Is talk therapy in drug rehab enough?
In most drug rehab programs, an addict will go through about 30-90 days of talk therapy through group and individual counseling sessions. This is often combined with going through the 12 steps and taking some medication. Sitting around and talking about it doesn't solve the problem. The result of this approach is about a 20% or lower recovery rate. In this method, relapse is actually expected.
On the other side you have a biophysical drug rehab program, which uses a lot of application with the individual. Not only is there the process to physically cleanse the addict's body and rid them of the harmful effects of drugs, but they also learn to apply things to their life in the educational approach that makes up the second half of the program.
A very important component of this approach includes that their minds are not now altered by more drugs or medications, especially not the antidepressants, anti-psychotics and anti-anxiety medications prescribed in other treatment programs. A biophysical program is drug-free. Once the former addict has the drug residues cleaned out of the body, it is finally possible to focus on the mental and emotional aspects of the addiction. The educational methods are learned and then applied to themselves, rather than just remaining some theory in a book. They actually start to use the principles in the program, which over all lasts 3-4 months on average. The result in a biophysical drug rehab program is a 60%-80% recovery rate, and relapse is not expected.
