Pros and Cons of Couples Drug Rehab

It is very common for couples to experience drug and alcohol abuse at the same time. It could be that one partner was addicted and led the other partner to use, or both partners were already addicted and were drawn together because of their addiction. Whatever the cause of the addiction, there are benefits and disadvantages of couples attending drug rehab together.

The truth is without the proper treatment and counseling therapy to help the couple overcome their addiction and relationship issues, the cycle of addiction will continue. Many couples have been able to attend drug rehab together and come out on the other side successfully, but some have not. The answer lies within the individuals themselves. However, here is a look at some of the ways couple’s addiction treatment can be beneficial and how it can backfire.

Couple’s Addiction Treatment Pro’s

If both partners are fully committed to gaining sobriety, then drug and alcohol treatment centers can work. However, it will not come without a great deal of work. Couples going through drug rehab will obtain life skills that will help them cope with their addiction both individually and together. Because the addiction recovery process focuses vastly on a lifestyle change, it is important for couples to know and understand what they life will be like once they leave addiction treatment.

Therapists will help the couple identify the causes behind their addiction while simultaneously teaching them effective coping skills to use independently and as a couple. It will be extremely important for a couple to understand the challenges that lie ahead and how they can work together to overcome those challenges. The therapy aspect of their drug treatment program will also tackle the couples’ personal and relationship issues that could be affecting their partner’s addiction.

Couples will essentially need to learn how to live together in a new environment, spending time together and enjoying each other’s company without the use of drugs or alcohol. The counseling and therapy would take place after everyone has completed detox.

If couples are successful, they stand a much higher rate of staying sober if they have the help of one another and are both equally committed to staying clean. A bonus is that many couples feel their relationship is much stronger after completing inpatient alcohol rehab and they have grown together on a deeper level. They can continue their journey together to coach and support one another.

How Couples Addiction Treatment Can Backfire

Couples addiction therapy can be harmful and difficult if both partners are not fully committed to the process. Even if both partners complete the therapy, if they enter back into their life and one partner does not make the necessary changes, the other partner is likely to relapse as well. Additionally, some facilities will focus solely on the addiction issues rather than the relationship issues. This is harmful because it is often the relationship issues that cause the couples to want to use and continue their addiction, and if not addressed can lead to continued use. Couples also tend to blame one another for their addictions and feelings and words can come out during rehab that could hurt the relationship and make it difficult to move forward when tensions are high.

Whatever the couple chooses to do in terms of rehab, it is important that they both be truly working toward sobriety and willing to help one another out through their relationship.

Safe Haven Recovery is a boutique Florida Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center located in Miami, FL. We specialize in Suboxone Maintenance & Detox, along with, Couples Addiction Treatment. Call us today at 866-447-4650.

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Matthew Koenig is the principal of Last Call Marketing, which devotes their efforts to Digital Marketing, SEO, primarily in healthcare and tourism concerns, Mr. Koenig is based out of South Florida. His sober date is June 10, 2013.

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