Is it possible to be a specialized drug rehab that deals only with one specific type of drug addiction dealing with one specific drug?  Is it beneficial to clients to consider a drug rehab like this.  Well obviously it is possible to make a rehab like this.  What would the advantages be?  By creating uniformity you might be able to better serve your clients needs.  Some clients might feel safer or more comfortable in a drug rehab that everyone has the same drug addiction as them.  There may be some benefit in counselors totally focused in one area.

The real problem with this degree of specialization is that by creating so much uniformity, there becomes a danger of a "cookie cutter" approach to addiction.  The "we have treated this a thousand times" and just do these steps, in this order and you are home free.  The question arises though, are two clients with the same drug of choice and the same circumstances ever having the exact same addiction?  Will what works for some clients work for all clients?

The point is it might be better to go to a facility that treats moer than one type of addiction and drug as they probably will have more experience and options to offer you.  You want a variety of clients from all ages and walks of life.  This will give you the greatest range of experience to draw from.  There is no such thing as a typical person with a typical addiction.  Drug rehab has to handle all types of clients.

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