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11/18/2012

Rehab is Not Expensive Compared to an Addiction

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Rehab is not expensive compared to an addiction

Many addicts and their families feel that rehab can be very expensive for treating a drug or alcohol addiction; however, in the end, treatment is the bargain of a lifetime. This blog is to help addicts and their families understand why addiction treatment at a rehab may seem expensive, but in reality it will save the addict and their family thousands of dollars.

Why is Rehab Better?

Saves Money

The continuation of drug or alcohol use will drain the addict of money. If the addict was to write down the amount of money that they have spent on drugs or alcohol, most would be completely shocked by the number.

An addict must also consider how much money they have lost because of injuries, legal fees, and destroyed property. A rehab will have the addict to write down their entire drug and alcohol related expenses. When they see what their addiction has cost them, they truly realize the financial impact that their drug or alcohol addiction has had on them.

Given statistics say that most people with a serious drug or alcohol addiction that has lasted several years has cost them at least a quarter of a million dollars. For those who do not get treatment at a rehab; they may spend over a million dollars on their addiction.

Knowledge About Addiction

Many addicts’ do not understand what a drug or alcohol addiction is, and do not know the tools and techniques necessary to overcome it. A rehab will give the person an enormous amount of knowledge related to drug and alcohol addiction.

An addict will learn how to deal with everyday stress without turning to drugs or alcohol, how to ask for help, how to find support, how to rebuild relationships, and how to deal with their emotions. Going to rehab for a drug or alcohol addiction is a rewarding experience that will open up the person’s life with an unlimited amount of possibilities.

Rebuilds Relationships

Drug and alcohol addiction can destroy an addict’s relationships with the people that care about them. Most addicts’ work on their self while they are at rehab. Rehabs will teach the addict how to rebuild relationships once they are finished with their drug or alcohol treatment.

After rehab, addicts’ often say that their relationships with those closest to them dramatically improved. Learning how to rebuild relationships after a drug or alcohol addiction is a real benefit, but when the addict is actually able to put their knowledge to the test, it becomes priceless.

Newfound Passion

Addiction normally keeps the addict closed off to any kind of new experiences. It often keeps the addict closed off from the outside world, and their life revolves around the use of drugs or alcohol.

Rehab will show a person who has an addiction to drugs or alcohol how to find< a href=”https://www.thecabinchiangmai.com/sunday-excursions/” target=”_blank”>new activities, and rehab encourages an addict to pursue new things. Treatment at a rehab becomes a bargain of a lifetime when the addict wants to pursue forgotten dreams, passions, and goals. What may have seemed to slip away, will gradually return along with a newfound passion for life itself.

Helping Others

Treatment for drug or alcohol addiction can show the addict, first hand, how to help other people who are also struggling with an addiction. Helping other addicts can be extremely rewarding, and is very beneficial for maintaining sobriety.

During rehab, and after, a person can help other addicts’ to understand that there is hope. Addicts’ helping other addicts’ can create a huge positive ripple effect that can actually influence people to reach out and ask for help and support.

Rehab is Rewarding

Going to get treatment at a rehab is truly not expensive when compared to using. It is very rewarding because in the end, the addict gets their self, their life, and their family back.

 

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