| Christian Drug rehab, as the name suggests, is a | | | | Christian upbringing, a faith-based program can be a |
| rehab setting that uses a patient's relationship with | | | | good way to reach them. |
| God a part of addiction recovery. Despite that it's | | | | - Though data is hard to come by...some Christian |
| also true that a majority of faith-based centers don't | | | | drug rehab centers do boast some startling success |
| require a belief in God before entering the program. | | | | rates. |
| But there's no getting around the fact that these | | | | Christian Drug Rehab Cons |
| centers clearly emphasize Christian values in their | | | | - Just like with secular rehab, not all Christian centers |
| addiction recovery methods. | | | | are of the same standard. If the methods of therapy |
| What most people want to know is...does it actually | | | | stray too far from traditional/standard modes of |
| work? | | | | healing then the client may not have a chance for a |
| So here are a few pros and cons - as a drug rehab | | | | full transformative process. |
| professional sees them - of sending your young teen | | | | - If the young teen or adolescent has no Christian |
| or adolescent to one of these. | | | | background, or that background is fraught with |
| Pros of a Christian Drug Rehab Program | | | | emotional radioactivity, than I would look in a |
| - Doesn't differ from traditional rehab that much - | | | | direction. |
| only in that the higher power is clearly identified. | | | | Final Takeaway |
| - With a focus more on one's relationship to the God | | | | I find the best thing for parents/spouses to keep in |
| than on the addiction itself, this can be helpful for | | | | mind is query themeselves: what would be the most |
| clients who are not great with criticism. | | | | comfortable setting for their loved one to experience |
| - For a teen or adolescent who already has a | | | | rehab. The goal is addiction recovery...not conversion. |