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What is Residential Drug Treatment Really Like?

Everyone has some sort of idea of what residential drug treatment is like. Weu2019ve all seen TV series and movies in which the protagonist spends time in rehab, to varying levels of success. In most cases, the rehab isnu2019t the main focus, but is rather a driver of the plot. Because of this, representations of rehabs are not generally accurate. Most of the time, theyu2019re not even close.

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What is Residential Drug Treatment Really Like?

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  1. RESIDENTIAL DRUG TREATMENT WHAT IS REALLY LIKE?

  2. Everyoney has some sort of idea of what residential drug treatment is like. We’ve all seen TV series and movies in which the protagonist spends time in rehab, to varying levels of success. In most cases, the rehab isn’t the main focus, but is rather a driver of the plot. Because of this, representations of rehabs are not generally accurate. Most of the time, they’re not even close.

  3. You probably expect rehab to be one of the most difficult periods of your life. A time during which you have to give up the things you enjoy and spend hours regretting your mistakes. The reality is almost the opposite. A Happy Environment

  4. Empathetic Staff There are plenty of scenes in TV shows and movies where a character, sitting in a group, makes an impromptu speech, belittling the rehab process by sharply pointing out all its flaws. They walk out with the group unsure how to continue, led by a flabbergasted counselor.

  5. Personal Commitment Another trope we often see in media is people who don’t want to be in rehab and are just waiting to be discharged to go back to their substance of choice. When leaving, they say something like “See you in a month,” knowing they’ll be back soon.

  6. Positive and Relaxed For this reason, staff at residential drug treatment centers don’t walk around  Policing residents as if they’re inmates. There are rules you’ll need to follow to ensure everyone has the opportunity to recover. However, you are expected to follow these rules out of your own personal commitment

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