How Does Long Term Rehab Work?
The detox alone can take a week or more, and even with a month of therapy and education, the learning and therapeutic time offered falls short of what is truly needed. For some people, who have been heavy user for years, simply imagining a life free from drugs or alcohol is difficult, and while a month of sobriety is something, it is sometimes insufficient to the needs of severely dependent patients.
A long term rehab is different, and during stays as long as two years, patients learn once again how to live sober, and that life without drugs or alcohol is both possible, and even preferable to a life of intoxication. Learning that enjoyment of life is possible without substance use, and learning to appreciate the real and emotionally honest relationships that develop, are as much a part of the healing as is the therapy offered.