When a person becomes an addict, his or her life takes a full 180 degrees turn. And because stopping can be difficult, getting into rehab is the best option. It’s the start of the recovery process.
There are mainly two types of rehab: inpatient and outpatient. With inpatient rehab, you reside or check-in to a rehab facility while you are being treated. What happens is that you basically stop whatever you are doing with your life and just do rehab. With outpatient rehab, you live at home, outside of rehab, once the treatment hours are over. You go on with your life, work or school, and other responsibilities, but you spend a certain amount of time in rehab. This typically includes group meetings, individual or family counseling, and various therapy sessions.
Inpatient rehab, also called residential treatment, usually lasts from 28 to 90 days. It usually starts with a detoxification period where the patient is given necessary medications to help them during withdrawal. The addiction treatment period will then follow. The same treatment is actually given in outpatient rehab. The difference is that the treatment is less intensive with outpatient.
For greater chances of a full recovery, inpatient rehab would be a more effective choice for treatment. This is because you are housed in a stable and sober environment with intense support and supervision from staff. You are assured of receiving 24-hour supervision. This reduces your chance of entering a relapse or of experiencing stress. The therapy sessions are also more intensive and focused since more time is allotted each day for treatment activities. And because you stay in the facility, you don’t have to worry or be distracted by anything in the outside world. You just have to get better. Being alone is also the least of your worries since you become part of a community of residents in the facility. This community can help you on your road to recovery and serve as your support group while inside the facility.
There are, however, disadvantages to inpatient rehab such as having limited access to the outside world, limited visiting time from family and friends, your life being generally put on hold, more expensive than outpatient rehab since it’s not covered by many insurers, and your whole day is scheduled, from the time you wake up, eat, free time, and sessions. Yet despite all these, you get to have a more focused treatment, one that does not leave you exposed to the substances that you were addicted to. The idea of your whole day being scheduled is also part of what makes inpatient rehab an effective recovery program.
Knowing the difference between the two can help you get the best treatment that is most suitable for your addiction. Although the success rate varies, there are fewer dropouts for inpatient rehab compared to outpatient rehab. This suggests that being in an inpatient rehab will help you stick to your recovery program and have better chances of full recovery. Find out more about Adelante’s inpatient treatment and start your recovery now.
