COVID-19 is rapidly spreading throughout the world. As it happens, more people are being asked every day to stay home to stop the spread and to flatten the curve, or surge, in cases. With that in mind, consider your unique situation. Perhaps you have drug or alcohol addiction. Perhaps you are facing a very challenging time right now where you cannot go to work or even get the substances you use. Is now the right time to find safety at rehab?
Quarantine Yourself at Rehab
Ask yourself if now is the right time for you to seek out drug and alcohol treatment in a residential setting. For many men and women, it is the ideal opportunity to step into a treatment center, quarantining yourself while the pandemic is taking place around the world. What could this do for you?
Safety at Rehab Means Detoxing
You can’t find the drugs you need right now. Your financials are making it harder for you to pay for the drugs you are using. You can’t just stop taking them – you have pain and other withdrawal symptoms when you do. This is a very challenging situation for most men and women, yet there is help. When you enter into a residential drug treatment center, they have the tools and resources to make detoxing far easier and more manageable. This may include:
- Medical monitoring so you are not at risk for complications during detox
- Medications to ease withdrawal pain and cravings
- Support including mental health counseling for depression and anxiety
- In-person treatment plans to work through your underlying trauma
- Holistic tools to help you to begin to feel better
While the world is on lockdown for the next few weeks or longer, it may be best for you to put yourself in a state of safety. You can find that safety at rehab, getting detox, and beginning the stages of recovery.
Find Residential Treatment to Help You Get Sober
Even if you do not need detox, entering into rehabilitation may be the best thing you can do for yourself right now. Every person’s needs are different, but when you enter into a treatment program like this, you gain a few key benefits.
First, you are in a medically safe and managed environment. Safety in rehab means you have the ability to get medical care for any of your addiction, or non-addiction medical needs are met. You are in a treatment center that provides comprehensive medical support when you need it.
Second, you can work on every component of your addiction through a range of treatment solutions. In residential treatment, you are able to get all types of supportive services, including:
- Evidence-based treatments such as cognitive-behavioral therapy
- Individual treatment programs
- Sober living homes
- Holistic treatment including art or fitness therapy
- Group treatment programs
During a time like this, outpatient treatment becomes very limitedly available or beneficial. While it may still you, the range of treatment you’ll get in a residential program is far more. This means that if you dedicate yourself to a short term of in-person treatment at a rehabilitation center, you’ll likely have more success in receiving all the programs right for your needs.
Find Safety at Rehab with Westwind Recovery®
COVID-19 is putting a halt on the world around you. That may be just what you need to take a step towards recovery. Safety at rehab is very real for many men and women at Westwind Recovery®. All you have to do is to reach out to a treatment facility, learn more about the solutions available to you, and then come in for help by calling 855.340.8832. You may find this is one of the most empowering solutions available to you.
Dr. Deena is the Chief Clinical Officer of Westwind Recovery®, an award-winning outpatient treatment center in Los Angeles where she oversees the clinical and administrative program and treatment methods. Dr. Deena is a doctor of psychology and licensed clinical social worker since 1993. LCSW #20628. Originally from the East Coast, Dr. Deena has worked running treatment centers, worked as a therapist in psychiatric hospitals as well as school settings and currently has a thriving private practice in the LA area. Dr. Deena has appeared regularly on the Dr. Phil Show as an expert since 2003. She has also been featured on many other TV shows, podcasts and has contributed to written publications as well as podcasts.
