In home drug and alcohol rehab programs may not be suitable for everyone. In fact some clients may be best served by going to a residential drug and alcohol rehab center. Which clients may be best served by trying a rehab program at home? The first question to ask is how many times has the client tried to quit before? If this is the first or second real attempt at stopping the use of drugs or alcohol, this may be an indication that at home rehab might work. If there have be multiple attempts to quit in the past with various programs, with consistent short term results leading to rapid relapse, this might suggest in home rehab is not indicated.

Is the client still functioning, even at a reduced level, in their life? Are they still holding down a job? If the answer is yes, again, this is a person who may want to consider in home drug rehab. If there life is totally out of control, and they are involved in illegal or questionable activity to support their drug and alcohol addiction, residential long term rehab is probably still the best choice.

Is the person able to learn on their own? Some clients are much better served by an interactive and instructive process. Others like to read and work on their own. The second type will have a much greater chance of success with an in home drug rehab program. The first would be better served by a out-patient or residential rehab.

Probably the main determanent is the severity of the addicition. Out of control behavior and long standing addicitions of multiple relapse are not good candidates for in home rehab.

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