Barriers To Addiction Treatment

Barriers There are times when people will use any excuse possible to keep from doing something they don’t want to do. Getting help for a drug or alcohol problem is no different and stirs up multiple excuses from the addicted individual who does not want to go to treatment. A number of studies have been done on the barriers to addiction treatment and the implications these barriers have on individuals’ lives and families. When an individual is making excuses over and over and not getting the help that he or she needs, it is time to take action and seek treatment. One of the biggest concerns keeping individuals out of addiction treatment is the stigma they think they will face when they admit they have an addiction. This fear is often …show more content…
Some individuals use the length of time it would take to stay at an inpatient treatment center as an excuse to not even enter treatment. These people might feel like they cannot get away because of family, work, or other commitments, and so they continue on in their addiction for months or years. It is true that recovery can take time, and to do it right, the individual must be dedicated to the program without wanting to hurry back to their life. But in the long run, taking a break away from life for a short time to recover and get healthy will lead to many more benefits than leading a dysfunctional, semi productive life with an addiction. Others may not believe they have a problem, or they might not be ready to admit that they can’t handle it on their own. When people live in denial, they allow the addiction to continue to take hold of their life, and they slowly lose all control to their substance. Finding the right treatment facility and going through the admissions process can seem to be time consuming, overwhelming, and confusing. A person who needs treatment must find the program that will meet their needs and that will accept their form of payment. This is indeed a legitimate barrier to treatment, but thankfully it …show more content…
Few landmarks may be apparent along the way; for many families, the phases of family therapy are neither discrete nor well defined. This uncertain journey is made less predictable because multiple people are involved. For example, in an adolescent program, a child in treatment might have a parent with alcoholism. As the parent’s substance abuse issues begin to surface, the child is withdrawn from treatment. This is why children need to participate in a group of their own. In a family therapy program, the child’s and the parent’s substance abuse problems would be addressed