In their normal environment, drug addicts are surrounded by triggers and temptations to continue to do drugs. It is important that the drug addict be removed from that environment in order to better achieve success in beating the habit. A neutral territory (a rehab center) is the perfect place for the addict to not only become drug free, but learn to stay that way. They are away from all of the things that trigger their need/want for drugs.
Stress is very often a trigger for drug addicts, whether real or imagined. In a rehab center, the stress factors are removed. They are in a safe, controlled environment. They have no access to their drugs or friends who use drugs. They are there 24 hours a day. There are outpatient programs, but they are far less successful than in-patient or residential centers. A drug addict must be removed from their regular environment until they are ready to go back to it.
Addiction is multi-faceted so the treatment has to be as well. Having the drug addict away from their normal environment is extremely important to success. While in rehab, they learn what their triggers are. They also learn how to avoid the situations and people which may contribute to their drug use. Where before, their entire lives were about getting and using drugs; now their lives are about ridding drugs from their bodies and lives.
Residential and in-patient treatment is proven effective. Holistic, 24 hour submersion in ridding the body, mind and soul of drugs and learning to live a healthier, happier life is preferable to a half-minded attempt in out patient. A drug addict trying to become drug free needs all available opportunities. Residential programs offer these opportunities and more. Being away from the environment in which the addiction started is essential in learning to beat the addiction.
Narconon Trois-Rivieres is a drug & alcohol rehab center which offers a very successful holistic rehabilitation program located away from the addict’s usual environment. This rehab center has been effectively helping individuals from all over Canada to beat their drug and alcohol addiction for more than 10 years.
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