When you think of drug addiction rehab, you probably imagine a residential treatment program. However, why is residential treatment so popular? As far as drug rehab goes, an inpatient residential treatment program is the most effective and successful program for promoting long-term sobriety and recovery.
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Inpatient Addiction Treatment
Staying on-site at an alcohol or drug rehab center has many benefits:
- Safe environment
- Full-time care
- Support network
- Holistic skills
A Secure, Sober Environment for Treatment
A significant part of inpatient drug rehab is that it removes you from your usual home environment. For many people struggling with substance addiction, home is full of temptations and stressors. These can quickly drive a person back to drug use. In a secure residential environment, they can focus on recovery in a vacuum and allow themselves some peace of mind during inpatient treatment.
A residential treatment removes a person from distractions in their home environment and keeps them in a place that is free from temptation. While experiencing an inpatient addiction treatment center, clients won’t encounter drugs or alcohol. Therefore, they never have to worry about the temptation during this vulnerable time when cravings and emotions are high.
Inpatient Offers a Full Continuum of Care
Residential treatment also allows clients 24/7 care and supervision. For many people, accountability is an essential part of recovery. It may be easier for someone to stick with a recovery plan if they know they’ll be constantly monitored and receive random drug tests.
This also means clients never have to worry about any health complications or problems that may arise during recovery. A trained, professional staff is always on duty to assist with any medical concerns that may occur during treatment. A residential treatment program ensures the safest and most comfortable option for addiction rehab and recovery.
Some people that will be alongside you during treatment include
- Case manager to develop your individualized treatment program
- Therapists for individual, group, and family counseling
- Staff available for support
- Medical supervisor
- Nutritionist
Peers and Support Networks in Residential Care
In addition to removing you from an environment of stressors and temptations, residential treatment also gives you time away from potentially toxic people in your life. If someone in your life was pressuring you to use drugs or stress from your relationships was a heavy burden, residential treatment will give you the space you need to address your addiction without their influence.
Inpatient residential treatment is also the time for you to develop a new support system to distance yourself from those unhealthy relationships. During treatment, you’ll meet people experiencing similar circumstances and emotions. The bonds you form during residential treatment will last and support you long after leaving the inpatient facility.
Through both group therapy and individual counseling, you can begin to heal and form meaningful relationships.
In addition, 12-step meetings will provide structure. As you work through each step in order, you will see that the entire process can be broken down into three major parts:
- Seeking help from a higher power (does not have to be religious as general spirituality is encouraged and substitutes can be made)
- Acknowledging the mistakes you have made in life and trying to make them right
- Continuing the process moving forward
A Serene Approach With a Holistic Program
While you should certainly take your time in residential treatment seriously, it’s also a time to learn how to have fun and relax without substances. Many people struggle to envision how they can manage for a week without drugs or alcohol, much less a lifetime of sober living.
Recovery is much more than simply putting down a drink or saying goodbye to drugs. Having a team that understands this helps you voice your understandable worries as you learn to reframe your mindset
Being introduced to an inpatient treatment environment where you can learn to manage stress effectively through enjoyable activities helps build a path to understanding that sobriety is achievable. Denver Recovery takes a holistic approach to addiction treatment, so you’ll be engaging in activities and developing sustainable life skills.
Some activities involved in a holistic treatment include
- Yoga
- Meditation
- Hiking
- Nutritional education
- 12 steps
- Life skills training
These activities are as much fun as they are sustainable strategies for preventing relapse. After inpatient treatment, the goal is that you enjoy these strategies and continue to use them for the rest of your life.
Choosing Residential Treatment in Denver
At Denver Recovery Center in Colorado, we believe addiction rehab should treat all parts of a person including the mind, body, and spirit. Based on our initial assessment evaluation, we may recommend inpatient treatment. We are partnered with local residential programs that can be the higher level of care that is needed for stabilization for you or a loved one.
Denver Recovery Center will be ready when it is time to step forward with partial hospitalization, which you will attend daily and return home in the evening, or outpatient programs that meet daily or several times per week. Your recovery plan will keep you connected after treatment to provide support critical for avoiding relapse.
Denver Recovery Center Addiction Treatment
The first step to a successful substance use disorder treatment and rehab program is for you to admit that you have a problem and need help. By working with trained professionals, you can start the road to a better life, free of addiction.
At Denver Recovery Center, you will experience the combination of substance use disorder treatment, holistic addiction treatment, and evidence-based therapy that works best for you. With a partial hospitalization program, an intensive outpatient program, and outpatient care, Denver Recovery Center is ready to help you take that first step.
Find your new beginning. There is life after addiction through Denver Recovery Center. Call us at (844)602-3175.
FAQs:
- What Is it Like in Residential Treatment?
Residential treatment for addiction recovery begins with an intake assessment to evaluate where you are in your addiction.
It may include all or some of the following:
- Detox to handle the withdrawal symptoms
- Individual and group therapies, and oftentimes with families if they are willing to participate
- Life skills to handle yourself in social situations, gain skills needed for returning to a job or help with developing a plan to pursue employment
- Recovery plan to establish supportive environments in a home setting and to reconnect with family, friends, and responsibilities
Structure and routine are very beneficial throughout treatment and afterward in recovery.
- What Is the Difference Between Inpatient and Residential Treatment?
Inpatient and residential treatment are two terms used to differentiate programs based on the medical supervision and licensing regulations regarding treatment level. Inpatient typically has stricter monitoring for medical needs, takes place in a more hospital-like environment, and is arranged for a set period.
Residential treatment takes place in a more home-like and comfortable environment without as much medical monitoring required by a regulatory agency, and for a more open-ended period. The case manager will determine with the patient when the next-level step should be made, and medical services are still provided as needed.
Both residential and inpatient care involves staying within a program and its facilities 24/7, with scheduled outings if allowed under supervision.
- What Are the Three Types of Residential and Day Treatment Programs?
The three programs in addiction treatment are inpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs (PHP), and intensive outpatient programs (IOP). The main differences are in the number of programs a patient will experience and whether they will stay on-site (as with inpatient) or return home nightly (as in PHP and IOP). Inpatient treatment can be six days a week, PHP is typically five days a week, and IOP is typically several hours at a time, three days or evenings weekly.
- Should I Go To Residential Treatment?
Addiction treatment centers will have you work with an admissions team member to complete an intake assessment that will take into account how long you have been taking a substance and how much you are used to taking at a time. Your physical and mental health will also be evaluated to determine your condition at intake.
Based on this evaluation, you will learn if residential treatment is recommended for you at the beginning. If you disagree, the addiction treatment center may consider offering you a lower program level but also has the right to refer you to another provider.
