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Confused in Drug Rehab, Ask Questions!

March 5th, 2008 by Terry Keith

There are many choices when it comes to drug rehab centers. We get phone calls every day with client somewhat overwhelmed and lost. There is a real fear of making the wrong decision. The cost always adds a stress. Failure after rehab may cost someone their health and their life. What are some things you can do to decrease this stress?

Firstly ask a lot of questions. Start with yourself. What do you things do you think you have to learn or change to move past addiction in your life? If you could magically have certain skills that you KNOW would help you deal with addiction, what would those be? What other things would you need to know to move past addiction? Realistically, under perfect circumstances, how long would it take you to learn these things?

With these questions you now have some information to start looking at different rehab centers. Look for a program with a long enough time line to teach you the things you require. Then ask the rehab center how they teach and what methods, do they use to help you learn the skills, you know you need to acquire. They answers you receive should be clear and make sense. Ask what materials they use to help teach you. Ask if you can buy some of the materials first to look at them and their quality. Rehabs with real materials and printed materials have gone to the trouble to actually make a program. If there are no printed materials, chances are there is no program either.


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2 Responses to “Confused in Drug Rehab, Ask Questions!”

  1. Susie Says:


    I think you are correct - choosing the right rehab is key but there are a lot out there. I think a rehab needs to teach you some life skills in order to avoid getting in to the same trap. http://drugrehabreferral.com/

  2. Terry Keith Says:


    Thanks, rehab without lifeskills is certainly a one way ticket back to relapse.

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