How Does Rehab Help?

Let’s answer the question “how does rehab help” by setting out seven of its main effects on addiction: 

1. Rehab separates you from everyday life, where challenges and opportunities to use alcohol or drugs increase the possibility of continuing use or relapse.
2. During rehab, all of your days are structured and timetabled for you. Your time will be split between various therapies and mindful activities, such as beach walks and art sessions. 
3. At rehab, you are surrounded by people who understand how you feel and can provide support during the challenging early stages of recovery.
4. You will have 24-hour access to support from a trained addiction treatment team. 
5. Addiction changes how the brain works, which takes time to reset. Attending rehab equips you with new coping tools that will help to prevent relapse if you are faced with an emotional situation — one that would previously have resulted in the use of alcohol or drugs.
6. Rehab allows your mind to focus entirely on a range of addiction therapy sessions and address the psychological aspects of addiction, which gets to the root of why you became addicted to drugs or alcohol initially. 
7. Residential rehab allows you to focus entirely on your recovery, meaning that attending residential rehab removes day-to-day stresses. Removing worries surrounding preparing meals, laundry, and other everyday responsibilities allow you to concentrate entirely on your recovery.