Recognizing that you need drug addiction treatment can be hard.
Nobody wants addiction to take over their life to the point that a rehab program is necessary. However, the decision to go to rehab is an incredibly positive one.
It is the decision to make a fresh start, grow as a person, and rebuild a healthy life.
Realizing that you need help is the first step towards healing. It opens the door to a journey of personal development and a joyful life free from addiction.
Understanding addiction, rehabilitation, and recovery is an essential part of the healing process. It establishes mutual respect and shared aims between the rehab center and the client.
Addiction is not a choice, and rehabilitation is not a punishment. Rehabilitation must be an enriching experience that provides inspiration for the journey ahead and encourages you to grow as a person. It must be a positive treatment program that motivates you to persevere through future challenges.
While the causes of addiction are deep-rooted and complex, addiction is not your fault.
Addiction is an illness that affects the brain and makes you behave in ways that are out of your control.
Repeated drug use causes changes in the brain that interferes with its ‘reward system’. The reward system is a natural part of how the brain works. It teaches us to repeat behaviors that make us happy.
When you eat food, exercise, or have sex, your brain releases a chemical called dopamine. Dopamine produces feelings of pleasure and makes the experience enjoyable.
Addictive drugs hijack the brain to produce much more dopamine than is normal. Your hippocampus creates memories of this event, and your amygdala creates a response to stimuli surrounding the substance.
This makes you experience intense urges to use the drug again and interferes with your ability to make decisions. The need to seek and use the drug becomes difficult to control, and it becomes less of a question of self-will and more of a neurological disorder.
The first few times you take drugs, you may do so voluntarily, but as addiction develops, your ability to stop on your own diminishes. Drug addiction is a disease, and recovery requires professional treatment and support.
Extensive research by the National Institute of Drug Abuse and other scientists and medical experts has shown that addiction is treatable.
It is estimated that there are over 17 million Americans in active recovery. However, this does not mean that it is always easy. Long-term recovery requires commitment, dedication, and support.
The word ‘rehabilitation’ comes from the Latin ‘re’ meaning ‘again’ and ‘habilitar’ meaning ‘to inhabit.’ Rehabilitation means inhabiting yourself again. It involves rebuilding your skills, passions, and relationships with others.
Rehabilitation is the process of reconnecting with your true self and rediscovering a life free from addiction.
Rehabilitation is not only about ending your use of drugs or alcohol; it is about enabling you to live a productive and joyful life in the society that surrounds us.
Your recovery journey does not end when you leave the center. The years that follow can be challenging, and there will inevitably be difficult times. Rehabilitation involves developing the skills and tools you need to overcome these challenges and continue on the path to lifelong recovery.
Involving your family members, friends, and other loved ones in the rehabilitation experience is fundamental. Having a strong, supportive network is invaluable in helping us overcome the challenges we face, and effective treatment requires learning how to support one another in healthy and sustainable ways.
At Cirque Lodge, we invite the entire family to our rehab facilities to participate in Family Week. We help you understand more about substance abuse disorder and how it affects the family unit and explore how you can support each other to heal your relationships as part of the recovery process.
Cirque Lodge also connects you to local and online support groups to provide continued help and guidance once you have left our center. Local support groups allow you to meet others in your community who have shared your experiences. Knowing that others around you understand how you feel can make the transition back into society a lot easier.
Rehabilitation should be an enriching experience that helps you grow, reconnect with your true self, and rediscover your love of life.
At Cirque Lodge, we offer experiential therapy where you can develop your skills through exciting practical activities. You can go horse-riding, complete a high ropes course, or go mountain hiking and fly fishing.
Experiential therapy allows you to work through personal issues in a hands-on way. It helps you grow in confidence and develop a positive sense of self.
Experiential activities take place in our state-of-the-art treatment facilities and the great outdoors. The spectacular mountain scenery surrounding Cirque Lodge offers unique opportunities for personal growth and inspiration for your recovery journey.
Everyone’s experience of addiction is different. Each individual has a different story, circumstances, and needs and effective treatment must be individualized and tailored to suit you.
Individualized treatment involves identifying the causes of your addiction. At Cirque Lodge, we begin with an in-depth assessment of the nature of your addiction. We diagnose other mental health conditions, social issues, or co-occurring disorders that underlie your addiction and treat them as part of your program.
Our medical experts continually evaluate your treatment plan throughout your stay and make any necessary changes or improvements. We work hard to ensure that you are receiving the best possible treatment throughout your rehabilitation experience.
Rehabilitation is a dedication to heal addiction and to rebuild your life. It is about spiritual development and realizing your full potential.
Effective treatment offers a complete and varied program adapted to each client’s specific needs and guides them through their addiction. It lays the foundations for rejoining society and embarking on a happy and productive life, free from drugs or alcohol.
Cirque Lodge offers the highest quality of care combined with clinical excellence. You can find us high up in the Rocky Mountains of Utah, surrounded by the tranquility of nature. Our private and exclusive luxury treatment facilities provide the perfect place to heal.
Our evidence-based treatment approaches include:
At Cirque Lodge, rehabilitation is an enriching, life-changing experience like no other.
