How to find a drug rehab center in Michigan

Drug addiction can affect people of different backgrounds. They can become addicted to different types of recreational and prescription drugs; this often starts when they use drugs a few times in social settings. Drug addiction often affects a person's mental and physical health, job and relationships with friends and family members, especially when it occurs over a long period of time. Many individuals go to drug-addiction treatment centers to get help for drug abuse. Rehab treatment centers, which are found throughout the country, provide assistance with the physical, emotional and mental issues related to getting clean.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet
• Telephone book
• Brochures or pamphlets

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Instructions

Choosing a Drug Rehab Center

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  Use the Internet to find drug treatment centers that are close to your current location. Try to find one within your region, looking for one in central, southern or northern Michigan, depending on where you live. Many facilities in Michigan are located in larger cities, such as Saginaw or Detroit. If you cannot find the type of drug addiction center for which you are looking in your region, consider searching for drug-abuse treatment centers in other parts of the state. While researching drug rehab centers, think about whether you are looking for a residential treatment program, a type of program where recovering addicts live in the facility, or an outpatient program. Also consider factors such as the facility's costs, inpatient drug-rehab programs, goals and treatment methods, staff size, success rates, certifications and accreditations and family programs, when looking into drug treatment centers.

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  Look through your local phone book for drug treatment centers, if you want to find more rehab facilities. Although the Internet often gives a more updated and comprehensive list of rehab facilities, you can sometimes discover other drug rehab centers in your Michigan region by searching the phone book. Conducting a phone book search could alert you to a drug-rehab program located within a hospital or another type of medical facility, as many drug treatment centers in Michigan are found in hospitals.

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  Ask someone at a local support group or drug-abuse organization in your Michigan town, city or county if they know of a local or regional rehab treatment center. People in support groups or drug-abuse organizations likely will be able to give you in-depth information about different addiction rehab centers in your area. They may even have brochures or pamphlets on rehab centers as well as on drug addiction and abuse. Talking to someone in a support group could also help you to know what to expect in a drug-rehab center.

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  Go to local rehab facilities in Michigan to see them and compare them, so that you can get a sense of what would be the best drug treatment center for you. Try to get a tour of different facilities and meet staff members to assess whether you would be comfortable in the centers. Ask staff members questions about the centers, about topics such as the types of therapy sessions and daily schedules they have.