The traditional schema of “going to rehab” was going away to an inpatient facility for a period of time. The truth of addiction not being discriminatory is being widely disseminated, compelling all walks of life to seek help. Outpatient addiction treatment is a growing trend throughout the United States. Many high-functioning addicted individuals who have work, educational, and familial obligations are opting for outpatient treatment programs to be able to combat their addiction while being able to fulfill their demanding lifestyle obligations.
Florida has been an addiction recovery hotspot since the 1980’s, when the War on Drugs began and they innovated the world-renowned, proven-effective Florida Model to addiction treatment. Many people turned to Florida because of the benefits of their inpatient treatment centers (e.g. beautiful environment, holistic approach, etc.). Now that outpatient treatment is increasing in popularity, you may be wondering if Florida is jumping on the bandwagon while maintain its reputation.
Why Residential Treatment is Always Best
Residential treatment in Florida is better than outpatient treatment because:
It keeps you away from relapse triggers early in your recovery.
Relapse triggers can be any person, place, or object that is associated with using your addictive substance. Being in residential treatment keeps you away from relapse triggers while you are in your early stages of recovery. You will eventually learn how to cope with relapse triggers, but detoxing and learning the tools to live sober is first priority.
Your full attention is devoted to recovery.
Residential treatment is intended to give you a strong foundation for a life of recovery. The key to living a life of recovery is changing your perspective. When you are being bombarded with recovery tools for most of your waking hours, developing a new perspective will be easier because that is all you will be focusing on. If you are being bombarded with a few hours of recovery and then having to the reality of home, you will lose sight of those tools. You will be moving two steps forward and then two steps back.
You can receive a holistic approach to treatment.
The main benefit of residential treatment is you can receive healing for your body, mind, and spirit. You will be able to go through safe, comfortably withdrawal under the supervision of 24/7 medical staff. You will develop new tools through individual and group therapies. The different experiential therapies will grow your spirit.
It makes it more difficult for you to give up on recovery during rough days.
The road to recovery is full of emotional ups and downs. When you are having a rough day due to an intense therapy session or strong cravings, it is tempting to give up on treatment. If you are in outpatient treatment, you can simply go home, use, and then go back to treatment for your next session or never go to treatment again. If you are in the structured environment of residential treatment, drugs and alcohol will not be at your disposal, decreasing the risk of relapse and/or giving up.
Genesis House is a safe, nurturing environment to heal from addiction in Lake Worth, Florida. Call them today at 844-903-2111
