Why Addiction Treatment at a 'Women Only' Facility?
Most people who have researched addiction treatment centers are aware that there is a positive correlation between time spent in a treatment program and the individual's likelihood of achieving long-term sobriety. That is why we recommend that women who complete their primary care at The Rose take moderate "steps down" in the level of care they receive, and matriculate through one the other programs available to women here in Southern California. These other programs, which are less structured but still provide plenty of support and supervision, are outlined in our page about the recommended chemical dependency treatment program.
Another statistic that is well-documented in the field of addiction is the positive relationship between attending a gender-specific primary care program and the likelihood of long-term successful abstinence.
Giving Our Women the Best Chance at Recovery
Here in Orange County at The Rose for women, our addiction treatment experts have created a private, structured, and highly supervised treatment facility in a beautiful home right on the beach. The women who participate in The Rose's addiction treatment program find themselves in a clean, cozy, and enjoyable resort-like environment while they receive state-of-the-art addiction treatment on a constant basis.
Being in a women's only program allows the women to work together and forge caring bonds of accountability and support. The women can focus solely on their recovery for 30, 60, or 90 days and build an excellent foundation that will help them overcome the urge to relapse when they graduate to less supervised care in one of our other treatment programs.
Women Experience Addiction and Alcoholism Differently than Men
Another reason to begin recovery at a "women's only" treatment center is that research suggests that women experience drug and alcohol addiction differently than men do. Not only do they have different biological responses and co-morbid factors, but they also have separate reasons for turning to drugs and alcohol in the first place. Given these differences, women often fare best in gender-specific recovery programs during the first 30 to 90 days of treatment.
Women have different predisposing risk factors, psychological disorders, and family and social risk factors than men that can lead to chemical dependency. Trauma caused by sexual, physical, or emotional abuse is extremely common among female alcohol and drug abusers, and can lead to depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, shame, guilt, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In fact, women are twice as likely as men to develop PTSD. Women who have experienced trauma often struggle with trust and interpersonal skills, which makes them highly sensitive to group dynamics and interactions with men. For women, addiction and trauma are often inter-related, so an effective substance abuse treatment approach has to address all of these issues at once. The Rose has expertise in the identification and treatment of women who have dual diagnosis in addition to their alcoholism or addiction.
Women Have Unique Issues and Needs
Women are more likely to have experienced physical or sexual abuse than men, and commonly present with a dual diagnosis. Women who are mothers trapped in their addiction bring a special set of frustration and problems to their treatment. The women at The Rose understand this as many of them are mothers in recovery themselves.
Women in treatment (and after treatment) are often at greater risk of relapse than men for a variety of reasons. Women also relapse for different reasons than men do. Our experience has shown that women are more likely to relapse as a result of interpersonal problems, and are also less likely to relapse when they are alone. Because women tend to obtain more social support from friends than do men, they may find themselves more often in situations in which they feel pressured into substance use due to peer interaction. Also, relapse risk is exacerbated when women are in the regular presence of a romantic partner.
The Rose Is a Place for Women to Find Serenity
For all of the above reasons, The Rose was designed as a nice, clean, and private drug rehab facility for women to build a foundation toward a lifelong program of recovery. Contact our helpful treatment center admissions team to have all of your questions answered and to begin an assessment of you or your loved one's drug or alcohol abuse. This important step will ultimately lead to the caring and effective help that you or your loved one deserve.