If you or someone you know has been suffering from drug or alcohol addiction, then you may want to consider the option of checking in to a residential treatment center. A residential treatment center, without a doubt, makes for an excellent venue for the pursuit of a singular aim: to rehabilitate drug or alcohol addicts.

So, having said that, what are some of the services that residential treatment centers provide? How does it benefit the recovering addict? What can you expect from your experience residing at one such location for a period of time?

Let’s take a look at what these facilities have to offer:

1. Individual Counseling – Private, one-on-one counseling is available between you and a psychotherapist.
2. Group Counseling – You can seek peer-to-peer counseling in a group setting, similar to the format that Alcoholics Anonymous or a narcotics Anonymous meeting session is conducted.
3. Religious Services – Part and parcel of the rehabilitation process is not only the physical rehabilitation of the body, detoxifying it from the harmful effects of drug and alcohol addiction, but also the detoxification of the soul. You can seek solace and strength through prayer and scriptural study at a residential treatment center.
4. Drug / Alcohol Education – By educating you on the consequences of drug and alcohol consumption, and becoming more aware of the effects that these have on you and your family, you will be able to make more enlightened choices in the future, especially in situations where you might be confronted by temptation to relapse and indulge in these again.
5. Relapse Prevention – You can seek counseling on coping strategies, tips, techniques, mental attitudes and positive affirmations to help you combat the temptation to go into a relapse and start indulging in your addiction again.
6. Education and Counseling For Family Members - If you have family members who are counting on you to care for them or provide for them, then obviously it goes without saying that they too would be adversely affected by your addiction, abuse, and indulgence, not just you. Therefore, residential treatment centers also offer counseling and education services to family members of addicts as well.
7. Channeling Of Productive Energy – One sure fire way to conquer drug and alcohol addiction is to divert some of your productive energy and channel it into productive activities, recreational activities, hobbies, athletics, and work. Your local residential treatment center should offer these types of amenities and facilities, to foster productive personal development.
8. Overcomer’s Outreach is an organization that offers a 12-step program to get you weaned off of your addiction and on the path to spiritual revival, as prescribed in the Holy Bible.

Hopefully now you have a better idea of what a residential treatment center has to offer to you or your loved one..