being Is Certainly Worth The Cost Of Rehab


by Lula Smith


If you are struggling with a substance abuse problem, you are not alone. There are millions of people across the world who struggle with similar issues. While people are occasionally able to overcome these problems on their own, or to achieve moderate use of substances that were once a problem, this is uncommon for those who are truly addicted. Although the cost of rehab is sometimes a deterrent, its benefits are often enough to outweigh that drawback.

The price may be daunting, but it is often more than worthwhile. There are many different types of treatment used to combat addiction. The type that works best will vary according to factors such as the individual, the substance, and the nature of the addiction. When planning to seek treatment, you may want to research the different approaches that have historically been used.

All approaches to treating addiction have been lauded by some people and decried by others. Each method will have its success stories and its stories of failure. Here is a brief overview of some of the different approaches.

1. Twelve-step programs. These programs, including Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous, view addiction as a disease in the same way that cancer or diabetes is a disease. They believe that addicted individuals are biologically predisposed to addiction, and that environmental factors exacerbate the existing physical condition. These programs require participants to admit that they are powerless over their addictions, and focus on managing the problem through lifestyle changes and maintaining a social network of other sober people. These programs are generally free.

2. Client-centered therapy. In this approach, the individual who is being treated designs her own objective and her own goals for therapy. The client-therapist relationship is also emphasized, and must be based on trust and genuine positive regard.

3. Psychoanalytic treatment. Psychoanalysis, which was largely invented and popularized by Sigmund Freud, is founded on the principle that all forms of problematic behavior, including addiction, stem from the attempt to displace and act out desires that are viewed as unacceptable in society. These desires are formed in childhood, and Freud believed that they were all related to sexuality. Treatment involves free-association through talking in order to find the desire or event from which the problem originates, a discovery that is necessary for treatment, in the psychoanalytic view.

4. Cognitive-behavioral approaches. This type of treatment focuses on discovering the thought processes associated with the abuse of substances, such as self-destructive or self-loathing thoughts that trigger the cravings for drugs and alcohol. Proponents of these approaches believe that behavior can be changed by tracking the thought processes responsible for the behavior and consciously modifying those thoughts and the responses to them.

There are lots of sub-categories of treatments and therapies, but most of them will fall under one of the umbrellas described above. Therapists almost always charge fees, as do residential rehabilitation centers. However, many therapists have sliding scales, and many treatment centers offer payment plans or financial assistance.

Seeking treatment for substance abuse is certainly worthwhile even if it is expensive. And, as mentioned above, twelve-step programs provide a free alternative. If your life is being negatively affected by a problem with drugs or alcohol, you should absolutely seek help.




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