People looking for drug and alcohol treatment are always looking for the best drug and alcohol treatment program they can find. The problem is that there are thousands of drug and alcohol treatment programs located throughout the United States with most of these drug treatment programs having different philosophical approaches to drug and alcohol treatment.
What to Look For in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program
Of the drug rehabs reviewed that were seen to be providing a high level of care, these drug treatment programs were licensed by the state in which they operated and accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare providers. In addition to proper licensure, the drug and alcohol treatment programs employed addiction treatment staff that were licensed and credentialed in the drug and alcohol treatment field. It was also noted that all the drug rehabs had their own detox programs within the drug and alcohol programs. This provided for a high level of care when the patient transferred to another component of drug and alcohol treatment.
What Do Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs Cost?
Each drug and alcohol treatment program decides what they will charge. There are some drug rehabs that are federally funded, some that accept Medicare and other drug rehabs that accept private insurance. It suffices to say, any of these drug and alcohol treatment centers will accept private monies. Before deciding on any of the drug rehabs or alcohol treatment centers near you, speak with their admission staff to determine what your financial responsibility will be. When able, utilize your healthcare benefits or call the national drug treatment helpline at 1-800-511-9225 for further information.
Jonathan Huttner is one of the founders of a national addiction treatment helpline 1-800-511-9225, which can help you locate effective treatment anywhere in the United States.
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THE TWELVE STEPS
OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol — that our lives had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God, as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
This version of the 12 steps is an adaptation from the original 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and is intended for general use with any addictive or dysfunctional behavior.
We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable.
Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood God.
Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
Admitted to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
Humbly asked God to remove our shortcomings.
Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood God, praying only for knowledge of God's will for us and the power to carry that out.
Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to other addicts, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.