12 Jul Another Celebrity in Rehab
Celebrities going to rehab has become a punchline for late night comedians. Unfortunately, that undermines a serious issue and doesn’t give credit to people who actually do, bravely, assess their lives and make a decision to get help and change.
Recently, headlines across Scotland and the UK have trumpeted “Kyle Falconer in rehab!” People assume they know the story already. But here’s a man, a young man, who made it big in a business that rewards bad behavior, or at best turns a blind eye to it. Kyle, unlike many others, recognized he had a problem and wanted to change – for himself, and for the woman he wanted to marry. That should be applauded. In contemporary language, that’s called manning up.
Kyle Falconer’s Addiction
Anyone who is familiar with Kyle Falconer is already aware of his party hearty mentality. For him, as with many rockers, there comes a time when, without knowing it, they’ve crossed over the recreational use of alcohol and drugs and, without realizing, have become addicts. Kyle realized that he does have an addiction, the party had gone on too long. Kyle said that going to rehab “is his last chance” at changing his life for the better and for good.
His Best Last Chance
Kyle chose to come to Lanna Rehab, and for good reasons. In fact, great reasons anyone should chose to come to Lanna Rehab. First, since we’re in Chiang Mai, Thailand, he won’t be bothered by the press or adoring fans like he would in Scotland. In fact, if he hadn’t been so public about going to rehab, he could have come in total privacy, no one would have known he was in treatment.
Second, being here, instead of there, means he is completely removed from the typical temptations that cross his path daily, preventing him from relapsing. He will have plenty of chance to get into his treatment, get healthy again, attend to the psychological issues attached to his addiction, and get good and stable before returning.
A third reason is our clinical team and treatment program. We build a program around what the client needs, in his, or her, particular situation. There are many variables that are taken into consideration in order to structure a treatment program for someone. We ask a lot of questions before we start to map out a course of treatment. This isn’t unique to Kyle. Everyone gets treated this way here at Lanna.
A fourth reason would certainly be the place itself. Lanna Rehab is an oasis of true luxury, equal to many four-star hotels. The cuisine is fantastic, the beds comfortable, there’s plenty to do here, but the responsibility is to focus on getting better, on learning why you’ve become an addict and how to deal with it so that you don’t revert to that behavior again.
We definitely get our share of celebrities here at Lanna. Many of them have been in other treatment centers previously. Here, it’s a little different, They do a little better. We only wish more of them recognized earlier, as Kyle did, that they need help and reached out to get it. Certainly, if you have a problem, instead of being your last chance, make Lanna Rehab your first choice.
“Being at Lanna has given me the opportunity to prepare for what my future has to offer me
and the means with which to look forward to it with genuine enthusiasm.”
-Kyle Falconer
