Doing an alcohol or drug rehab program at home also comes with some downsides. Some of these are quite large and must really considered before attempting to do a home based program. First is the ability to make your home a safe drug and alcohol free zone. If you have a drug dealer that will deliver to your home or if you are very close to a source of alcohol, making your home a safe zone will require some extra effort.

You will also require the discipline to actually do the program. Even if you have a sponsor or family member checking what you are doing, there is not any formal structure in your home. There won’t be any pre-written schedule for you to follow. You will also be lacking some of the comraderie that you would get in a rehab outside of your home. It is easier to get distacted by the details of life while doing a rehab at home. The phone will be ringing and life will continue to demand you pay attention to it.

It may be more difficult to break away from any drug using friends if you do rehab at home. There is a good chance they won’t want you to change the nature of your relationship. Again doing this at home is not impossible, it just requires a lot more focus.

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