Alcohol Rehab in Grapevine, TX

Alcohol addiction can take over not only the addict's life, but also the addict's mind. It can get to the point that the addict becomes genuinely unable to process simple appeals by loved ones pointing to the terrible effects of the habit. To addicts, their habit turns all-consuming. At our alcohol rehab in Grapevine, we help families of patients conduct professionally assisted interventions, and help them bring their loved ones to rehab.

Unfortunately, sometimes, even once people addicted to alcohol do get a hopeful beginning, they tend to make mistakes along the way that seriously undermine their chances of success.

Whether you need to attend alcohol rehab yourself or are in a position to influence a loved one who needs such care, there are the mistakes to make that you need to be alert to.

Choosing Outpatient Rehab

Alcohol addiction treatment isn't a simple process. It is a multi-pronged approach that takes a great deal of work both by the patient and by attending experts. It is also a process fraught with risk. There can be considerable pain, cravings, and desire to quit early, for example.

Premature quitting is a great risk in outpatient rehab where the patient has greater freedom to return to old habits. Inpatient rehab, where patients elect to stay at a residential facility with intensive therapeutic treatment each day, faces far fewer departures.

Choosing outpatient rehab for the cost savings can be a tremendous mistake, because it simply shortchanges patients in important ways.

Ignoring Aftercare Instructions

Detox can be challenging, but is relatively short, and ends in immediately noticeable improvements: the absence of withdrawal symptoms or routine cravings. Patients coming out of detox often feel as if they've finally done it, and kicked the habit. They can feel completely free of alcohol.

At our alcohol rehab in Grapevine, we know how dangerous such premature jubilation can be. While we understand that some celebration is called for at the successful completion of an important part of the treatment process, it's important to not mix up success at detox with complete freedom from addiction. Detox only provides temporary reprieve from addiction, some breathing space to enable the patient to go on to the next step.

Unfortunately, far too many patients, especially those in outpatient treatment, tend to feel so good about the completion of detox at our drug center detox in Grapevine, they call it a day at rehab, and go back to their lives. All but 5% of these people relapse -- they see their habit come back.

To make sure that the mistake of quitting early isn't made, it's important to pay close attention to what they tell you in detox -- that you need to sign up for aftercare at the conclusion of detox, therapeutic intervention that helps you equip yourself with the psychological skills that you need to fight cravings when they return.

These psychological skills, sometimes learned with years of therapy, are what truly help you escape addiction. In nearly any kind of medical treatment, patient engagement is an important ingredient to the final outcome.

When it comes to addiction to alcohol, the importance of patient participation cannot be overstated. It needs to appear at every step of the process -- from finding an excellent alcohol addiction facility, to talking to therapists to determine compatibility, and doing every bit of homework and practice needed in therapy (there is a lot of this in aftercare therapy rehab).

Interest and motivation don't come out of nowhere. Often, a reasonable understanding of the entire addiction and rehab process is important to make patient engagement possible. The more you know, the more you get out of your treatment. Not learning enough about the process, and simply expecting the process do all the work for you, is a common mistake to make.

Meeting with and talking to addiction experts is the best thing that you can do to ensure successful rehab. At our alcohol rehab in Grapevine we constantly encourage patients to learn much as possible, and to talk to the therapist about the process that they are going through, all so that they can participate more deeply.

A knowledgeable and engaged addict has the best possible chance of making a full recovery. It's important to take rehab very seriously. Mistakes made in the process can undermine the success that hoped for. It's important to proceed with care. Call us now for more information about our programs for addiction treatment in Grapevine at (877) 804-1531.