Alcohol rehabilitation center

Alcohol rehabilitation is different from other rehabilitations as it deals with a kind of habit or addiction which is difficult to give up. It requires a lot of emotional aspect as compared to physical therapeutic treatment. All these kinds of facilities can only be availed at an alcohol rehabilitation center providing a holistic approach towards complete rehabilitation.

Alcohol rehabilitation centers are ideal places to address physical, spiritual, mental, emotional and interpersonal need of patients seeking rehabilitation. Most of the alcohol rehabilitation centers provide the 12 step program, which has proved to be most efficient program by various trials and practices done overtime. The chances of successful recovery are better in this program.

As the alcohol abuse affects various aspects of life and physical body as well, so it is required that the alcohol rehabilitation centers have facilities taking care of all these aspects. This would include:

• Neuro psychic treatment
• Physical therapy
• Medical pharmacologist
• Interpersonal development
• Diet analyst
• Counselors

In India, at present only limited alcohol rehabilitation centers are available with limited number of drug rehabilitation programs.
Most of these centers are providing Ayurveda and herbal products based treatment.
Most of these centers provide treatment for various kinds of drugs and not limited to alcohol alone. Some of well known centers in India are:

• Asha de-addiction center, Hyderabad
• St. Joseph's rehabilitation center and relief services, Kolkata
• Muktangan, Pune
• DAIRRC (Drug Abuse Information Rehabilitation and Research Center), Mumbai

Most of these centers provide complete host of services such as detoxification and rehabilitation for recovery to initial phase. On arriving at any alcohol rehabilitation center, first an individual assessment is done to establish the extent of addiction and provide diagnosis accordingly. Then, rehabilitation program is prepared as per individuals and care is taken to ensure best of treatment is provided to all patients.

Most often these centers provide resident treatment only, at least for initial stages and then it may be continued from home with regular follow ups.

Alcohol rehab centers are run world over by both government and NGO's. Lately many private centers have also opened up to gain on the rising demand for centers providing alcohol rehabilitation.

While selecting any alcohol rehabilitation center for treatment, certain things should always be kept in mind. This is very important as alcohol abuse not only affects the patient but also the family, his career and other social relationships.

1. Holistic treatment: The treatment at any center should not be limited to just detoxification, but continue even after that till patient completely gives up the habit. The center should have provision for both inpatient and outpatient care and some alternate methods of alcohol rehab. These programs should be designed in such a way that they support the complete recovery through all the stages.
2. Expert Team: The patients should be taken care by experienced professional team with good synchronization. As major part of treatment is not about detoxifying the body, but avoiding the reluctance of the patient to consume alcohol. This would require expert physiotherapist and psychologist to support complete physical and emotional rehabilitation.
3. External Support: Once the patient is released from the center, his treatment does not stop there. At lot of moral support from family and peers is required as they are the one's who may again provoke his dependency to alcohol. For this, the alcohol rehabilitation center should provide counseling and educate all those who stay close to rehabilitated patient.

All in all it can be said that rehabilitation from alcohol is not limited to alcohol treatment center, but involves complete support from family and friends.