| Some top professionals and executives cannot | | | | to maintain compete privacy. An executive rehab will |
| abandon their work responsibilities, even to get needed | | | | never mail a letter, send a fax or telephone your home |
| help with addiction and drug or alcohol abuse. The | | | | or work, lest an assistant or colleague find out about |
| occupational realities of higher level executives may | | | | treatment. An executive rehab will also of course |
| also cause a reluctance to reveal a need for | | | | never disclose the names of those who receive |
| treatment, lest others perceive weakness or | | | | treatment within. |
| incompetence on the job. | | | | To maximize privacy, executive rehabs are set in |
| Executives can feel powerless over their addiction | | | | private, secluded and remote locations, far from |
| Because of these dual realities, many very successful | | | | watchful eyes and far removed from the home and |
| people feel that they cannot get needed addictions | | | | work environment. |
| treatment, and watch helplessly as addiction intensifies, | | | | Working while in treatment |
| and the social costs of drug or alcohol abuse mount | | | | It would be best if the time spent in rehab was sent |
| by the day. | | | | focused on healing and recovery alone, but since in the |
| It is unfortunate that executives feel they cannot | | | | case of too many executives this is simply impossible, |
| access treatments out of fear for their privacy, and | | | | executive rehabs allow for the continuation of |
| also that they cannot leave their work responsibilities | | | | necessary work communications and a fulfillment of |
| for even the relatively short period needed for inpatient | | | | some professional responsibilities, although |
| care, but as this is the situation; executive rehabs were | | | | professionals at the facilities will encourage you to |
| created to help those who cannot get help in any | | | | minimize these responsibilities if possible. |
| other way (Where to find an executive rehab). | | | | Allowing executives to continue some vital work while |
| As befitting the standard of living that most senior | | | | in treatment greatly increases their flexibility to receive |
| executives and professionals are accustomed to, | | | | needed care, and also reduces the chances of |
| executive rehabs offer the finest care and | | | | anyone suspecting anything other than an executive |
| accommodation; but what makes executive rehabs | | | | on a normal vacation, maintaining some limited contact |
| truly different from conventional private rehabs are the | | | | while away. |
| measures that are taken to protect the privacy of all | | | | It's not perfect, but it's far better than nothing |
| participants, and the allowance for some essential | | | | It would be best if even executives could benefit from |
| work communications and a continuation of | | | | a complete break from work and responsibility and |
| responsibilities while in treatment. | | | | concentrate on health and healing for a month or so, |
| Privacy | | | | but since this is so often impossible, executive rehabs |
| While all medical treatments are confidential by nature, | | | | are the next best thing, and far better than no |
| excessive measures are taken in an executive rehab | | | | treatment at all. |