How are faith-based rehabs different?

The understanding central to the practice of faith-based rehab is that people abuse drugs or alcohol as a way to compensate for shortcomings in their spiritual life. When God is missing in your life, you turn to substance abuse as a way to fill the void. Repairing your relationship with God can correct imbalances in your spiritual life, and help you escape addiction.

Certainly, you cannot end addiction simply by turning to spirituality. Addiction is a brain disorder, and can only be properly addressed through the use of medications and therapeutic intervention that is scientifically proven. Making God a part of your recovery process, however, can address the root of the problem — the reason you turned to substance abuse in the first place.

Once you use science-based treatment principles to break free, the spiritual practices and teachings of faith-based rehab can help you stay sober in the long term.

In faith-based rehab, patients congregate in prayer groups, and receive spiritual counseling by expert spiritual guides, to allow for positive outcomes. When you attend Christian rehab with other patients, the shared journey can bring you closer to your fellow patients who share your beliefs. Going through this difficult experience with others of similar faith can help you form strong relationships that carry you through the process and beyond.

Faith-based rehab programs feature Bible study hours where you gather with other members of your faith and learn and experience what the Bible teaches about substance abuse. Such learning sessions can help enhance your understanding of religion, and internalize how addictive behavior goes against the principles of spiritual faith. You rediscover your faith, repair any damage that you may have done to your relationship with God, and improve your chances of long-term sobriety.

In faith-based rehab, you receive all the best of evidence-based addiction treatment that medical science has to offer, the medically assisted detox, the cognitive-behavioral therapy, the group therapy, relapse prevention and so on, but push your recovery forward with the added power of your faith. It can be an effective treatment model for those who hold deep faith.

Faith-based rehab tends to work best when you choose a rehab program that is designed to cater to your specific beliefs. The more closely a program comes to helping you through the belief system that you feel closest to, the more effective the program is likely to be. It’s a good idea to speak to the rehab before you sign up, to determine that your faith and denomination are catered to, and the specific methods of worship or connecting to God that you are comfortable with, are recognized. For instance, if you would rather pray alone, rather than pray as part of a group, you should ask the rehab about whether they are able to help you.

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