Free time at Drug Rehab
At drug and alcohol rehab a lot of the programs are compulsory. Lectures, groups, and most scheduled activities are required. There still will be some free time. Some days, usually Sunday, there is even more spare time. In a lot of instances, free time and drug addiction is a recipe for trouble. While you are in a drug rehab program, and safe from outside temptations is the time to develop new habits.
It is during this free time that some clients get in dificulties at rehab. It is during free time, that plans may be made to attempt to smuggle drugs or alcohol into a center. It is during free time that boundary issues with sexual relationships may be violated. A simple solution would be to have a program that is so busy and full, there would be no spare time. This might lead to more success in rehab, but it would most likely lead to a lack of skill developement when you leave the rehab. There has to be some time that is left to be planned by the client. Inside rehab is where you have to practice developing the structure in your days to take care of free time without returning to drug or alcohol use. Again it boils down to the quality of the questions you ask of yourself. “What could I do to improve myself and lower my stress level today?” is an excellent question. Rehabs have to have some free time. It is a necessary risk that must be available. Make the best of your free time today.