| There comes a time when we finally decide that we | | | | most include a daily work allocation. |
| need to get away and that a rehab is an option. On | | | | A short term rehab is often an option for a patient that |
| the flip side, we also sometimes decide as a family, | | | | is still employed and needs a short season to reboot |
| friend or company that we are going to help and so | | | | and dry out". The average time frame is normally |
| we decide to help place a person in a rehab. The | | | | between 14-28 days. These programmes consist of |
| problem is that so often, we are emotional and so we | | | | medication, support groups and individual counselling. |
| can make a wrong decision and so we waste the | | | | The last of the three mentioned is the secondary |
| opportunity. Rehabs are costly and so its best to take | | | | reintegration rehab. These are effective and work well |
| a step back from the situation or get some | | | | in conjunction with the two mentioned above. The |
| professional advice on the way forward. Rehabs are | | | | patient is working and living in normal society but has |
| generally broken up into three types. Long term, short | | | | certain boundaries and restrictions for their protection. |
| term and then various secondary reintegration | | | | The house or centre normally has a few "recovering" |
| programmes. | | | | addicts that live together and a person in charge, |
| A long term rehab is normally needed in a highly critical | | | | managing the normal house duties etc. |
| situation. The time span associated with such | | | | In conclusion, Its not an easy option and its never an |
| programmes can be anything between 6-24 months. | | | | easy time. Each rehab has its own agenda and so |
| Most of these rehabs concentrate on strict discipline | | | | often we can be mislead. Its really a time to hasten |
| and a system of the patient really learning responsibility | | | | slowly and ask for the right advice from people that |
| and accountability for themselves. There are some | | | | actually do have your interests at heart. |
| serious consequences for wrong actions. And also | | | | |