Why Flexibility Is Important
Everyone who enters into a long-term treatment program enters for different reasons. The only common bond is that there is an addiction and they are seeking to break from its grip. After that, nothing is the same. Because of these divergences, it is futile to insist that everyone be governed by the same parameters. Therefore, it is important for those seeking treatment to find a treatment program that allows for these differences, and tailors it to these variations to allow for the greatest chance of success.
In addition, the need for a strong aftercare cannot be emphasized enough. To participate in a recovery treatment program and then to simply return to the old ways without a safety network available, will result in a relapse. Long-term programs that understand that aftercare is an extension of the inpatient program, and take steps to make sure the patient understands the nature of aftercare, have the greatest rate of success of all treatment programs.