While some people develop complications when they go home too soon, others heal more quickly in familiar surroundings. Either way, just because you're out of the hospital doesn't mean you don't need assistance. Patients sent home early assume more responsibility for their recovery. Alcohol and drug treatment centers are affected by this trend. People come to us physically and emotionally unstable, most with a decade or more of alcohol and other drug abuse behind them.
Many patients are severely addicted to very powerful drugs.
These substances have become the center of their life, causing significant changes in brain and body chemistry. Show them how the disease affects them and how it's treated effectively. Get them to face themselves honestly, set up structures for continued support, and discharge them. And do it all within 10-21 days. This combination has helped more than two thirds of Serenity Lane's patients stay clean and sober for three years or longer after treatment.