Christian Rehabs
Christian rehabs, on the surface, look like every other type of non-Christian drug rehab. When one looks closer, however, the Christian-centric drug rehab has far more to offer a recovering addict than a drug rehab that is based only on therapy and drug abstinence. Both types of drug rehabs are able to help addicts and alcoholics get sober, but most addicts find more benefit in the accepting community that is developed in a Christian environment. Addicts that are Christian often discover that they cannot find the support they crave at a secular drug rehab center. Christian rehabs provide exactly what they are looking for.
How can you tell when it is time for you to seek out Christian rehabs (or to find one for someone you know)? There are several telling signs: The biggest sign that it is time to seek help for addiction or alcoholism is if your (or your friend’s) behavior has changed dramatically since the addiction or alcoholism took hold. If, before you started using, you were a social person who enjoyed going out with friends and now you choose to stay home because you’d rather get high alone than go to a place that does not allow drugs, it is time to seek help. If you hide your drug use from the people you care about or actively lie about how often you use drugs, this is a bad sign. When you hide who you are it is a sign of your subconscious telling you that who you are and what you are doing are wrong!
As already mentioned, secular, non-Christian rehabs and Christian rehabs are a lot alike:
Both Christian drug rehab programs and programs that are secular in nature have in-patient facilities and out-patient clinics. The type of drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility that is best for you depends on your system of social support and the strength of your addiction.
Both secular drug rehab centers and Christian drug rehabs place a heavy emphasis upon counseling and therapy. An addict will receive individual counseling as well as participate in group therapy sessions.
While both types of drug rehab programs utilize the latest developments in addiction treatment and therapy methods, Christian rehabs have more to offer than science and therapy. Christian rehabs require clients to attend bible study classes and philosophical and inspirational lectures. Clients at a Christian rehab will attend regular church services. They will be taught about Christian philosophy and the teachings of Jesus Christ. They will learn how to incorporate these lessons and teachings in their own life and use them as inspiration to stay drug free.
Deciding what kind of Christian rehab is best for you will take some work and requires that addicts be very honest with themselves. Rehab should not be based upon who the addict wishes to become once he is sober. It needs to be based upon who he is now and what he is most likely to respond to. Someone who thrives on conflict and confrontation will not fare well in a coddling and comforting environment. Someone who is shy will not do well in a social-based rehab center.
Christian rehabs can help drug addicts achieve sobriety even after they have relapsed back into drug addiction. The biggest reason for this is the strong community that is fostered in a Christian environment. Regular church attendance and supportive community associated with it is easily found in the outside world. The addict only needs to join his local church and start attending on a regular basis. The existing church community will provide the positive support he needs to stay off of drugs. Christian rehabs teach addicts to find their faith in a higher power and how to find comfort in the ever present Holy Spirit. They are taught how to let their addictive personalities seek out God instead of drugs.
The largest benefit that is offered by a Christian rehab is the positive pressure that is provided by the church and the people who attend it. This gives the recovering addict a community of people who will help him stay sober instead of simply hoping that he stays away from drugs. Church attendance gives the drug addict a regular schedule to depend upon. Christian rehabs are some of the best options for an addict who wants to stay sober and not relapse.
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May 14, 2009 8:29 am
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By sandy, May 14, 2009 @ 8:30 am
I loved TTC and I highly recommend it
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By nelson, May 18, 2009 @ 8:59 am
Christian drug and alcohol rehabs in my opinion are more effective. Any type of drug treatment center is great but christian treatment centers have a little more to offer. I believe having a relationship with god makes it so much easier to get clean and sober. My addiction and alcoholism is powerful. So you need powerful to beat powerful. Ive been clean for 5 months and I have no desire to use drugs and alcohol today. God is good.
By franklin, May 20, 2009 @ 11:01 am
my parents want me to go to a christian drug rehab in delray beach florida. Im ready to stop doing drugs and alcohol. I have been an addict and alcoholic for over 10 years. Addiction and alcoholism run in my family. Im ready to stop and change the cycle. With christian treatment I think it can be done.
By dennis, May 21, 2009 @ 10:13 am
Im leaving a detox right now in miami and heading to delray beach florida to go to a drug treatment center. I am coming off of heroin and pain pills. I am so ready to get this drug treatment process going. I was told I should go to a christian rehab because they have better drug treatment. They really get to the core of the addiction.
By jason, May 22, 2009 @ 9:06 am
I have a hrd time staying clean and sober. I have gone to a total of 5 drug treatment centers in the past 10 years. I need a drug rehab that is going to help me. I heard christian drug treatment is the best drug and alcohol treatment out there. I need to get clean and sober fast.
By lazaro, May 22, 2009 @ 2:17 pm
i am at a christian drug rehab right now. So far I like there style of drug treatment. It is a lot different then what i have been through before. Most drug and alcohol treatment centers dont dig as deep as this one does. there really getting to the root of my addiction. And it is helping understand what makes me use drugs and alcohol. i am glad i chose to come here. i think im going to be alright.
By lazaro, May 22, 2009 @ 2:18 pm
i am at a christian drug rehab right now. So far I like the way tey teach of drug treatment. It is a lot different then what i have been through before. Most drug and alcohol treatment centers dont dig as deep as this one does. there really getting to the root of my addiction. And it is helping understand what makes me use drugs and alcohol. i am glad i chose to come here. i think im going to be alright.
By reginald, May 22, 2009 @ 2:22 pm
it has been 8 years since i have used drugs or alcohol. but even with this amount of time clean. i still fall short sometimes. My son is in a drug rehab right now. Sometimes I think that it’s my fault that he is an addict. Addiction and alcoholism runs in his family. As he was younger he seen me getting drunk and high. Plus my son grew up in the rooms of the 12 step drug programs. All I can do is hope and pray that he will get this. He seen what kind of misery it put me through. All i can do is support him and be here for him.
