Going into a drug addiction treatment center for a short time is not enough to handle a drug problem according to Dr. Drew. That’s no surprise to professionals who deal with drug addiction every day - and the stats are there to prove it. Long term residential treatment programs have better results than the two-to-four week stays in the luxury drug addiction treatment centers most frequented by celebs.

They are a revolving door, and they give people the idea that drug rehab doesn’t work.

In fact, it does. There are people who have gone to drug rehab over and over again without ever really devoting the time necessary to get through the addiction and get their lives turned around so they can stay drug-free. They get off the drugs and think that’s about all there is to it. Not so - you have to address the reasons behind the drug use. And those reasons are often deep-seated. They’re not going to go away in a week or two.

We’re talking about addiction, not just a physical dependency.

The first step is to realize you have a problem. Handling the problem begins with addressing the physical dependency on drugs but, once that’s handled, you still have to get down to the bottom of why the person’s using drugs in the first place. And that’s what a good, long-term residential drug addiction treatment center does. Make sure that’s the kind you choose if you have a drug problem - whether it’s with street drugs or prescription drug addiction. Drug Rehab Referral can help you find one. Check them out.

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