Today, many of the drug programs are set up for a 28 day treatment, this originally was because the insurance companies would only pay for up to 30 days. Unfortunately this didn’t allow for a full recovery and many had relapses and ended up having to go through the treatment again. non 12 step rehab programs are commonly set up for eight weeks or ninety days. Some who have had the addiction for a long time may need up to six months in the program.

They say it takes around three weeks to establish a new habit, so as they get to the core reason of the addiction they are given new tools to replace it with a good habit. The behavior can be changed and non 12 step rehabs counsel individually to give you healthy ways to restructure your life. They learn that thoughts control actions so recognizing destructive thoughts is the beginning of making changes.