Meth Addiction Treatment

Finding a meth treatment center will help you or your loved one make a lasting drug addiction recovery. Very few meth addicts are able to stop using the drug without the help, guidance and support of trained rehabilitation professionals. Treatment for meth addiction does more than just help the addict to stop using drugs. It teaches them important information on how avoid relapse when they return home, contribute to their community, and reconnect with family and friends. Graduates of successful meth treatment programs implement lifestyle changes, develop ways to deal with their feelings, work on their personal coping tools, and learn to recognize potential relapse situations and thoughts.

There are three known factors in determining the success of ones attendance in meth addiction treatment. One is the severity (extent) of the addict’s meth addiction. Another is whether the treatment program is right for their personal recovery needs. an additional factor is the individual’s level of involvement in their recovery program.

Matching the meth addiction treatment program to the addicts needs is one factor in achieving a successful recovery. Many addicts are finding that rehabs based on the disease model of addiction recovery are not meeting their needs and that “one day at a time” is just not working for them. Today, there are many different types of treatment philosophies out there. Narconon’s highly successful method of meth addiction treatment is centered on giving the responsibility of drug addiction back to the addict instead of explaining it away as a disease. This philosophy of drug rehabilitation empowers the addict and teaches them how to make good decisions and cope with life’s problems without turning to meth. Recovering addicts take responsibility for their actions, their meth addiction and their recovery.

The severity of the addict’s meth addiction is another of the determining factors in a successful recovery because those who have been addicted to the drug for a longer period of time (years) will have a much more difficult time ending the cycle of addiction. Recovery may be more challenging for these addicts because their lifes have involved drug use for a very long time. Long-term meth addicts often find it impossible to live day to day life without being on drugs. This type of meth addict should think about attending a long-term meth addiction treatment program. Long-term inpatient meth addiction treatment programs last an average two to five months. They provide a change of environment and around the clock care. Research on addiction recovery has shown that long-term meth addiction treatment programs are the most successful types of rehabs whether the addict has been struggling with their addiction for several months or years.

The last factor in determining the success of attending meth treatment is the individual’s personal involvement in their recovery. It is important that the recovering addict fully apply themselves to their recovery process. You can think of attending drug rehab as enrolling back into school. While in rehab the addict learns many life lessons they were deficient in, works on their physical health and sets goals to achieve once they graduate and leave the program. If the addict does not fully apply themselves to these important areas of their recovery then it is likely that they will not achieve a successful recovery.

Once enrolled in treatment, the first step is often detoxification. Meth detox helps the recovering addict through their withdrawal process as painlessly as possible. Completing detox helps to reduce and/or eliminate cravings for meth. It reduces and/or eliminates many of the associated symptoms of meth addiction (i.e. depression, irritability and fatigue). Many who have completed the detox process have shared that they are able to think more clearly and benefit from improved memory and attention spans.

Once detox is complete the recovering person then works on developing the personal skills they need to remain sober once they graduate from the program. These personal skills include how to handle running into someone who they used drugs with in their past, visiting areas where they abused or bought drugs or even small things like smells or objects that trigger their using memory. These issues can create psychological stress on the recovering person and without the proper tools they are vulnerable to relapse.

Graduates of successful meth addiction treatment programs …

are people who know that they are able to live a drug-free life after rehab. have improved their ability to take in new information and make the necessary lifestyle changes to remain sober once they return home. have taken in the basics of ethics and morals thoroughly enough that they are able to return home and be productive  members of society. They are also able to solve their day-to-day problems without wanting to use meth as a means of handling or coping with their problems.

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