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Studies show that there is a very high rate of relapse when recovering alcoholics and addicts are forced to use outpatient resources and live in non-supportive atmospheres during the infancy of their recovery. One concept of sober living Asheville has taken the form of alcohol and drug free housing facilities. These houses cater to persons who want to build a strong foundation for their sobriety.
Of the approximately thirty group homes offering a drug and alcohol free living space none of them offer any kind of treatment. The house does offer an atmosphere of common goals and support from the other residents when things get rough. Drug and alcohol free facilities are self supporting and are not eligible for public support. House rules may include attendance at alcohol anonymous meetings and some sort of outpatient treatment.
Half way houses offer counseling and treatment and the resident can stay for thirty, sixty or ninety days. Medical insurance will sometimes cover the bulk of the cost for these programs. They also include food, transportation to and from AA meetings or doctor's appointments and advice for alternative living practices.
Alcoholics and addicts are generally found to be isolated from family and society. In a half way house they will be taught to live in the real world again. Simple things like making one's own bed or eating on a regular schedule are taught. These lessons may seem simplistic to the average person but to many people in rehab they are foreign activities.
Many people include holistic healing as a part of their recovery. Holistic healing includes all aspects of the person who is being treated. They combine the treatment of physical addiction with social and mental aspects of life. When used along with the more commonly accepted practices this concept is useful for a lot of people.
One of the things commonly found upon returning home from a half way house is that the friends that you drank with will avoid you. They are not comfortable with the new person you may have become. Counselors will tell you that this is caused by a feeling that you are judging them for their drinking habits or because they may have to look at their own behaviors in a new light. The returning addict or alcoholic is not the same person who left the group three months previously.
To stay with the program after you return home you will have to make many changes. You must adhere to the adage of "keep doing what you're doing; keep getting what you're getting". You will need to find new activities, new hobbies, new friends and new places to go. Movies, volunteering, classes or reading can be a means to a drug and alcohol free life.
Sober living Asheville covers a variety of options to choose from. The programs that are offered give competent care and put forth the tools you will need to stay away from alcohol and drugs. The main tool they offer is change. If you cannot change you will find yourself falling back into the very situations that caused your problems to begin with.
Of the approximately thirty group homes offering a drug and alcohol free living space none of them offer any kind of treatment. The house does offer an atmosphere of common goals and support from the other residents when things get rough. Drug and alcohol free facilities are self supporting and are not eligible for public support. House rules may include attendance at alcohol anonymous meetings and some sort of outpatient treatment.
Half way houses offer counseling and treatment and the resident can stay for thirty, sixty or ninety days. Medical insurance will sometimes cover the bulk of the cost for these programs. They also include food, transportation to and from AA meetings or doctor's appointments and advice for alternative living practices.
Alcoholics and addicts are generally found to be isolated from family and society. In a half way house they will be taught to live in the real world again. Simple things like making one's own bed or eating on a regular schedule are taught. These lessons may seem simplistic to the average person but to many people in rehab they are foreign activities.
Many people include holistic healing as a part of their recovery. Holistic healing includes all aspects of the person who is being treated. They combine the treatment of physical addiction with social and mental aspects of life. When used along with the more commonly accepted practices this concept is useful for a lot of people.
One of the things commonly found upon returning home from a half way house is that the friends that you drank with will avoid you. They are not comfortable with the new person you may have become. Counselors will tell you that this is caused by a feeling that you are judging them for their drinking habits or because they may have to look at their own behaviors in a new light. The returning addict or alcoholic is not the same person who left the group three months previously.
To stay with the program after you return home you will have to make many changes. You must adhere to the adage of "keep doing what you're doing; keep getting what you're getting". You will need to find new activities, new hobbies, new friends and new places to go. Movies, volunteering, classes or reading can be a means to a drug and alcohol free life.
Sober living Asheville covers a variety of options to choose from. The programs that are offered give competent care and put forth the tools you will need to stay away from alcohol and drugs. The main tool they offer is change. If you cannot change you will find yourself falling back into the very situations that caused your problems to begin with.
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