Some of the main reasons I have discussed for going to an alcohol or drug rehab program are number one, safety and number two boundaries. The third main reason for going to rehab addiction treatment is to change the sleep pattern. Most people who are deep in their addiction are staying up very late at night and sleeping in very late in the day. It is critical if the rehab is to be successful that the sleep pattern be effectively dealt with.

Relapse and return to substance abuse is highly likely if people do not get up early and go to bed at a resonable time. Unfortunately at 3 a.m. in the morning the odds of finding friends who are not using is very low. Again this may be difficult to do on your own. Once enrolled in a rehab program there is no choice but to change your sleep patterns for the duration of the rehab. Food is served only at specific times and classes are scheduled so the structure of the situation forces you to change your sleep patterns. Again the fellowship of doing this with other people making the same change give rehabs an advantage over doing this on your own.

Many times 90 days in enough to start some new habits such as getting up at a more appropriate hour and working out first thing in the morning. Again in a rehab it is likely that you will find someone willing to go through those first few weeks which will make the change easier. Changing sleep patterns are essential to the success of drug addiction treatment and rehabs offer some advantages to just doing it on your own

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