Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program

The drug rehab program with ARC is a comprehensive clinical approach to treating addiction. The treatment philosophy of ARC focuses on the identifying whether a client is suffering from drug abuse or drug addiction. If drug abuse issues are present for our clients then the treatment approach is modified to meet their specific needs. Drug abuse can lead to drug addiction and drug abuse issues vary in severity.

Drug abuse is typically identified by intermittent patterns of consumption although occasionally people will use drugs of abuse everyday and still exhibit high-functioning capability. We have found that one of the most important factors in providing effective drug abuse treatment is first determining the patterns of consumption and the surrounding behaviors that ensue. Another factor in assessing the severity of a drug abuse issue is identifying what the primary substance of choice is and what routes of administration are being utilized.

At ARC each client receives an in-depth assessment designed to ascertain how severe their drug abuse issues are. This assessment is important because it allows each client to participate in a personalized clinical program that meets their unique circumstances and individual needs.

Drug of abuse are often initially introduced to people by their peer groups; friends, fellow employees or acquaintances at a party. When this happens, a person who has addictive tendencies unknowingly engages the gears of the addictive process. Before long, simple enhancement becomes a coping mechanism and drug abuse becomes a reality. Uninterrupted drug abuse often leads to full-blown drug addiction. If you or a loved one is suffering from drug abuse one of the most important steps that can be taken is to intervene on the pattern of abuse so that potentially life-threatening situations can be avoided.

Drug Abuse vs. Drug Addiction

More often than not, drug rehab programs do not disseminate between drug abusing and drug addicted individuals when providing treatment. In most cases this is a contraindicated approach to treating the full spectrum of drug abuse – drug addiction.

Successful drug treatment for an individual suffering from drug abuse should differ from treatment provided to an individual suffering from drug addiction. This is primarily because when a drug rehab program provides an individual who does not have an extensive history of addictive behaviors with the same treatment as an individual who is exhibiting issues of abuse, the ability for that individual to identify with the intense demoralizing experiences is compromised by a lack of personally relatable circumstances to draw from.

Usually, the demoralizing experience of living with an addiction is the leverage a drug rehab program needs to present rigid lifestyle changes that although difficult to initially implement, over the course of time will help transform a person into a happier, healthier human being. Since most drug rehab programs rely on this personal acknowledgement of the negative circumstances resulting from alcohol and drug addiction, any apparent lack of these negative circumstances will create a rift in the treatment process for the drug abusing individual unable to relate their own experiences to the more intense experiences of the people about them.

This crack in the treatment can allow the drug abusing individual to separate themselves from their peers, the treatment staff, and the rigid lifestyle changes that are being presented as the solution to the addictive process. Ultimately, abuse issues are manifested in a mental obsession, followed by a series of compulsive behaviors. Because the abuse issues are centered first in the brain, the individual without identifiable experiences of reference and relationship will wind up relying on the same resource that led them into issues of abuse in the first place, their own mind.

So it is of the utmost importance that a drug rehab program not only accurately evaluate where an individual is testing on this spectrum of abuse vs. addiction but also that they provide treatment to individuals in consideration of their personal history and current circumstances. This patient, more comprehensive treatment approach offered by ARC enables each individual to be taught in their own unique way and nurtures the process of developing insight and awareness so that abstinence and recovery can be achieved and maintained.

This separation of abuse vs. addiction does not mean that one substance is harder or easier to recovery from than another. It simply means that a drug rehab program must identify the level of abuse or addiction that an individual is suffering from before proper and appropriate care for the individual can truly be provided in a meaningful and successful fashion.

ARC is committed to creating personalized treatment plans that identify where our clients are on the spectrum of abuse – addiction.