AHS Views

I recently worked with a family whose son had been using heroin. He’d tried various detox and in-patient programs with no success. The family and I talked about the possible reasons why his past attempts had failed. They were able to give me a lot of information on the history of his abuse and the treatment programs he’d tried so I could help them find a drug rehab program that would work for him.

One of the most important factors when selecting a program is that the environment of the treatment center is conducive to recovery for that individual. Their son’s chief complaint was that each of the drug rehabs he’d attended had a sterile hospital-like environment. Since it’s very important that the person feel comfortable while in treatment, I took this into consideration when looking for a drug rehab program that was right for him.

We were able to find him a program that could handle his detox and provide the type of care he needed, and it was a safe and warm environment. He spoke with the center on the phone and was actually eager to get started due to the “care-factor” he felt from the staff and the fact that it was not a hospital setting. He enrolled two days later.

His family emailed me recently to thank me for helping them. He’s now been in treatment for two months and described the experience as “the best program he has ever been to.” His parents told me he sounded great and they were getting very positive progress reports from the center. His mother also visited him and said she, too, like the warm environment and kind staff. I was glad to be able to help and will continue to recommend non-hospital based drug rehab programs whenever possible.