In
order to be totally free from drug, having to undergo a drug rehab program may
be necessary. This will go through a process that has seven steps.
The
process will start with admission of the individual to the program. A person
may voluntarily subject himself to undergo rehabilitation. This is possible for
those individuals who have accepted their conditions. Also, it can be those
individuals who have realized that they can be cause of danger to themselves
and to other people as well.
There
are also those which are referred by concerned citizens or concerned friends
and family members. This is if they see that there is already a need for a
person to have professional help.
The
second part of the rehab process is to undergo the intake stage. This will
simply involve the assessment process and the part where, if needed,
preliminary measures are taken. The plan of care throughout the possible whole
duration of their stay is formulated and started as soon as possible.
Included
in the assessment phase is knowing of the person’s history. This will encompass
physical as well as mental history.
The
main part of the process is detoxification. This is the part where the person
is cleared from the addictive substances. This part is done slowly to ensure
that the body and its physical processes will not be affected abruptly.
The
detoxification process can take as short as three days or can be as long as ten
days. During this whole process, the person is monitored in terms of behavior
as well as for untoward signs and symptoms. There are possible medications that
can be taken in order to make detox easier and less painful to the person.
This
is done for patients who are residents in the facility. They need more
monitoring and treatment options. Their entire stay can take as long as several
months depending on their response to therapy.
For
cases which do not need strict monitoring or those which are mild cases of addiction
where there is no need for detoxification to occur, the drug rehab can be done
at home or on an out-patient basis. The person will only need to visit a clinic
or a facility as prescribed by the doctor. This can be as often as a few days
in a week to a weekly basis.
Group
therapies and support groups are also forms of out-patient care given to those
who need mild rehabilitation. These are just encouraging activities to make a
person go back to living a drug-free life.
The
most important goal of care after discharge is the prevention of relapse. The
person should still be actively involved in passive therapies such as group
therapies.
