| When an alcoholic cannot stop drinking and needs to | | | | *Medical Staff - a good alcohol detox clinic should |
| have a clinical alcohol Detox and perhaps further | | | | have professional medical staff - psychiatrists, nurses |
| rehab at a treatment centre, can a price be put on | | | | and doctors - to attend to the patient's medical |
| their recovery? | | | | needs. For people who are alcohol dependent, |
| In order to get the correct care, the patient needs | | | | disulfiram can be quite useful; while Naltrexone can be |
| to be admitted to an alcohol detox centre where | | | | conducive for relapsing alcoholics. |
| there is a guarantee that they will receive the best | | | | *Holistic Therapy - wholesome, healthy and spiritual |
| medical and comprehensive care package available. | | | | therapy has been known to greatly increase the |
| This package needs to be bespoke, tailor made to | | | | chance of rehabilitation in people with alcohol |
| suit the alcoholic individual, as each person is different | | | | addiction. Methods such as deep breathing, |
| no one-size fits all will work best. | | | | meditation, yoga and even therapeutic massage have |
| Whether admission to a clinic is done voluntarily or | | | | been very successful in rehabilitating alcoholics and |
| through intervention, this may mean a private detox | | | | equipping them with knowledge and understanding of |
| clinic that costs more than a state-funded alcohol | | | | how to truly purify their minds, bodies and spirits for |
| rehab centre. | | | | better healing. |
| Although the costs of alcohol detoxification may be | | | | *Group Therapy - all reputable detox programs |
| more expensive at a private rehab clinic than at its | | | | should have a number of group therapy sessions per |
| state funded counterparts; it does promise that the | | | | day where the alcoholic can share and discuss how |
| person being treated for alcohol addiction will receive | | | | he/she is feeling, what's on their mind and how they |
| the highest care possible by experienced, professional | | | | are coping in general. The purpose of these sessions |
| staff who are equipped to handle the needs of the | | | | is to gather support from others who are |
| alcoholic. | | | | experiencing similar thoughts and feelings - this helps |
| Whilst the costs of alcohol detox may be high, the | | | | the person to realise that they are not isolated in |
| critical question is: | | | | their pain. |
| Can the Alcoholic Really Afford NOT to Pay for | | | | As you can clearly see from the above, a person |
| Treatment? | | | | suffering from alcoholism, can't afford not to pay the |
| A good detoxification centre will offer the following | | | | costs of alcohol detox if it means receiving first-rate, |
| approach to alcoholism rehab: | | | | professional medical treatment in the right type of |
| *A tailor-made, Personalised Treatment - All people | | | | detox program. |
| are unique individuals and as such their treatment | | | | Receiving the right kind of alcohol detoxification |
| needs to be customized to fit individual and specific | | | | allows the patient the chance to restructure their life |
| needs. | | | | and if successful the money saved will more than |
| *In-patient Program - this may be beneficial to | | | | outweigh the amount spent of the costs of alcohol |
| sufferers who have had unsuccessful out-patient | | | | detox. |
| treatment previously, or those who are perhaps | | | | Even if we ignore the benefits to individuals and their |
| homeless and need some help getting back on their | | | | families of a quality alcohol detox, the overall |
| feet. Residential treatment is also a very good option | | | | reduction in costs of crime and the rise in productive |
| for those who have a dual diagnoses or mental | | | | employment earnings by newly sober, and now, |
| illness, as they will be better cared for in a full time | | | | taxpaying citizens is immense. |
| program. This option usually has better long-term | | | | A Californian study at UCLA found that for drug |
| results than a day care plan. | | | | abuse treatment is a very smart investment, every |
| *Out-patient Program - this should always be an | | | | US$1 spent generated $7 in financial gain for the |
| option to those who are unable to commit to an | | | | community! |
| in-house, full-time program, for whatever reason. | | | | The fact is: good treatment costs money. |
| After-Hours rehab programmes allow people to | | | | A key question when faced with alcohol addiction is |
| continue with work and home life whilst also | | | | this: are the costs of alcohol detox too high when it |
| attending to their alcoholism treatment needs. | | | | means potentially saving your life? |
| *Empathetic & Sufficient Staff - research has shown | | | | How do different detox's compare success? What |
| that an alcohol rehab with a sufficient amount of | | | | constitutes a safe detoxification? What's the food |
| staff is much more likely to correctly cater to the | | | | like? Is there a gym, pool and sauna at the clinic? If |
| needs of its clients compared to those with too few | | | | you're a family member funding an alcoholic's detox, |
| staff. Evidence also shows that lack of empathy can | | | | you're more likely thinking about a quality and safe |
| be extremely counter-productive to an alcoholic's | | | | rehab, than comfort features. Whilst others would |
| recovery. | | | | like to be a little spoilt during their rehab. |