Faith can be very and personal and a relationship with God can be very intimate. Each person’s faith is different and is expressed in different ways. Some people claim to not have any faith at all. It is important to understand, for the purposes of this article, that when this article talks about faith, it means faith in an omnipresent and omnipotent being or “God.” Many former addicts swear that the only thing that helped them overcome their drug and alcohol addiction was faith and working with a faith-based treatment program. While this article does not try to claim that faith based rehab is the best option, it does explore them as a viable option for people who are trying to overcome addiction and alcoholism.
Faith based rehabs take great pride in their faith-based program. There are many people who have been through a faith based rehab offered by drug and alcohol treatment centers and swear by its efficacy. The faith based program operates with the traditional “twelve steps” and helps addicts and alcoholics find their way back to sobriety.
How does a Christian drug addiction treatment work?
Christian Drug Addiction Counseling
While group drug abuse counseling is an integral part to any treatment center, the group drug abuse counseling sessions in a faith based rehab will incorporate biblical ideas: talk about the divine, how to talk to God and ask him for help during sobriety trials and how the history of the Church can be used as a point of strength as a person works to become sober. Twelve Step Recovery
The Twelve Steps have gotten quite famous over the last few decades and they are an integral part to any faith-based drug treatment program. “Working the steps” is a concept familiar to addicts of all stripes and many find this “roadmap” toward addiction recovery comforting (even when it proves to be a challenge). The twelve steps walk a person suffering from a drug addiction from the very beginning of recovery (admitting there is a problem) to living a sober life, free of drugs and alcohol.
Church
Most faith based rehabs will incorporate some time in Church. Many people who go through a faith-based drug rehab program find comfort in the routine and predictability of Church and attending regular services. While the point of going to services is to gain inspiration from the divine, many addicts and alcoholics take great comfort even in the routine of Church itself. The familiar routine helps drug addicts and alcoholics cope with the rocky road that encompasses getting sober.
Meditation and Reading Scriptures
People who enroll in faith based rehab can count on spending some time studying the scriptures in the Old and New Testaments. This is a program that draws upon the scriptures for inspiration and advice on how to forge a new way in the world once an addict has gotten sober. There are study sessions and individual therapy meetings in which the addict and his/her counselor or study groups will examine bible verse and scripture and discuss its meaning and how that particular verse can help guide them toward sobriety.
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Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center offers 90 days of substance abuse treatment with a Guaranteed Success Program for what others charge for 30 days of substance abuse treatment. How does Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center accomplish this goal each month and remain so successful? The company has joined with Integrity Way Transitional Housing to provide exceptional service and luxury housing. Integrity Way Transitional Housing provides luxury housing, behavioral health technicians, transportation, and resident monitoring. Before contracting with Transformations’ Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center, Integrity Way Transitional Housing was a very successful 70 bed facility helping addicts and alcoholics upon leaving an inpatient drug and or alcohol rehab center. By joining together, the two organizations have been able to eliminate unnecessary costs. TTC and IW have are able to offer 90 days of drug and or alcohol treatment for what other drug and alcohol rehabs charge for 30 days. This is proving to be extremely helpful to clients and the client’s families who are investing in their son or daughters drug and alcohol treatment needs.
Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center is also offering a Guaranteed Success program along with 90 days of substance abuse treatment. Transformations 90 day Guaranteed Success program has been attracting addicts and alcoholics looking to break the vicious cycle of drug and alcohol relapse. The 90 day Guaranteed Success program has been implemented because the 30 day model may work for some but for others it just is not enough to help them stay clean and sober. Any client that participates in Transformations three phase step down program and follows the aftercare treatment plan may come back to treatment for an additional 28 days of drug and alcohol treatment should they relapse within the first year of sobriety upon leaving treatment. “Transformations is putting their money where their mouth is so to speak,” says former client William Horton. “I am a graduate of TTC’s 90 day program and I am now in a great halfway house here in Delray Beach and I am working and doing great.”
Transformations Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center utilizes a three phase step down program which helps addicts and alcoholics slowly transition from active drug addiction and alcoholism to productive members of society. The First Phase of our Florida rehab program is meant for people who are still working to overcome their drug addictions. Usually people who enroll in the first phase of our program have been discharged from a detoxification unit somewhere and are looking for a place to recover from their detoxification and achieve sobriety. During this phase of drug addiction recovery, the patient will receive:
• Two Individual Drug and Alcohol Counseling Sessions Per Day
• Two Hours of Group Drug and Alcohol Counseling Sessions Per Day
• Two Hours of Life Skills Coaching Sessions Per Day
• Three Hours of Personal Training Sessions Per Week
• Community Event Allowance That Can Be Used Towards Movies, Trips to the Amusement Park, Going Bowling, etc
• Weekly Food Allowance Which Teaches Clients How to Budget and Shop Correctly
The Second Phase of our Florida rehab program is designed for graduates of the first phase of drug addiction recovery offered by Transformations Treatment Center or who have been discharged from another inpatient drug addiction treatment program. The clients who enroll in this phase of our drug addiction rehabilitation usually are more in need of life skills coaching than they are of detoxing and overcoming a physical addiction. When you enroll in the second phase of our drug addiction rehab program, you will receive the following:
• One Individual Drug and Alcohol Counseling Sessions Per Day
• One Individual Life Skills Coaching Session Per Week
• Two Hours of Group Drug and Alcohol Counseling Sessions Per Day
• Two Hours of Life Skills Coaching Sessions Per Day
• Three Hours of Personal Training Sessions Per Week
• Community Event Allowance That Can Be Used Towards Movies, Trips to the Amusement Park, Going Bowling, etc
• Weekly Food Allowance Which Teaches Clients How to Budget and Shop Correctly
The Third Phase of our Florida rehab program is designed for people who are looking for or have found at least part time employment or is enrolling in school somewhere. Usually these are clients who have graduated from the first two phases of drug addiction treatment here at Transformations Treatment Center. When applying for this phase of our Florida rehab program, one of our qualified staff members will meet with you to help you find a job or a school that will work best for you. You must have been clean and sober for at least sixty days to be accepted into this program (which is why it is a natural transition for graduates of the first two phases of our drug addiction treatment program).
Here is what you can expect when you are accepted into the third phase of our Florida drug rehab program:
• Three group drug and alcohol counseling sessions each week
• Two sessions of health and fitness personal training
• One individual drug and alcohol counseling session each week
• A weekly food allowance
The third phase of our Florida drug rehab program is designed to work around the work and school schedules of those enrolled in the program. This is why the program is a lot less strict than the other phases of our drug addiction treatment program.
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