Making the decision to seek help for alcohol addiction can be difficult. It’s a decision that you need to make because you want to change for yourself instead of for other people. A facility that offers alcohol treatment can provide the tools and support needed so that you’re a success while in the center and when you go home.
Arrival
When you arrive at the center, you might not feel healthy. You could be tired and not want to seek treatment. Someone in the office will ask several questions before making a decision as to whether you need to detox or if you can enter into the program.
Detoxing
This is the part of the alcohol treatment program that many people are bothered by because it quickly removes the alcohol and any other drugs from your system. Side effects associated with detoxing can make you feel ill, but this is a process that is often important before seeking help from the center so that you have a clear mind and body.
Therapy
While in the facility, you’ll stay busy talking to various therapists and even a few of the other people who are getting help in the center. Each day is usually scheduled from the time you get up in the morning and eat breakfast to the time you go to bed. Therapy sessions are designed to try to determine why you started drinking and some of the things that have caused you to want to continue drinking to the point of being in a treatment center.
Contact El Paso Behavioral Health System for more details about what to expect from an alcohol rehab center.
