At Relevance Recovery, we focus on treating the whole of you, which means combining evidence-based methods like talk therapy in both individual and group settings with holistic therapies such as biosound therapy, equine psychotherapy, and more. Our program aims to treat you in your entirety.
There are many benefits to outpatient drug rehab in NJ but the biggest of them all is that you’re actively on the road to sustained sobriety. A big achievement in its own right. That aside, here are some of the core advantages of an outpatient drug or alcohol program in New Jersey.
You Can Live at Home
The most obvious of the positives is that with outpatient treatment, you spend your evenings in the comfort of your own home and can sleep in your own bed. The power of that is tough to state but it’s a wonderful thing. Not only that, but it also creates a feeling of personal responsibility and accountability in that you’re being afforded the trust to be on your own.
Access to Your Support System
But are you really on your own?
To achieve the best outcomes in an outpatient program, it’s imperative to have a supportive safety net of loved ones to go home to. It goes without saying that addiction and mental health issues doesn’t just affect the person experiencing them, it has far-reaching effects on everyone in your orbit. In the same way, having access to a support system of family and friends is critical to regaining control of your life and achieving sobriety. Without that warmth and positive reinforcement, what you learn in rehab can easily be undone.
Fits Into Your Schedule – Maintain your Work, School and/or Family Commitments
Going back to the idea of responsibility for a moment, outpatient rehab is designed to allow you to maintain your responsibilities and commitments because it’s designed to fit into your schedule.
To put it bluntly, life doesn’t stop because you’re facing a challenge with a substance use disorder. The bills still need to be paid, kids need to be taken to school, work needs to be done around the house and in the office, etc. It may seem harsh but this also highlights the beauty of an alternative like outpatient treatment. You can get the dedicated treatment for drug addiction, alcoholism, and/or mental health issues that you require while being able to maintain your normal routine.
Test and Practice What You’ve Learned in Rehab in Real Life
A core component of rehab is learning new coping mechanisms and ways to deal with the stresses of daily life – situations that before may have led you to use drugs or drink alcohol.
With outpatient care, because you’ll only be coming to the facility for your sessions, you’ll be able to put what you’ve learned to use right away. Powerful proof and reassurance to yourself that you truly have turned the corner and can cope with the challenges of life, without resorting to substances.
Transition and Continuing Care
We’ve said it before but it always bears repeating, recovery is a process and it happens along a continuum. No single part of the process is treatment in and of itself.
Outpatient care can function as a transition and a continuation of rehab for those who have completed a partial care or inpatient program because ending care abruptly could have devastating effects, including the potential for relapse.
More Affordable
Lastly, and critically for many, outpatient care will have an inherently lower cost associated with it because you’re not staying overnight for weeks and you’re doing it for sessions. That said, you should not consider committing to outpatient treatment solely based on the price. Treatment must be adequate for the severity of your addiction and/or mental health issues and someone with a profoundly serious condition won’t necessarily benefit from outpatient rehab. In fact, you may end up spending more over time by trying to save in this way because the likelihood of relapse increases dramatically when the initial treatment is inadequate.
