There is a Right Way to Do Drug Rehab
“Fritzie,” my parents used to say, “There’s a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it.” It’s a basic lesson. Simple really… but an extremely important one. One which works its way into the essence of our organization, Georgia Alliance. You see, we have to be right. You could say we’re in the business of being right.
When a Client calls Georgia Alliance, we know one thing: their life or the life of someone they know is going wrong. Dead wrong. And they’re desperately looking for someone who can help them make it go right. We’re generally given once chance to get it right. We have to be sure of that shot before we take it.
If we refer a caller to a good drug rehab program, all is right with the world. If we don’t…well, they have more Hell to pay.
Anyone who’s ever tried to find an effective drug rehab program has discovered this oddity about rehab: it appears that there’s no right way to do it. After all, would there be so many treatment options if the “right “treatment existed? Endless numbers of centers tout endless number of rehab approaches. Most are far more effective at marketing their program than handling the addicts they lure.
Just today I read an article (it was actually a thinly disguised advertisement) for a drug rehab center in California. This Center tailors its treatment to a patient’s individual situation, the article boasted. Of course, at a sky high price. Sure sounds good, doesn’t it? It’s not. Such a program relies on the skill of the practitioner, a skill which can vary dramatically from practitioner to practitioner.
Believe me; you don’t want to leave the life of your child, your husband, your wife, your friend up to the fate of the person assigned to their case. You want a drug rehab program that works no matter who works it.
The “right” treatment is inherently effective. It’s right, because it’s proven to work when delivered to a cross section of addicts over a long period of time. The cure rate is high; the relapse rate low. Most centers market their program or the beauty and comfort of their facility rather than their results. And that’s because in most cases they get lousy results.
Sadly, few drug rehab programs work. Most addicts relapse and become addicted again. The programs that work are obscured by an assault of high priced marketing. But there is good news. You can find effective drug rehab in Georgia exists. Well, maybe you can’t. But we can. Like my parents always told me: there is a right way to do it. I know it and you will too when you call Georgia Alliance for our help.
I wish you the best.
Fritz Alders
Managing Partner, Georgia Alliance