Getting someone to face the concept of inpatient drug rehabilitation to handle an addiction problem is hard enough; much less consider a long term rehab program. The stigma surrounding addiction treatment and the dogmatic methods used bring about the belief there is no real reason to consider anything but a short term treatment option. The fact is, the only reason a short term 30 day drug rehab program exists is that’s all the insurance companies want to pay for.
Most insurance policies do not cover inpatient drug rehab programs longer than 21 or 30 days, and they most certainly do not cover any kind of sober living or continued aftercare for the most part. When it comes to long term drug rehabs that can actually progressively work towards a continued improvement in the addicts outlook and disposition, there are only a few options. » Read more: Inpatient Drug Rehabilitation – Short Term Vs Long Term Drug Rehab