Drug
rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is a
term
for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for
dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription
drugs, and so-called street drugs such as
cocaine,
heroin or
amphetamines. A
drug
rehabilitation treatment center should offer a
variety of treatment programs that meet individual needs. Programs may
include inpatient, residential, outpatient, and/or short-stay options.
Drug rehab, when it works, helps addicts get back to living life as it
could only ever be worth living.
Drug addiction turns
addicts into
shells of their former selves, strips them of all the
hope and joy that
make human existence such a vital thing in the first place. Families
try to help and the subject of drug rehab or alcohol addiction
treatment is brought up only to produce resistance, argument, denial of
the problem and resentment among everyone trying to help. Various types
of programs offer help in
drug rehabilitation,
including: residential
treatment (in-patient), out-patient, local support groups, extended
care centers, and recovery or sober houses. Some rehab centers offer
age- and gender-specific programs.