Attending an in-patient rehabilitation programme is considered to be among the most effective methods of overcoming substance dependency and mental health problems. Properly supervised rehabilitation in a safe, supportive environment will provide everything necessary for a full and speedy recovery.
Out-patient treatment is not necessarily appropriate or fully effective in all cases. Rehab clinics are specifically set up to deal with your particular type of problem. The staff are experienced with dealing with your issues and understand and are sympathetic to your plight. The other patients, too, will know just what you are going through and will be able to offer peer support as they deal with their own problems. The whole environment is geared to helping you on the road to recovery.
At a rehab clinic you will receive proper care 24 hours a day, as staff will always be on hand. You will get constant support as and when you need it. Your treatment will be individually structured for your particular needs and will be provided by an experienced team working together just for you. They will not only treat the symptoms that you are exhibiting but also the underlying causes. You will receive appropriate medication as well as counselling and therapy. There will also be nutritionists and other professionals to ensure your overall well-being both while you are at the clinic and so that you will be able to cope better when you leave.
This multi-faceted treatment and support structure that is functioning around the clock exploits a wide range of available resources allowing you to overcome your dependency or other problems. It will help you to develop the strategies in which you will be able to depend when your stay is over.
The alternative to entering a rehab clinic is far less attractive and will make recovery much harder. You will probably be remaining in the environment that helped to create your problem in the first place. This will serve as a constant remind of difficult times, may put temptation in your way and is not conducive to recovery.
Outside the clinic environment, you will not have the round-the-clock support of professionals that you need. Family and friends will no doubt be on hand, but they are not experts and it is unlikely that they will be able to be on hand all the time, so they may not be there when you need them.
Also, you will still need to access treatment. You will need to attend a day clinic or out-patients clinic. This may not always be convenient or, if you are having a bad day, you may choose not to go. Clearly this will have an adverse affect on your treatment. If you are taking medication, you may miss a dose or else be tempted not to continue with it if you feel it is not having the effect you want.
There is so much that can go wrong outside a rehab clinic that, for the best chance of full recovery, a clinic is often the most sensible choice when possible.