How a Residential Treatment Program Works
The first step in the treatment process is to remove your chemical dependency on drugs or alcohol. Known as detox, this step helps to remove the toxins from your body in a safe, medically-supervised setting. Doctors and medical staff are on hand at all times to help with withdrawal symptoms and recovery.
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on your own. Withdrawal symptoms can cause decreased appetites, fatigue, depression, runny noses, sleep problems, diarrhea, nausea and trembling. In severe cases, people may experience problems breathing, hallucinations, heart attacks, seizures, irregular heart rates and strokes. Since some of these symptoms can be life threatening, it is important to detox at a residential treatment program.
Your personal withdrawal process will vary depending on several factors. The length and intensity of your addiction will determine how bad your symptoms are. If you have other addictions or take a high dosage, your withdrawal symptoms may be worse. Likewise, your unique metabolism and body composition will play a role in determining your withdrawal symptoms. As long as you detox in a supervised medical setting, your withdrawal symptoms can be managed safely.
Beginning Rehabilitation at a Residential Treatment Program
Once the detox process is complete, you will be ready to start the rehabilitation portion of your treatment. During rehab, you will look at the core reason behind your addiction. Whether your addiction is the result of childhood trauma or co-occurring disorders, you will be able to address those issues.
Depending on your treatment center, you may receive individual therapy and counseling.
At treatment centers like Healing Springs Ranch, you also get recreational options and classes that help you focus on something other than your addiction. We offer a golf course, kayaking, a sand volleyball court, fishing, bocce ball, yoga and an outdoor swimming pool for all of our residents. All of these amenities are designed to replace the time you used to spend on your addiction. In addition, options like yoga and working out provide a therapeutic way to work through the emotions that come up during treatment.
Finding Help for an Addiction
Recovery from an addiction can be challenging, but there are people who can help. At Healing Springs Ranch, we offer a residential treatment program that helps you detox and recover from your addiction. Our medical staff members specialize in trauma-based therapy because of their training at the Trauma Institute. No matter what the cause of your addiction, we can help you address the co-occurring disorders, trauma and abuse that are fueling it. If you want to recover from your addiction, contact us now at
866-656-8384.