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Choosing a drug and alcohol rehab is similar to choosing a treatment for any serious disease, like cancer or heart disease, in that there are many choices. However, the difference in choosing one of these traditional medical programs and looking for alcohol and drug rehab lies in the level of professional expertise and an assumed predictable success. Most hospitals that are treating cancer or heart disease are employing clinical techniques that have are founded in research and have clinical protocols that are similar in all facilities and proven to be successful. Alcohol and drug rehab programs haven't reached that level of understanding and training. Alcohol and drug rehab programs are based on the clinical orientation that their management "feels" is the most successful, therefore, there are programs where you can complete their regime in 21 days and others that require a year or more. There are drug rehab programs that will dress you up like Pinokio when you tell a lie or have you stand in the corner for disobedience, and there are other alcohol and drug rehab programs that will try to convince you that you have an "inner child" that is crying for attention or is just lonely and "needs a hug". Find the right treatment center is not just confusing, it is bewildering. You may naturally think that the longer a program takes, the better its outcomes, but that isn't the case. Many times the year long programs get about the same, shameful, lack of success as the 21-30 programs. So what is best and how do you choose which programs have the best success in handling your problem or that of a loved one? You enlist the help of trained 3rd party specialist who can guide you through your treatment options carefully explaining the pros and cons of each along with documented recovery rate statistics. However, because the internet doesn't guarantee that you are necessarily talking with someone that really is a professional that has the education and experience to actually be an "expert" in this field. If you call our hotline, you will be talking to a professional with a Master's Degree and PhD training in the rehab field, someone that has over 30 years of experience as a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor and has reviewed over 150 rehab program on site. Many of the other sites on the web had "counselors" that have been to rehab and are speaking from their experience. That information is important, as well, but it isn't a legitimate comparative analysis of the different programs. It is an opinion. They may be "certified drug counselors", which is also important, but certification indicates that the person has two to three years of experience in the field and was able to pass an exam about his knowledge. This could be valuable information and we are not saying that you shouldn't get as much data as possible, but keep in mind that there are many level of expertise and the more education and experience that the telephone counselor has, the more reliable is the information. In calling other website, we have found that the above information is accurate, but there are also people who profess to be knowledgeable and educated, but we were able to discern that their data was inaccurate and it would be more truthful if they said that they were salesmen and not alcohol and drug rehab professionals. NOTE TO PARENTS: Over the many years that we have been in this alcohol and drug rehab field, we have learned that many times addicts get into their addicted condition with understandable innocence and that once they reclaim a straight/drug-free life, they are some of the best people, parents and loving individuals in our society. A person's character grows after being enslaved to alcohol and drugs and finding freedom. It is well worth finding a center that is effective. You may think that you can't afford another drug rehab and, certainly you can't afford another failure, but the cost involved in ending this addictive and setting you child on a path of success is a very small price to pay. Let our counselors help you look into ways that the program can be financed or other options. |