About Religious Drug Rehab Centers

Religious drug rehab centers provide both inpatient and outpatient treatment for drug addicts. Religious treatment programs generally include all the typical components of a drug treatment program, like individual, group and family counseling. However, they also offer a spiritual treatment component.

Twelve Step Programs

• Twelve step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous are frequently used in drug treatment centers. These programs are spiritually-based, with a focus on a "Higher Power" which may be interpreted as God.

Christian Programs

• Most religious drug rehab centers focus on Christian principals. They include things like Bible studies, church services and pastoral counseling in their treatment programs.

Buddhist Programs

• Buddhist drug rehab centers generally include things like meditation and spiritual readings and lectures along with the typical components of treatment. Some monasteries offer very low cost treatment to addicts.

Native American Programs

• Native American treatment programs may include traditional ceremonies like sweat lodges, drumming and healing circles. Such programs are also sensitive to the cultural needs of Native American clients.

Benefits of Religious Rehab Centers

• Religious drug rehab centers support the spiritual and cultural needs of people of different religious faiths. People that are not particularly religious can still benefit from the spiritual approach to treatment, however, and from treatment modalities like meditation that reduce stress.