Are you wondering if an addiction treatment programme is effective? Learn about the effectiveness of drug and alcohol rehab here.

 

Types of Addiction Treatment Programmes

Starting a journey to long-term recovery can be difficult. It involves accepting that a time in your life is over and that you need help moving forward. Thankfully you don’t need to worry about doing this alone.

Drug and alcohol rehab centres are available to make this difficult time easier for you. They can provide you with the treatment and support that you need. Now the first thing you must do is understand what kind of rehab experience you want. When it comes to addiction treatment options, you have two main ones to consider.

Outpatient Rehab

The first option is outpatient treatment. Outpatient addiction treatment involves you travelling in for each session of your treatments and then going home. This can work really well if you perhaps have care commitments to children that you can’t be away from. Or if you work a demanding job that won’t give you time off. Whatever the reason, outpatient treatment offers a flexible schedule that is designed to work around your existing needs.

Outpatient treatment also happens to have the benefit of being cheaper if you choose a private treatment option. As much of the cost of rehab comes from the accommodation, this can save you a lot of money.

However, the downside of outpatient addiction treatment is that you don’t have access to 24-hour support. What this means is that you have no one to stop you from returning to drugs or alcohol after every session.

Residential Rehab

The other addiction treatment option is residential rehab. With this option, you have access to 24-hour support and medical attention from a fully qualified team. You will be able to take a break away from your ordinary life and stresses to just focus on yourself and your own needs.

It has been proven time and again that residential alcohol and drug rehab offers you the best possible chance at achieving long-term recovery. The only issue is that some people find it difficult to be away from home for 28 days, and it can be expensive for your treatments.

 

The Effectiveness of Addiction Treatment Programmes

We understand that putting your faith in other people is difficult. But you are so much more likely to actually achieve long-term recovery when you get professional help. 42% of people who go into rehab complete it and achieve long-term recovery.

Now this may not sound a like a lot, but you need to think of it this way. When people are willing to put in the work and see their treatments through to the end, they can succeed. Addiction is an all-consuming chronic condition. The fact that nearly half of them can make it through to the other side is incredible.

When people actually complete all of their treatments, the success rate is 60% instead of 42%. This increase shows just how valuable a stay at a drug and alcohol rehab centre is. It gives you the tools and support to deal with your addiction head-on.

Treatments such as therapy and drug and alcohol detox can make the difference not only between achieving long-term recovery and not but also between life and death. You deserve to be happy you need to know that the best way to do that is with the help of a drug and alcohol rehab centre.

 

Factors that Affect the Effectiveness Of Addiction Treatments

Addiction doesn’t have a simple solution. Instead, different factors can cause some people to struggle longer than others. For example, factors that can lead to less effective addiction treatment are:

  • Unstable living conditions such as domestic abuse, homelessness or moving around a lot
  • Undiagnosed mental illness being untreated including depression, anxiety, paranoia, psychosis or bipolar disorder
  • Untreated disabilities, including chronic pain, chronic fatigue, ADHD or seizures
  • History of abuse
  • Family history of addiction

While these factors can certainly make addiction treatments harder, it doesn’t make them impossible. Part of the job of the rehab staff is to start the dual diagnosis process and keep an eye out for factors such as these. They are there to identify issues and offer solutions. However, at the end of the day, just how effective your addiction treatment is all comes down to you and how willing you are to put in the work.

Addiction treatments don’t cure addictions. Instead, they make it safe for you to go without drugs or alcohol and, most importantly, teach you how to manage your addiction in the long term.

 

Choosing an Addiction Treatment Programme

When it comes to finding an addiction treatment programme, it is very important that you first understand your own needs. For example, do you need a medical detox?

If you are addicted to cannabis or gambling, or any other none chemically addictive substance, then the answer is no. A medical detox is needed for chemical addictions to get them safely out of your body.

You also need to consider if you want visitors or not. How far away you are willing to travel, and if you were outpatient treatment or residential treatment. All of these factors are things you need to know before you start the process of contacting rehab centres. Most facilities will give you a pre-admission assessment where they will verify your needs and make sure that the facility can accommodate them.

We understand that this can all feel a bit overwhelming. But it is a necessary part of your recovery journey and one that you can’t avoid. It will be okay – all you need to do is take a deep breath and break it down into simple parts so you can choose the right rehab.

Simply use the list below as a guide.

  • What’s your budget?
  • Do you have any special needs, such as mental illness or disability?
  • How far do you want to travel?
  • Do you want visitors?
  • Do you want to share a room or not?
  • Do you want a residential stay?

When you have your answer to these questions, you can start finding rehabs that fit your criteria.

At Ocean Recovery, we can help you on this journey. All you need to do is give us a call, and a member of our team will be able to answer any questions you may have – get in touch today and fill out our contact form or call on 0800 880 7596.

John Gillen - Director at Ocean Recovery

John Gillen - Author - Last updated: April 24, 2023

John is one UK’s leading professionals in the addiction recovery industry. Pioneering new treatment techniques such as NAD+ and ongoing research into new therapy techniques such as systematic laser therapy, John is committed to providing the very best treatment for people throughout the UK and Europe. During his extremely busy schedule, John likes to regularly update our blog section with the latest news and trends in the industry to keep visitors to our site as well informed as possible on everything related to addiction treatment.