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Are you looking at a drug rehab center near you? Do you wish you knew more about the best way to choose a drug or alcohol rehab? You're completely right in thinking that this is a critical decision.

The rehab center right around the corner or just a few miles away may not be your best choice. The rehab center that is recommended by your medical insurance company may not be the best choice either. If these centers administer treatment such as "opiate replacement therapy" then it would be wise to know that you have other choices. There are holistic programs that teach a person how they can live a drug-free life, starting with a tolerable withdrawal step.

Some people will do anything to avoid drug withdrawal symptoms as they are sure they will suffer greatly. When you are looking into a rehab center's treatment plan, find out how they handle withdrawal. Such extreme measures as administering drugs to rapidly detox the body while the person is kept unconscious are not necessary. Neither is the measure of keeping the person on replacement drugs or mood elevators. If the three barriers to addiction are addressed well and thoroughly then a person can recover a drug free life. These three barriers are cravings, guilt and depression. 

Talk to the staff at the rehab center about cravings, guilt and depression. Find out how each one is addressed and eliminated to enable recovery to occur. If cravings and guilt are "eliminated" with further drugs, then realize that they are not being eliminated, they are being masked. And the addicted is still condemned to live in a toxic, altered state while on mood elevators or replacement drugs. 

Living drug-free really means leaving addiction behind, recovering one's self-esteem, learning life skills and decision-making skills that lead to a drug free life, choosing one's friends and associates wisely, and repairing one's relationships with family, co-workers and friends. Discover how the rehab you are looking at accomplishes these goals.