Southern California Drug Rehabilitation Centers

Southern California drug rehabilitation centers come in a variety of sizes, techniques and costs but drug rehabilitation centers all have the common goal of trying to keep the drug user from using drugs. Drug rehabilitation centers want their clients to become and stay sober and frankly some are more effective than others. Some drug rehabilitation centers are more expensive than others as well and cost and effectiveness do not always go hand in hand. Puente House Recovery Services has been running one of these low-cost, effective drug rehabilitation centers for the last 10 years. Very few drug rehabilitation centers have our successful track record of treating addicts and we would like to share some of the reasons why.

Drug rehabilitation centers have changed considerably over the past 30 years. From virtually unheard of to thousands throughout the States, drug rehabilitation centers have become part of the managed health care machine. Focusing drug rehabilitation centers on profit rather than resulting recovery has diluted many programs and made them less effective than they should be. Puente House Recovery Services avoids these problems but not being part of the corporate money machine. Our Live-in centers have been independently operated for the last 10 years and this freedom has allowed us to focus on the principles most dear to real recovery from drugs. Structure and action are two of the most important elements of our program and we have found that it doesn't require a lot of money to live and learn these principles.

Another element that Puente House Recovery Services requires more than other many programs is time. One of the disastrous side-effects of insurance controlled drug rehabilitation centers is the lack of time spent on the client. Despite study after study showing that long term inpatient care is the most effective method available today many treatment centers continue to attempt 21 day treatment plans that move the client through the process too quickly. Our Live-In facilities offer our clients the time needed to learn the skills needed to live productively without drugs or alcohol.

Time, we have found, is a crucial factor to successful recovery. Most clients have been doing drugs for several years and sometimes decades before seeking treatment. It is not realistic to expect to be able to change behaviors, attitudes and coping mechanisms within a month. Drug addiction is a disease and has a treatment but nothing works overnight. Studies by the National Institute on Drug Abuse a department of the U.S. Department of Health make the obvious connection that the more treatment an addict receives the better the results. Long term treatment allows for the patient to re-socialize into society from which he or she has been separated from through drug abuse. Highly structured programs are especially effective with clients who have a long history of drug dependence and have had social and legal problems as a result. Puente House, located in southern California, sober living offers one of the few long term solutions that can create a solid foundation for long-term sobriety. Give us a call today.