My friend’s consumption of alcohol has really gotten way out of hand. I already convinced her to get herself treated and fortunately, she’s already said yes. I want to be able to help by at least finding an alcohol rehab for her. How will I do this?

I feel that I need to check myself in to some type of center or retreat for a week or 2 that can help me face what I consider to be minor addictions. Nothing that would warrant a full 90-day stay in rehab. I need a place that can provide some type of psycho-therapy, and/or spiritual guidance, and help me cleanse my body of alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. I know there has to be something like this and I will continue to look, but thought maybe someone knows of somewhere that might help. I live in Houston but am willing to go anywhere within a 5-6 hour radius or so.

Drug rehabilitation programs within the state of Texas fall into one of three major categories: short or long term inpatient treatment, long term religious programs, and those that employ the 12-Step method. Each of these three methods of drug or alcohol rehab has its pros and cons and like most things, what works for one person may not work as well or at all for another.

Texas drug rehab centers that offer short-term treatment usually offer 30 days of inpatient care. Most insurance companies will cover this type of treatment up to the 30 day mark and additional days are at the patient’s expense. This results very often in release of the patient at the end of the 30 days, whether or not they’ve actually mastered the skills they need to maintain sobriety.

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