Personalized drug rehab

When it comes to drug rehab or alcohol rehab programs I believe in residential treatment programs for two reasons.

1. I think both drug problems and alcohol problems (and any other addictions) are in close relation with the environment of the a affected person. Even if the symptoms are visible on one person only, it is a family issue, a community issue or even a cultural issue rather then pure individual illness of brain or genetic damage. To get rid of the problem you need relevant changes in your life and first of all you have to be out of the environment that lead you to be the symptom holder.

2. To get out of a bad circle (dealers, influence of friends, scolding family members, labeling community) its just the first step of your drug treatment or alcohol treatment. You also need to find a next environment that is containing and gentle enough. A place where you can face with your failures, with your mistakes and with your lies without being pushed down and being labeled continuously.

Hard to establish and maintain a gentle drug and alcohol treatment center like this. I feel a certain resistance if the place is too medical, and looks like a hospital. They are usually very controlling, preferring the hierarchy to the relation. To me the setting is very important and a place has to be friendly, inviting and containing enough to let myself to fight with my own demons in safety.

Our culture doesn't support weakness and failures. At times I have the feeling we live in a world where only superman is accepted. Thats why we need some places as an oasis where we can afford to be little, weak and not always nice.

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