Did you know that there are a wide variety of people who fly all the way from Europe, America and even Asia just to come to rehab centres in South Africa? This is not only because of the excellent quality of medical care they get, but also because treatment in South Africa is so affordable. No matter where you go to heal though, drug rehab is a difficult process. It involves a lot of hard work on the part of the addict, from dealing with emotional issues to physical work that allows you to take your mind off the addiction. However, with the full commitment of the addict, rehab really can work. It does not matter whether you are from America or from the UK, if you do not put the work into healing your mind and body, you won’t heal.

These overseas visitors often choose rehabs that are popular and well known because they assume that they will spend their days getting massages and drinking cocktails. This is not the case at all, and an accredited rehab will ensure that those who think they are there to take a vacation are hit hard with reality. The reality is that rehab involves taking yourself out of normal society so that you can change your way of thinking, your mental model if you will.

This mental model is something that is ingrained in us and no matter where you come from, you have certain influences in your life that have made you the person you are. In some cases, drugs help you maintain those mental models and rather than dealing with the issues that cause you to stray from those models, you take drugs to cover up those issues. Needless to say that in the long run, this does nothing but keep hiding the problem that grows and grows.

Remember that no matter where you go to rehab, or what your perceptions of it may be, you are there to heal and this means active participation from you. Without that, you will be stuck in the same cycle of self-destruction.

For more information about South Africa Drug Rehab contact Relapse Prevention.