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achieve success in an inpatient drug rehab center.
Patients who require detox due to concerns about withdrawal also benefit from residential
programs, as detox services can be included as a part of inpatient drug rehab. After detox
(if necessary), patients undergo an intensive, daily drug or alcohol treatment regimen to
learn about the disease of addiction in a supportive, immersive environment.
Residential programs are safe, structured environments in which patients are removed
from stressful circumstances that promote or fuel the urge to use. Because negatively
influencing factors are removed from a patient's daily experience, participants in residential
treatment programs can begin to work on building life skills that had been interfered with
due to addiction. Because of this intensive level of care, residential treatment programs
are ideal for people who have unsuccessfully attempted