How to Choose the Right Christian Drug Rehab Center
Choosing a Christian drug treatment center for you or a loved one is no easy decision. The overall success of recovery will largely depend on the quality and effectiveness of care given while receiving treatment, so it’s important to carefully evaluate your options and take into account your individual needs.
Listed below are some factors to consider when deciding between different centers.
Length of programs
Typically, a longer stay would be helpful for someone struggling with a more intense addiction, so be sure to find out how long each center’s inpatient program is (and outpatient).
Program accreditation and licensing
A rehab center may be set in the beautiful rolling hills of a unicorn-filled valley, but if it’s not accredited by the state it’s in, and it’s not run by properly trained professionals, it’s not going to be much help. Find out how specialized each center is at dealing with addictions and substance abuse, and never compromise on what’s really important.
Whether or not their treatment methods actually work
Statistics can provide some insight into what you might be able to expect during and after a treatment program, so examine the success rates of various centers. All Christian drug treatment centers will tell you that their methods work, but search for non-biased proof of that.
Inquire as to provision/quality of aftercare
Anyone who’s familiar with Christian drug rehabilitation knows the hardest part of treatment comes after treatment. Find out about the aftercare services offered by centers you’re looking into, and try to determine which one would be most helpful at helping maintain recovery.
Testimonials
Don’t just rely on testimonials featured on a center’s website – ask around and find out for yourself. If you know someone or just know someone who knows someone who’s been in Christian drug rehab, ask them as much about their experience as possible. Choose a center with a great reputation.
Spend adequate time doing research, but recognize no rehab center can be fully responsible for total recovery – it’s a personal effort that a good facility should be able to really help with, but complete responsibility for overcoming addiction lies with the individual.
