Is it necessary for the person with an addiction to be admitted to a Centre to treat their addiction? In other words, are there advantages to inpatient treatment in a Centre? The answer is yes. In addictions to substances such as cocaine, alcohol, cannabis or others, the treatment must also include a detoxification phase. In those cases, the Treatment Centre is also the Detox Centre.
Being in a Centre provides a protective environment. It maintains separation from the usual situations in which the person with an addiction lived, closely linked to the addiction. Today’s pace of life and the relatively easy access to all kinds of substances and harmful behaviours have made temporary admission to a treatment Centre a tool that lays a solid foundation for progress towards control and health.
Because it is not just a new environment for the patient. It is an environment whose objective is their improvement. They can feel that their problem is being managed, and that the focus of the professionals caring for them is their physical and psychological wellbeing. In addition, they are offered a stable context in which to develop human connections.
During the stay and rehabilitation process in a Centre, you will be able to acquire more easily the tools needed to overcome addiction and establish new routines to face a new life. A competent professional team and a physical and human environment that provide the patient with serenity and suitable activities all day, every day, are key to making progress in recovery.
In this article we will look at three essential aspects that show the benefits of an inpatient Treatment Centre for those people who need to regain control over their lives.
Focus on the recovery process
When admitted to a centre, all of the person’s time is geared towards achieving recovery. This is possible because the patient is freed from the tasks and routines of daily life: work, school, family or social relationships. In this way, the person can focus completely on their rehabilitation. The person with an addiction must learn to stop obsessing over the addiction and start thinking about themselves and their wellbeing again.
At the centre, a personalised treatment plan will be developed according to the patient’s needs to achieve recovery. Determination and willpower are required, and the work of the therapeutic plan must be to restore and maintain both qualities, which are usually very weakened or almost non-existent due to the addiction process itself. Focusing on the rehabilitation process also involves avoiding any negative influence. For this reason, the patient’s contact with visitors and phone calls are supervised. The aim is for the patient to be able to focus on their recovery without distractions or stress.
In addition, admission to a centre makes it possible to isolate the person with an addiction from the occasions and resources to obtain the object of their addiction. When it comes to addictions that require detoxification, this is even more evident. It is the safest measure for people during the early stages of recovery.
Stronger bonds between the patient and the team
Almost all people who have a dependency or addictive behaviour have felt alone, guilty or misunderstood. The stigma of addiction means that many of them feel fear or reluctance to seek treatment, which they are sometimes able to rationalise and present in another guise. Surrounded by professionals who understand that situation and by other people who have had the same experiences, they can recover without the pressure of external judgement and can devote their efforts to other aspects. In a detox centre, everyone the patient meets during the day will understand the pain and suffering that an addiction causes. Everyone who is in a Centre is looking for the same thing: the ability to regain control over their own life.
Other patients share their experiences of struggle and success, which helps to develop new friendships. These connections provide moral support to help one another to live a life free from addictions. The atmosphere is usually good and, very often, it is the peers themselves who help welcome newcomers so that they can do the same for those admitted later on. In addition, the professionals at the Centre act as expert guides to accompany and help the person with an addiction move forward in their recovery process.
Easier acquisition of new basic social and relational skills
A fundamental aspect during the patient’s rehabilitation process is leaving behind the old destructive routines related to their addiction. Admission to a detox centre does not only mean abandoning the dangerous habits that led to use. During their stay, the patient will learn to develop new routines and skills to lead a healthy life and live in harmony with others. That is why the centre provides a comfortable environment, with all the material and human resources needed to support the wellbeing and health of the people who turn to this type of treatment.
Living with other people for the duration of the rehabilitation process helps the patient develop new social skills. To acquire new routines, it is important that the centre has various facilities that can be used by residents. Sports courts, a gym or even a swimming pool are very useful elements for the patient to learn new, healthier habits. The goal is for these people to be able to live comfortably in this place, making it easier to manage and control the urge to relapse. The community and structure of the centre provide an environment where the patient can heal their body, mind and spirit.
CCAdicciones as an example
We believe in the benefits that a detox centre offers to ensure success in patients’ recovery. The resident must feel that they are in a place where they can focus fully on their rehabilitation, with support throughout the entire process, which must be carried out with professionalism, empathy and understanding. Over our years of experience helping people and families recover, at CCAdicciones we have managed to merge several types of treatment, creating our own model. The model of our detox centre maintains a high recovery rate, far above the average of other treatments, with 86% of patients recovered.
