Executive Program

The potential for addiction feeds off the stress and emotional pressures in today’s fast-paced world. Stress and pressure affect people from all walks of life, including the corporate executive. No doubt, drug addiction hits hardest in the lower ranks of society; however, middle and upper class individuals make up a large part of the number of people who enter drug treatment within any given year, according to the U. S. National Library of Medicine.

While the perks associated with corporate success offer a certain degree of comfort and convenience, more oftentimes than not, they come with a price. Corporate executives live in a world of constant change where economic turns can quickly upend their future prospects as well as their careers in general.

This type of “on the edge” lifestyle comes with a high level of stress and pressure that can easily drive a person to seek relief through drugs and/or alcohol. Executive rehab programs specialize in addressing the unique challenges and obstacles corporate executives face in the recovery process.

Executive Drug Rehab Programs

Addiction is no respecter of persons when it comes to the devastating effects had in the addict’s life. More than anything else, addiction diminishes a person’s quality of life from the inside out, while the drug’s effects sabotage any attempts to control or stop using. High-level executives living inside this haze can easily get trapped inside a vicious cycle of stress, drugs and more stress.

Executive drug rehab programs treat all types of addiction problems, some of which include –

Executive rehab programs offer an elevated level of care, comfort, and support.

• Heroin addictions
• Prescription pain pill addictions
• Amphetamine addictions
• Cocaine addictions
• Alcoholism
• Marijuana addictions

Different programs may also specialize in treating different stages of addiction. Program types may take the form of –

• Detox centers
• Inpatient units
• Residential care
• Outpatient care
• Sober living homes

Ultimately, the severity of a person’s addiction determines which type of program will best meet his or her treatment needs. As far as program duration goes, treatment can run from a minimum of one month to one year depending on a person’s individual treatment needs.

When to Consider Executive Rehab Treatment

Frequent drug and alcohol use has a way of creeping up on a person, with intake amounts increasing gradually over time. The brain easily accommodates larger intake amounts as brain cell functions deteriorate and give way to the effects of the drug.

What started out as a casual or social indulgence soon turns into a much anticipated reprieve from the day’s pressures. Before long, a person starts to depend on the drug’s (or alcohol’s) effects to function normally, which entails using at various times throughout the day.

By the time a person starts to suspect there’s a problem, the drug’s effects have overtaken his or her ability to control the habit. A corporate executive in this condition has only so long before the bottom starts to fall out of his or her world.

Warning signs of needed treatment help include –

• Problems in the marriage
• Decline in work performance
• Money problems
• Problems with the law

Ideally, the sooner a person gets help for an addiction problem the better.

Executive Program Provisions

Privacy/Confidentiality

Rumors and scandals can quickly undermine an executive’s daily efforts and overall reputation. Drug addiction, in general, carries a certain stigma that calls everything a person says and does into question.

These same issues can make it all more difficult for a corporate executive to acknowledge, let alone seek out treatment for an addiction problem. For these reasons, executive drug treatment programs abide by a strict confidentiality policy that works to protect the privacy and reputations of their clients.

Likewise, the people who enter executive drug treatment have like-minded concerns regarding privacy and confidentiality. In turn, program residents harbor a mutual respect for one another’s recovery process, making them less likely to violate each other’s privacy concerns.

Confronting Denial

Underlying issues driving addiction can stem from any number of areas within a person’s life. Once drugs become a means for coping with difficult issues, the consequences of addiction can take the most dire of forms when left untreated. According to the University of Oregon, the number of drug-induced deaths has doubled over the past decade reaching an average of 44,000 deaths per year.

While corporate executives may be used to wielding a considerable degree of power and control, an attitude of denial can quickly become one’s undoing when addiction’s at work. Executive treatment programs implement a wide range of interventions that work to help a person work through the issues that drive drug-using behaviors.

Personalized Treatment Approach

While traditional-type drug treatment programs do provide quality care, more oftentimes than not, funding limitations prevent these programs from offering more than the baseline standards for addiction treatment. While effective, this “one-size-fits all” approach may not be of benefit to people facing unique challenges in recovery.

Executive drug treatment programs use a personalized treatment approach in terms of addressing each person’s individual treatment needs. In addition to the standard and proven methods used in addiction treatment, executive programs also implement holistic-type interventions designed to strengthen the spiritual aspects of “self” rather treating the body and mind only.

Holistic-type interventions may take the form of –

• Energy balancing
• Yoga
• Meditation practice
• Nature walks
• Equine therapy

Lifestyle Provisions

Entering drug treatment can be a jarring experience for anyone who’s abused drugs on a consistent basis. Ultimately, the decision to stop using drugs means eliminating a main source of joy and relaxation from a person’s life. The last thing someone new to recovery needs is to have to sacrifice familiar “creature comforts” while taking this crucial step towards a better life.

For these reasons, executive drug treatment programs make it a point to offer the types of luxurious accommodations their clientele have come to expect in daily living. These accommodations may take the form of –

• Gourmet dining
• High-end technology
• Scenic treatment settings
• Spa treatments

Peer Supports

Group work makes up a big part of the treatment recovery process. Residents within a treatment program learn and grow together as they take the necessary steps towards building drug-free lives.

As executive programs tend to attract people from similar walks of life, people who enter executive programs likely share many of the same life experiences. These similarities only work to enhance the therapeutic benefits that come with group work, as trust, understanding and compassion are all essential elements within the recovery process.