Meth Treatment in a Tropical Location

Sadly, meth addiction continues to be a global problem that just isn’t going away any time soon. This is such a destructive drug it deteriorates the body and mind at a rapid rate. People using, or abusing meth, regularly age at an alarming rate. And meth addiction treatment is often challenging due to the extreme addictiveness of the drug.

One of the biggest problems with treating meth addiction is the relapse rate. This drug clutches onto the addict unlike anything else. The worst thing is they are still chasing the euphoria they had the first time they used it, but they will never experience that again. Now, they’re only dealing with severe cravings and those cravings cause relapse after relapse. This drug is a true killer.

Crystal meth treatment takes time, that’s really the paramount issue. While this is the one drug you actually can become an addict with on the first use, most people use for years before finally seeking help. And the help they now need isn’t just treatment for the addiction, there are a lot of attending medical issues because of the damage done by the drug.

Meth addicts constantly go AMA from treatment centers – which is to say they leave Against Medical Advice. They check themselves out or just plain walk out the front door.

This is why it is a huge advantage to have the meth addict go to treatment somewhere where just walking out isn’t so easy. You need a meth addiction treatment center with an effective program but in a place that is not just appealing, but also more difficult to leave. Most people leave treatment on a whim, in a moment of craving, before anything can be done to solve the problem. At Lanna, leaving takes more thought and more time. So, usually we can get past the craving with the client and continue the treatment. There are answers to these cravings, either with some medicinal help or simply working through relaxation techniques and mindfulness training that we do with all our clients. These are the techniques that will keep them from relapsing once they return home, too. It takes time, it takes practice. But if they can stay, and get some time under their belts, suddenly that sobriety becomes very important to them and they don’t want to lose it. Another reason our location helps.

But, it certainly doesn’t hurt that our meth rehab program takes place in a luxurious spa like center, or that our chef prepares cuisine that is not only delicious but helps facilitate the healing the body needs after months or years of drug abuse. It doesn’t hurt that here in Chiang Mai you have a place with such a spiritual foundation that it helps recovering addicts to really look inside, reconnect with the universe on some level and want to restructure their lives to have meaning and purpose. It also doesn’t hurt that there are incredible once-in-a-lifetime adventures to have here, riding elephants, zip lining through a tropical paradise, enjoying some of the most amazing white water rafting, astonishing golf courses and fishing, cave tours, temple tours and more.

We also offer a complimentary week every year at Lanna Rehab for clients that complete treatment as a “tune up” and to continue your personal journey and contribute something back to the group to show them how you turned your life around – and we highly recommend people take advantage of this complimentary week at Lanna.

If you have a loved one who needs treatment for meth addiction, give them every possible advantage at success. Call us.