While considering drug or alcohol treatment, you may wonder what committing to a facility is like. Medical professionals often recommend that people start off by going to a residential treatment center to begin the process. If you’ve never been to treatment or this type of program, you might wonder what residential treatment centers are like. You may have some misconceptions about these types of programs. Let us clear them up for you!
Misconceptions of Residential Treatment Centers
One of the common misconceptions about residential treatment facilities is that they’re similar to being in prison. This isn’t the case at all, but they’re still fairly restrictive. Addiction is a powerful illness, and many people aren’t safe from themselves in early recovery. Think about how many times you told yourself you weren’t going to drink or use again, but you did anyway.
Residential treatment provides you a safe place in comfortable facilities where you can recover. You’ll live inside the facility for the duration of your stay. Living at the facility helps to give you a sense of security and accountability. This is invaluable for anyone who has tried an outpatient program or getting sober alone and slipped. You’ll have the accountability that you need, and you’ll also have the reassurance that you can’t get to your substance of choice.
Time to Focus on Yourself
A great reason to attend a residential program is because you likely haven’t taken the time to focus on yourself in a long time. Many people avoid going to residential treatment because of responsibilities like work, family, and children. Having these types of obligations can make it very difficult to really focus on yourself and getting well. Just remember, residential treatment is only temporary, and your loved ones want you to get well above all else.
There are many cases in which people don’t take the necessary time off work or away from their families and try outpatient recovery instead. These individuals often find that staying sober is extremely difficult or impossible because work or family is a trigger.
Before coming to treatment, you should speak with your human resources department. In many cases, they’re able to help you. It’s also important to speak with family members about helping out with other obligations during your stay.
Residential Treatment is the Best Decision You Can Make
Depending on your insurance and how well you do in treatment, residential treatment can last a couple of weeks to about a month. In the grand scheme of things, this is a very, very small amount of time to regain control of your life. The clarity and healing you’ll get from treatment can provide you with the hope you need. You’ll see that you can become the person you want, and you can rebuild relationships with loved ones.
Crestview Recovery is a 30-bed facility, and we’re one of the top substance use treatment centers in the area. We offer many different types of programs as well as benefits that include:
- Dual diagnosis therapy
- Trauma therapy
- Extended care treatment
Additionally, we treat a variety of addictions. There are many substances that people struggle with around the country, and all of them need addiction treatment. We treat many of these addictions, including:
Don’t hesitate to make this courageous first step, and give us a call today at 866.262.0531 to learn more about residential treatment centers.
Since 2016, Dr. Merle Williamson, a graduate of Oregon Health Sciences University, has been the Medical Director at Crestview Recovery, bringing a rich background in addiction medicine from his time at Hazelden Treatment Center. He oversees outpatient drug and alcohol treatments, providing medical care, setting policies, detox protocols, and quality assurance measures. Before specializing in addiction medicine, he spent 25 years in anesthesiology, serving as Chair of Hospital Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and Chief of Anesthesia at Kaiser Permanente. This experience gives him a unique perspective on treating prescription drug addiction.
