Many years ago it was unheard of to find drug or alcohol rehabs targeted for "28 days". Today, this rehab model is the norm in nearly all centers in the US, including many OR drug rehabs. But what most do not realize is that this was a product of insurance companies. Most will pay for 'up to 30 days' and as a result many rehab centers, including most drug rehab programs in Oregon, shifted treatment to fit this. The result is that most rehabilitation facilities do not give an individual the amount of care and treatment really needed to permanently end an addiction.
Long-Term Drug Rehab
Most experts consider 90 days or better to be long term rehab. Nearly all data on the subject of drug rehab treatment suggests that long term inpatient rehab provides exponentially greater success rates. There are many reasons for this. Some of the most important include:
- Long term drug rehab programs allow more time to get to and resolve underlying issues that are causing the addiction.
- Drug or alcohol abuse is something that typically exists for some time prior to going to treatment. Long term drug rehabs specialize in working on destructive habit patterns and work to restore constructive behavior patterns to replace them. This is an important key to relapse prevention.
- Long term inpatient rehab centers provide a safer environment for the person to get off drugs or alcohol and remain sober for extended periods, which helps break the cycle of addiction.
- Long term drug rehab programs ensure an extended period of physical rest and care. Some more than others but in nearly all cases, because the person remains sober for a longer period in long term rehab, they find they are eating better and sleeping better. A general sense of physical wellbeing returns and with it the person becomes happier and healthier emotionally. This has a direct impact on the feeling of wanting to use drugs or alcohol again.
Whether you decide to do long-term drug rehab treatment in Oregon or at some other location in the US, the results are overwhelmingly in favor of lasting success when compared to short-term rehab treatment centers.