One of the best and most convenient methods for treating your addiction to drugs or alcohol is a peer group in your area.  In most cities, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous meet multiple times per week.  This is a great way to find a support group to help you get through a difficult time in your life. These groups have a proven program of well-defined steps that can help addicts like your through a substance addiction.  It’s also helpful that most of these programs are anonymous ad that you should feel no pressure to use your real name.

Another great option to treat your addiction is a residential treatment and rehabilitation facility.  Typically you will spend multiple weeks living in a treatment facility that has nice rooms, delicious food, as well as many of the other amenities of a nice vacation, but you will spend your day doing activities and working with addiction treatment specialists in a dedicated effort to quell your addiction.  It can be helpful to deal with your addiction in the unfamiliar but comfortable new circumstances of a residential treatment center.

The main downsides of working on your addiction at a treatment center are the cost and the time.  It’s no coincidence that you often hear about celebrities treating their addictions at residential treatment centers: sometimes it seems like they are the only ones who can afford it.  For most places, it’s not uncommon for each week of treatment to cost $ 1000.  This may be worth it if you or your family are wealthy, or it may be worth it to keep your high-paying job. In many cases, the dedicated time required for success in a residential treatment center is the most difficult aspect.  During your multiple week stay, you won’t be able to attend your normal job or school. 

You’ll find that there are many types of treatment centers.  Some people opt for a center which is in a nice location far from their home to not only enjoy a new place, but also to make sure you don’t embarrassingly run into any friends while you are there!  There are facilities for particular addictions such as alcohol, heroin, meth, etc.  There are even Christian Drug Rehab centers with a focus on addiction and faith.