There is a
television
program on A&E
called
Intervention. I
have recently
seen this
program about a
man named
Trent. Trent
struggled with
drug addiction
for his whole
life. Now in
his late
thirties he was
addicted to
heroin. He had
been through
detox and rehab
thirteen times
through out his
life! Can you
imagine all of
the money that
he and his
family spent on
treatments that
never worked?
The emotional
wound is what
causes the
person to abuse,
it only makes
sense that until
that wound is
healed, the
problem will
return, or
different
problems will
arise.
A solution to
the real
problem:
There are
already
Christian
Rehabilitation
Programs with
incredibly high
success rates.
But they are so
few and far
between. They
are successful
because they
provide so much
more than
medical
assistance. We
need to meet
hurting people
where they live,
and lead them
out of darkness
into God’s
light. Here are
five basic parts
to a proposed
treatment for
Christian Rehab
Centers.
Detox.
Since the
substances are
chemically a
part of the
person’s system,
a period of
medical detox is
required.
Depending on the
substance that
they are
abusing, this
can be a very
physically
taxing process.
This will
require staff
with medical
certification in
these areas and
a facility with
the requirements
for proper
detoxification.
Discovery.
Studies have
shown that many
people who abuse
drugs have had
things in their
past like,
abandonment by a
parent,
substance
abusing parents,
sexual abuse,
physical or
verbal abuse,
neglect, and
rejection.
Things that were
so painful or
shameful to them
that they had to
escape the
thought of them
with a
substance.
Since the root
cause of the
escape into
substance abuse
is an emotional
wound, the only
way to overcome
this is to
discover what
those wounds are
for each
individual.
Each patient
would be asked
if they were
serious about
overcoming drug
abuse forever.
Only those who
feel that they
truly desire to
overcome this
would be taken
to the next
level. This
segment would be
handled with
Christian
counselors,
preferably
Christians who
have been
through drug
addiction
themselves.
This process is
a delicate one,
and will require
a lot of
patience,
gentleness,
kindness and
love. It is
about earning
their trust and
the right to
speak into their
lives through
genuine love.
This is not
about teaching,
or training or
demanding. –it’s
about providing
a safe
environment
where they are
wholly accepted
and
unconditionally
loved. Personal
and one-on-one
conversations
can help the
patient to
discover and
identify the
things that
cause them
pain. The
patient will
have the
understanding
that these
issues are what
is keeping them
in the cycle of
drug abuse, and
I think that if
they are truly
desirous to be
free, they will
understand that
they will have
to explore these
things in a safe
environment.
There needs to
be constant
prayer over
these people.
Specific prayer
about their
specific wound.
There should be
prayer with the
patient and
private prayer
between the
staff.
Healing-
Once you see
the wound,
healing is the
next step. As
prayer
continues, words
of knowledge,
scriptures, and
direction will
come forth about
what this
individual
needs.
Prescriptions
will be given.
Prescriptions
for scripture!
These
scriptures,
words, and
encouragement
from staff will
be outlined and
given to the
patient.
Bibles,
concordances,
and books on the
topics of their
wounds will be
given to them.
They will remain
in the facility
as they begin
their healing
process.
Throughout this
process, they
will be
introduced to a
Christian
volunteer
