Chronic Relapse After Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Defining rehab
The word 'rehab,' short for rehabilitation, generally refers to a wide range of drug and alcohol addiction treatment. Most often the term rehab is used in reference to medically-based treatment which can include physical detoxification programs, therapeutic medications, psychological testing, counseling, etc. The goal of rehab is permanent sobriety, or recovery, yet often the emerging patient falls short of the goal by relapsing into addictive behaviors. Because of this, relapse prevention is an important theme to be incorporated in all good rehab programs. For chronic relapsers--those with a recurring history of relapse--an alternative to standard treatment must be found that will finally break the recurring pattern of addiction.
Drug and alcohol rehab goes holistic
Probably the most hopeful trend aimed at combating relapse is the addition of alternative healing methods to drug and alcoholic rehab treatment. Across the country holistic (whole-person) approaches to recovery have appeared in clinical detox/rehab programs. The necessity for good nutrition, sensible healthy exercise and self-healing practices such as meditation are beginning to be integrated into the offerings of even the most traditional drug and alcohol rehab centers. Some treatment facilities have even added alternative health modalities such as acupuncture. massage and hypnosis.
But there is a deeper trend beyond the body-mind methods, recognized by the real pioneers in the field of recovery. One of these pioneers is Mark D. Houston, president and founder of Mark Houston Recovery Center. His picturesque recovery center near Austin, Texas has entered the spotlight for its noteworthy holistic recovery program. A beautiful complex in the hill country where serenity comes naturally, the Mark Houston ambience fosters the upbeat optimism of the dedicated staff who for the most part have experienced their own journey of recovery. Since opening in early 2006, Mark Houston Recovery is now poised and ready to double in size. Fulfilling Mark Houston's dream, the center's program is designed to immerse the adult male residents in a caring atmosphere for personal regeneration.
Recovery after drug/alcohol rehab
A typical resident at Mark Houston Recovery Center is a chronic relapser who is ready to seriously embrace this unique program with the aim of achieving permanent sobriety and a peaceful, abundant life. Residents are looking for the answers to mastering permanent recovery that have previously escaped them.