
Substance Abuse Treatment at Here For You Enterprise is well known for its effectiveness and bringing change to our clients' lives.
We know that addiction is a complex disease affecting several areas of an individual’s life both professional and personal. In 2017, a survey came out which stated that a record high of 20.7 million Americans might need treatment for substance use disorders, however only 2.5 million actually received substance abuse treatment.
Substance Abuse treatment usually addresses the symptoms and their underlying causes of the disease. At Here For You enterpise, we also closely observe the consequences that substance use has on the individual’s different areas of life so that we can assure a more holistic approach towards treatment. This constitutes everything from their ability to socialize, physical & mental wellbeing to their career or education growth.
The effectiveness of substance abuse treatment usually depends on a lot of crucial factors starting from the individual’s current state of mind when he/she starts the treatment to the type and frequency of treatment being provided. Here For You enterprises also tries to create a self rewarding experience for our patients/clients so that their recovery can be speed up reinforcing several important values like abstinence and growth.
Some of the complementary therapies which we highly encourage our clients to partake in are:
- Physical activity- Exercise is widely considered as a great way to break free of emotional stress and helps in keeping people motivated towards their goals and also abstinence. Exercise has scientifically proven to be a great benefactor in recovering patients from substance abuse.
- Meditation - Understanding oneself through deep meditation and relaxed breathing can have a positive impact on the bruised mind and especially mindful or guided meditation has proven to show faster recovery rates and also helps the therapists in understanding the patient better,
- Yoga - Yoga can be made an integral part of substance abuse treatment. With some gentle styles and types of yoga particularly focusing on the breathing and relaxation of the mind and body. It can greatly help in reduction of stress and physical tension and making an individual more self aware about their body.
- Massage - Massage is another great way to reduce long stored physical tension and can help the patient relax without relying on any form of substance. It can also be made part of the substance abuse treatment and set as milestones in their recovery journey.
- Experiential - Owning a pet or having some fun adventure can also highly elevate an individual from their current state of mind. Especially therapy animals have proven to be quite effective in assisting people with severe depression or mental stress. Some people often start enjoying the process of recovery when an animal assisted substance abuse treatment program is being followed or suggested.