By oscar, May 22, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
im doing the best that can every day dealing with my addiction. I hane good days and I have bad days. I try not to let fer and anxiety control me. i would always run to drugs and alcohol to hide from my fears now i try to deal with these issues with prayer and meditation. I learned a lot of the life tools from my last experience with my christian drug treatment center. I have to keep my head up through all situations. no matter what life throws at me i cant let my addiction set in and take over.
By jacob, May 23, 2009 @ 9:58 am
I have a friend who is in active addiction and alcoholism right now. Me and his family is trying to get him some help. We want to make sure we find a place that he is going to get all the help he needs. He is going to a christian drug and alcohol treatment facility. He wants to get the best drug treatment he can get. He is willing and ready.
By taylor, May 25, 2009 @ 10:12 am
Christian drug rehabs are located all throughout the united states. If you are an addict and you want to be drug and alcohol free and are willing to do some work on your self. Then Christian drug treatment can help you live a happy and hopeful life. I have been clean and sober for 8 years. And I owe it to god and my last christian drug rehab.
By Katie, June 4, 2009 @ 1:23 pm
I just came out of a christian rehab. Transformation drug treatment center. I would recommend this drug rehab facility to any addict lookin to get off of drugs and alcohol. Addiction and alcoholism is delt with in a unique way that has proven to work.
By Hector, June 5, 2009 @ 10:53 am
I just graduated from transformations dug and alcohol treatment center. This is a christian rehab that knows what there doing. They helped me become free from cocaine and heroin. And gave me another chance at life. god is good. Thank you transformations.
By dennis, June 8, 2009 @ 11:36 am
Christian drug treatment centers are growing fast. Alot of people are turning more to spirituality for help these days. Drug and alcohol abuse can affect anybody. some drug treatment programs offer both traditional as well as christian. So it depends what you want out of your recovery.
By skylar, June 8, 2009 @ 11:38 am
I have been to a bunch of drug and alcohol treatment centers. All of them were traditional drug rehabs. None of them seemed to work out for me. Finally I told myself something has to change. What was I missing? The only thing I could come up with was that I needed god in my life. So thats when I decided to take a look at some christian drug treatment facilities or christian alcohol programs. I believe it was at that time and place where I had found what I was looking for. Today Im clean and serene. there is no more drug abuse in my life. And im closer to god…
By peter, June 10, 2009 @ 12:01 pm
we looked at how our addictive inner dialogs with specific absent others become repetitive such that the dynamic of our inner conversations themselves keep us trapped in our addictions. Underlying this dynamic is a closed feedback loop. we have been trapped in our addiction and alcoholism. Now its time to look for drug treatment.
By johnny, June 11, 2009 @ 11:16 am
Properly assessing the development of an addicted person’s affected learning would increase the potential of more effectively treating the addiction and alcoholism. At a christian rehab you can learn a new way to live.
By dana, June 11, 2009 @ 11:18 am
The drug is used often for relaxation and not for escape. Social drinking may be an example of such a practice. The drinker is not an alcoholic and is able to control the amount he or she drinks, knowing when to stop, or better yet not even getting to a place where that is a question. Christian rehab facilities help you cope.
By jacob, June 11, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
you will need to decide what is going to work best for you in order that you stop using your drug of choice. It won’t matter what your type of addiction is since all addictions require the same amount of professional help and support.
By Conny, June 16, 2009 @ 7:32 am
I need somebody to help me find a good Christian place for my son, here in Miami.
I will apreciate so much your help
By nathan, June 18, 2009 @ 6:29 pm
Christian rehabs have grown over the years. They are helping drug addicts and alcoholics get clean and sober. It worked for many addics and alcoholics i know.
By Ricardo, June 19, 2009 @ 11:00 am
Christian dug treatment centers lookslike every other type of non-Christian drug rehab on the surface. When we look a little bit closer we find that a Christian based drug rehab center has more to offer a addict than a drug treatment center that is based only on therapy and drug abstinence.
By carlos, June 19, 2009 @ 11:27 am
I am sending my daughter to a christian drug rehab. I have done a lot of research and christian drug treatment centers offer a whole lot more then your traditional drug rehab program.
By Patty, June 19, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Are you an addict like i am? or maybe an alcoholic? Are you ready to stop abusing drugs and alcohol? If so my suggestion would be giving a christian rehab center a chance. If god is for us, then who can be against us?
By juancarlos, June 22, 2009 @ 12:30 pm
Christian rehabs are the most effective at drug treatment. They can teach you how to live drug and alcohol free. Give christian drug therapy a chance.
By carrie, June 25, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
Christian rehabs are giving addicts and alcoholics a second chance at life. They are teaching ways to live life without drugs and alcohol.
By therapy counseling, June 29, 2009 @ 11:01 am
Nice post. Drug addiction is a major problem not only in United States, but worldwide.
By smith, July 9, 2009 @ 1:09 pm
Christian drug treatment centers are like no other. Florida drug treatment centers are above and beyond. Offering the drug treatment that addicts and alcoholics need.
By Eli, July 17, 2009 @ 11:49 am
Christian rehabs offer a little more then your average drug and alcohol treatment center. You can learn about god and learn how to stay clean and sober.
By paully, July 24, 2009 @ 3:20 pm
Christian drug rehab can be the answer to your problem. If you are addicted to drugs or alcohol and your life is not headed in the direction. Christian drug rehab can be your answer.