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how to choose a rehab

itsok

itsok

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So there are lots of rehabs in some of the worst areas, surrounded by drugs. Does that matter? Anyone with eexperience with places like this?

I have only been to rural ones.
 
I don't think rural vs urban is a meaningful criteria, especially not all by itself without other factors.

Affordability and efficacy might have some correlation with urban vs rural but not enough that I would take urban or rural as a marker for either affordability or efficacy. How to choose a rehab is a very valuable subject though and on that subject I am all ears, because I really do not know hardly any good rules of thumb. Would you mind if I change the thread title to "how to choose a rehab?"
 
If the want to be clean is strong enough, drugs around the facility would not matter.

My last time through rehab had people drinking and using in it. I could've joined in, but I wasn't there for that reason. My want to be clean far exceeded the desire to join the ranks with them. I had a different goal in mind.
 
I think it is important to find out if a lot of people that live in your area go to that specific rehab. I would not recommend going to a rehab with a lot of people from your area, because you may end up leaving with more connects than before you went in.
 
One far enough away that if you walk, your friends cannot easily come pick you up; especially if it is in the middle of nowhere. One that is away from your connections, your stomping grounds, and your playmates where your best option is to stay and focus on yourself and the issues that got you there.
 
i have avoided the recovery industry as i see it as a racket. the addict, in the final analysis make the choice to begin substance abuse and makes the choice to end it.
cold turkey worked for me more than once and i have been clean for ages.
 
Some people need rehab to isolate them from the drug and learn some coping skills to deal with life on life's terms while rebuilding their self esteem. Rehab in itself can be a very good thing, but like all people and places, some are good and some are as sick as the clients they serve.

There is no shame in asking for help when you need it.
 
I've been in multiple rehabs and I've found the 2 main focuses are either the 12 step program, or working, building character, and getting down to the real cause of your issues.

The 12 step programs are easier, but the character building ones are so much more rewarding in my opinion. Daytop rehab facilities are all over north America and I'd recommend those IMO

As the old man above me said, rehabs main focuses are to help you build coping mechanisms other than using drugs, and healthy alternatives to every day situations
 
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