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What to Bring to a Rehab Clinic

By Stephanie Loebs

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For an addict to realize he/she needs help recovering from dependence on drugs or alcohol is a turning point in that person's life. As mere humans, we are subject to societal and professional pressures, and often look to vices for escape. Making a decision to wean oneself from a potentially hazardous habit like drug use takes a certain amount of maturity and courage that is to be admired.

Making the decision to check into a rehabilitation center, however, may be daunting for some. There is the worry of being cut off completely from friends and family, and the rest of the outside world. In this day of advances in treatment and therapy, however, one should not approach recovery with any fear or misgivings. Many residential rehab clinics offer a comfortable and casual atmosphere.

Most of the methamphetamine-related deaths (92%) reported in 1994 involved methamphetamine in combination with at least one other drug, most often alcohol (30%), heroin (23%), or cocaine (21%). Researchers continue to study the long-term effects of methamphetamine use.

More than likely you will be in groups most of the day and your Therapist/Case Manager will keep you busy with assignments for the remainder of the day. Your evenings will be spent with your community or completing assignments. The rehabilitation process should be designed to make the patient feel at ease.

Once your or your loved one's admission date has been scheduled, it is good to think about what to bring. Most recovery centers will advise you ahead of time of what is forbidden, so it is a good idea to ask first.

Here's something that is under-reported in our society: the number of people in this country who get depressed and who experience great emotional pain during the holidays because they are addicts, or perhaps worse, because they are related to or in a relationship with an addict.

Some items that may be considered off-limits by most clinics include:

  • Laptop/computer
  • Cell phone
  • Any items containing alcohol or illicit drugs
  • Items of clothing displaying alcohol/drug related logos or ads

Useful items to bring, depending upon permission by the clinic, include:

  • Comfortable clothing and walking shoes - if you are allowed free time, you may be able to use it for exercise
  • A pillow from home - most clinics will provide linens
  • A phone card for long distance calls
  • A small amount of cash - some clinics may arrange for day trips or offer a store for provisions
  • Any current physician-approved medications
  • Alarm clock
  • Alcohol-free products like mouthwash, hair products, etc.
  • Insurance prescription authorization card or the information for same
Private drug detox can only work if it's overseen by clinical detox experts. There is, it bears noting, nothing easy about the detox process. Drug addiction is an overwhelming disease. It never dies easy. Getting sober means breaking the physiological dependencies associated with chronic drug abuse and such a metabolic shock is invariably traumatic for drug rehab patients.

Time spent in recovery is valuable, and for those about to enter rehabilitation it is helpful to be prepared and feel comfortable at all times.

Stephanie Loebs is the executive director of Williamsburg Place, one of the top drug rehab clinics in the nation. Williamsburg Place aids those who suffer from drug and/or alcohol addiction, and specializes in caring for health care professionals. For over twenty years Williamsburg Place and its joint rehabilitation center, the William J. Farley Center, have helped thousands of people from all walks of life take back their lives and overcome substance abuse.

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U.S. prison statistics reveal that approximately 50% of the state prisoners and 40% of federal prisoners who have been put into jail for committing violent crimes state that they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol (or both) when they committed their crimes.

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Substance abuse research demonstrates that drugs and alcohol trigger the endogenous opioid system and the mesolimbic dopamine reward system located in the brain.  These are the systems that "reward" drinking and taking drugs and that lead to addictive behavior.  Once these systems are triggered in the person's brain, it becomes extremely difficult for the person to stop taking drugs or to stop drinking.  Indeed, when addicts stop taking their drug of choice, they will at the very least experience mild to moderate withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness, irritability, anxiety, and overall discomfort.  Regrettably, the easiest way to stop such symptoms is to take more drugs or to drink more alcohol--thus starting the negative addiction spiral all over again.

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