Wilderness Programs
Parents who are struggling with their teen often find that change is difficult as long as the child remains in the home environment. Influences outside the home impact behavior, often more than the family does. Young adults struggling with substance abuse issues can also find the pressures and influences of their daily environment make it difficult to develop healthy coping skills.
Outdoor wilderness therapy is the process of removing troubled teens from their "emotional comfort zone" by asking them to live in a wilderness setting and is now recognized as one of the single most effective treatment solutions for teens struggling with substance abuse.
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Residential Programs
Residential treatment programs have a higher rate of success than outpatient treatments because the addicted teen is away from the environment that created the problem. A long period (six months to a year or so) of being chemically free while undergoing intensive therapy is especially beneficial to teens in recovery.
Licensed therapists who specialize in addiction treatment will teach teens in recovery the necessary skills to cope with cravings and to understand what "triggers" a relapse. Most teens with addictions have other underlying problems such as learning disabilities or depression that the residential treatment staff will address those issues too. Residential treatment programs typically offer an aftercare program to help parents keep their child on track after he or she leaves the sheltered environment of a residential facility.
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Lone Star Expeditions
Lone Star Expeditions is a therapeutic intervention in Texas that combines traditional therapy with a wilderness setting that specializes in helping adolescents who are experiencing personal family conflict due to substance use, low self-esteem, and negative peer relationships.
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