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Minnesota Model of treatment
Most residential drug rehab programmes are based on the "Minnesota Model" of treatment. However, not all programs are based on this method, as this does not suit everyone. There are alternatives available.
These programs involve a 3- to 6-weeks of inpatient drug rehab followed by extended outpatient therapy and/or participation in 12-step, self-help groups such as Narcotics Anonymous, Cocaine Anonymous or the newly formed Methamphetamine Anonymous.
The goal of all drug rehab programmes is to educate the drug user to the facts about chemical dependency and the changes needed to live a drug free lifestyle. A variety of therapy can be included in a given drug rehab setting.
Most drug rehabs provide counseling, behavioural therapy, lectures, group therapy, discussion groups and other types of services to persons with drug use disorders. Many various behavioural drug rehab programs have been shown to help drug rehab patients achieve and maintain prolonged abstinence.
Cognitive behavioural and relapse prevention
One frequently used drug rehab treatment is cognitive behavioural and relapse prevention.
In drug rehab, patients are taught new ways of acting and thinking that will help them stay off drugs. For example, patients in drug rehab are urged to avoid situations that lead to drug abuse and to practice drug refusal skills. In drug rehab, they are taught to think of a relapse as a "slip" rather than as a failure.
Cognitive behavioural and relapse prevention has proven to be a useful and lasting therapy in drug rehab.
Specific drug rehab approaches are associated with the particular drug rehab setting. The success rate of drug rehab is a difficult thing to measure. Outcome studies seem to indicate an individual’s success will be determined primarily by their willingness to incorporate new concepts and ideas into their lives and change their reactions to live, patterns of behaviour and thinking habits.
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