You’ve recognised that you or someone you care about needs help. So let’s look at the options - for treatment for drug addiction and alcoholism addiction treatment.

In my opinion, you should always try and make rehab/treatment program your first choice. You’ll typically spend 4-6 weeks getting clean and off the drugs/alcohol. (The length of your stay can vary depending on the treatment center you go to)

Because a focused in-patient treatment program will not only help you detox - but help you deal with a lot of the ‘baggage’ that you carry which causes you to drink or use drugs - through intensive therapy, counselling etc.

And you’re just not going to get that same level of intensive treatment and care unless you go to an inpatient treatment program like Rehab. Plus a good rehab will begin preparing you in terms of what you need to do when you hopefully make a fresh start after having left treatment.

Don’t let thinking rehab or treatment is unaffordable stop you. Yes, you get the expensive/fancy one’s the rich and famous go to that you read about in magazines - but there are many different types. A lot of treatment centers are government subsidised, so whatever your financial position, make sure you do your research, because I’m sure you will find an option that makes it possible for you to go.

Apart from rehab (which I would always recommend first) - what other treatment options are there? There are addiction and alcoholism self-help treatments where you would essentially need to spend a lot of time working on your emotional, spiritual and mental self - which no doubt has the ability to effect great change. I don’t have time for specifics now (try my website for that) - but I still think you should try a treatment program like rehab first because of the professional help you will be receiving.

Alternative alcoholism and addiction treatments are also becoming more popular. Alternative alcoholism treatments and the like definitely have a role to play - but I still think they should be used alongside a more traditional approach first - because there is so much to gain from the professionals who help you in a place like rehab.

So as far as alcoholism addiction treatment and treatment for drug addiction goes - try get yourself into a rehab or treatment center first and foremost. Addiction and Alcoholism Self-Help methods and things like alternative alcoholism treatments do have a role to play - but try give yourself the best possible chance of recovery by going into an inpatient program first.