| The use of drugs and other prohibited, addictive | | | | sessions which focus on helping women get in touch |
| substances are not limited to men. The emergence | | | | with their spirituality that they may have lost during |
| of women's rehab in many places in the United | | | | their struggle with addiction. |
| States is a testament to this fact. They are also an | | | | A change of environment is vital in women's |
| effort to deliver specialized treatment options for | | | | recovery. Many cases of women's addiction and |
| females who have fallen prey to substance abuse | | | | substance abuse can be traced to an emotional |
| and who wish to get on the road from their addiction | | | | trigger - a past traumatic event or conflict. This is |
| to recovery. | | | | more evident in women with a dual diagnosis, or |
| The programs at women-only recovery centers are | | | | those who are suffering from a mental condition such |
| designed with the specific needs of women in mind. | | | | as depression and anxiety, which overlaps their |
| They feature all the standard procedures to help | | | | addiction. |
| women recuperate, such as the flushing out of | | | | By staying in a place that is conducive for healing, |
| substances from their body through detoxification, | | | | women do not only get over their addiction, their |
| eventually allowing them to overcome their form of | | | | emotional issues are also addressed. With a more |
| substance dependence. | | | | holistic approach, women are expected to achieve a |
| Aside from facilitating their physiological healing, | | | | sense of wholeness that will prevent further cases |
| women's rehab centers also develop programs to | | | | of substance abuse and relapse. |
| allow their guests to get better emotionally, such as | | | | |