Giving drug rehab courses on line is another form of very low cost or perhaps even free drug rehab. On line courses about drug and alcohol addiction have several large advantages. One is the protection of one's identity. Even with all the movie stars and rock stars entering drug rehab, there still is a stigma relating to addiction. On line drug rehab courses also have the advantage of being extremely convenient to a person's schedule. Late at night during some of the toughest hours someone with addiction may be facing, the internet and an on line course would always be there. On line rehab courses also have the huge advantage of allowing someone to change and learn the skills to move past addiction at their own speed.
The main problem in many groups about drug rehab is that clients constantly say, "look the other's here really need help, but my situation is unique…… " On line drug rehab courses would allow the person just to concentrate on their drug related behaviors, not the issues of those around them. On line drug rehab courses might allow a person to be more honest more quickly. If you are anwered question posed on a website that no other human being will see, what in the world would be the advantage of lying or coloring behavior.
Cost is another major advantage of on line drug rehab courses. There is no travel involved in the internet. There are no housing costs involved in on line drug rehab. Once a course is written, it can be viewed by an unlimited number clients, so at that point becomes extemely cost effective and at some point could almost be given away for free.
On line drug rehab courses could also be a post treatment modality for clients after they have left a drug rehab center. Keeping the important principles in focus is a key to sobriety. One of the most cost effective ways to accomplish this would be through on line refresher courses for drug rehab.
While still in it's infancy, on line drug rehab will most surely grow and develop in the future. Hopefull the sooner the better.
