Many people underestimate the importance of substance abuse treatment. Substance Abuse treatment and addiction education include a wide range of treatment modalities, from Inpatient Treatment, PHP (Partial Hospitalization), IOP (Intensive Outpatient), Outpatient Treatment to 12-step support groups.

Each step is important and vital to one’s recovery. In today’s fast-paced times, with the increasing pressures of life, most people see it as a burden on their lives to enter into a treatment program. What they don’t seem to understand is without taking the time to take a hard look at their life, and being vigilant in their recovery, they could be treading into dangerous territory.

Why Substance Abuse Treatment is Vital

People will usually unknowingly shortchange themselves and choose to abstain from their drink or drug of choice without working on the core issues that cause them to drink and drug in the first place. What they don’t realize is that recovery from addiction is much more than just abstaining.

To Avoid Repeating The Same Mistakes

Addiction starts from within, when you go through a physical detox you are still left with the mental urges and triggers that had kept you using in the first place. Without realizing what those issues are, and taking steps toward fixing them, you will be put in a position where you are left vulnerable to repeating the same mistakes you made in the past. Going to an outpatient facility and support groups will help keep you out of the grips of addiction in early recovery.

To Work On The Underlying Issues

You are going to need to arm yourself against the disease of addiction. While you are relaxing at home, your disease is metaphorically in the parking lot doing push-ups, waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Identifying and working on the core, underlying issues that have been fueling your addiction will help prevent you from repeating the same mistakes over and over again. Without undergoing substance abuse treatment you are not learning your relapse triggers, not working through the past, and not learning steps of how to maintain your sobriety.

The rare instance we see someone beat their addiction without going to meetings or working on themselves, we are usually left seeing someone who is not clean or sober, but rather “dry” without any lasting emotional sobriety.

You Don’t Need to Do it Alone, You Shouldn’t

Instead of gritting your teeth and white-knuckling, you can go through the process with the help of caring therapists and a support group who are able to help you tackle the issues hands-on as opposed to avoiding them. You can only avoid an issue or trigger for so long till it ends up blowing up in your face. It is important to take care of your issues at-hand instead of letting them go to the wayside. Today is the perfect day to stop and take control of your disease!

Combat Substance Abuse With Recovery Care Partner

Addiction is not easy; no one should have to go through it alone. If you or someone you love is struggling with overcoming addiction, there is a way out! At Recovery Care Partner, we understand the delicate nature of planning an intervention and guiding a loved one toward recovery from active addiction.

We offer a free, 30-minute pre-treatment consultation to help you make an informed decision on if our support is appropriate for your circumstances. Beyond that, we offer intervention services, post-treatment support, recovery care monitoring, transition coaching, and sober companions for intensive, discreet, and professional one-on-one support.

Speak with one of our qualified professionals today at 855-727-2887, email us at [email protected], or fill out our contact form online.

Our goal is to help your loved ones come to terms with their illness and learn to build stable, sustainable lives while concurrently improving the lives of those directly affected by their disease.