| One of the things to consider when one is looking at | | | | more access to the very materials that he or she |
| alcohol rehab center options is whether it is an | | | | seeks to avoid. There is therefore perhaps more of a |
| outpatient rehab center that is to be chosen or | | | | chance that one may have a relapse; fall off the |
| whether it is an inpatient facility that is preferable. While | | | | wagon. |
| both have their merits, there are several points of | | | | The Cost Factor: Since the inpatient facility includes |
| difference between alcohol outpatient rehab and in | | | | boarding and lodging apart from the alcohol rehab |
| patient alcohol rehab: | | | | programs, therapy and counseling that it would also |
| Practical differences: It is not just a matter of where | | | | provide, this would be considerably more expensive |
| you lay your head to rest at night that makes | | | | than an outpatient one. So cost is a factor to be |
| outpatient alcohol rehab different from alcohol rehab | | | | considered when deciding upon whether the correct |
| center that offers inpatient facilities. With an inpatient | | | | choice for a given situation is an inpatient or an |
| facility one is required to commit to the program more | | | | outpatient facility. |
| totally; it offers a 24 x 7 residential facility that isolates | | | | An inpatient facility will require you to prepare for the |
| an individual from the outside world. With an outpatient | | | | real world: While one is in an impatient facility one is |
| facility, one can actually carry on with their regular life in | | | | cocooned from the ‘real world’ with ‘real |
| terms of work, school, family, etc.; it is part time so to | | | | world choices’ and one’s life is far more |
| speak. | | | | structured, controlled and guided by others being in |
| Differences in commitment and focus: With an inpatient | | | | charge. Though the gains in terms of recovery may be |
| facility the focus is on recovery, with no distractions or | | | | bigger, there is some amount of adjustment also |
| temptations. One would be required to put life on hold | | | | required to be made when one ‘rejoins’ the real |
| for a bit until the alcohol rehab center is able to resolve | | | | world and goes back to their regular life, picking up |
| the problems that one faces and until one is able to be | | | | where they left off. In a sense one is then left to fend |
| functional without help. With a more severe alcohol | | | | for oneself, and would typically be required to be |
| addiction problem, an inpatient facility would be | | | | cautious about the progress made, lest it suffer a |
| indicated, as against an outpatient facility. With an | | | | setback. After the isolation of an inpatient facility, the |
| inpatient facility there is more emphasis on the process | | | | outside world and mainstream life may require a |
| of recovery and everything is structured towards this. | | | | considerable amount of adjustment. |
| When one is part of an outpatient program the | | | | So the choice that one makes should be made after |
| recovery process is only one part of the individual’s | | | | considering all the different factors and the |
| life with everything else chugging along as before. An | | | | ramifications that they have on one’s particular |
| outpatient is more exposed to temptations and has | | | | situation. |