Almost 90% of the people addicted to alcohol, narcotics, other drugs and self-destructive behaviors permanently achieve not only abstinence but a quality of life by completing some form of the medical model for addiction treatment. This means that for 12 months they stick with a self-improvement program and then taper down to managing their conditions after that. Once the alcohol, drugs, etc. are abstained from, then we have the real problems left to deal with. The addiction is merely a symptom or byproduct of the underlying issues. Inpatient is required because most people are not able to maintain continuous abstinence between appointments with their therapist or doctor, between 12-step meetings, etc. Detoxification frequently requires medical supervision to maintain client safety. Cravings are frequently too difficult for clients to cope with on their own. Environmental triggers and stressors are frequently too much for newly recovering people to deal with. Plus in every day talk, they are screwed up, their on alcohol and drugs, they are the last person who should be managing their own lives at first because you don’t even have the person. Instead you have their addiction running the show for the most part because their neurochemistry has been terrorized. The pleasure center of their brain is temporarily ruined. They can’t function and because the condition of addiction is chronic and progressive, it is guaranteed to keep getting worse, not better, until real treatment is administered. Inpatient is required when the addicted person is rationalizing and in denial coupled with one or more loved one enabling and being co-dependent with them. These four factors are the formula for iron clad addiction that detoxification and inpatient rehab are the best and safest treatment for. Allowing life to run its course would indicate that you are ok with felonies/misdemeanors/jail/prison, hepatitis/AIDS, divorce, bankruptcy/foreclosures/ repossession, isolation, downward spiraling toward homelessness, toothless, institutionalization, and ultimately pre-mature death. Not to mention all the risk and actual harm caused to society, innocent bystanders, and loved ones.
How to get the help for an Addiction for you or a loved is as easy as:
The first step in the admissions process is to contact Kramer Center at Newport Beach at 1-800-841-2440. The admissions director will answer your questions and provide information regarding treatment options..
Treatment candidates receive a pre-assessment screening to ensure appropriateness for the client population followed by a complete biological, psychological, and social evaluation upon intake.
Kramer Center at Newport Beach works with each family to formalize a mutual commitment to the program. Addiction is a family disease requiring change from both the addicted person and their family. As the Kramer Center delivers the agreed upon basic services to the client, families demonstrate their commitment to by following the staff’s guidance to keep the addicted person in treatment.
The healing process starts when someone who cares about the addicted person picks up the phone and calls us. Treatment begins as information is gathered during the pre-assessment screening, intake evaluation, and medical clearance processes. The first 28 days in rehab can affect the rest of the addicted person’s life.
