If you have hit bottom, don’t hesitate,  don’t think twice, seek help now!  Therapists always emphasize the importance for an addict to actually hit bottom and realize on their own that it is time to get help before any further damage is done.

The World Health Organization defines substance abuse as the harmful and hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs, which can lead to dependence syndrome, in other words, becoming an addict, a person that has difficulties controlling the use of this substance (s) despite harmful consequences. The harmful use of alcohol results in 3.3 million deaths each year, while at least 15.3 million people have drug use problems.

This definition and statistics, as scary as they sound, fail to accurately describe the many consequences of substance abuse for the person that suffers the addiction, his/her family and friends, and public health.

Rehab or drug treatment centers are facilities created with the objective of providing a safe environment for patients dealing with substance abuse, and also offer comprehensive programs to help patients understand what they are going through and figure out a way to take control of their life once again.

Costa Rica offers great conditions and excellent drug treatment centers for those that are ready to seek treatment, so whether you are in Costa Rica or in another country, this may be the place to start putting your life back together,  here are five reasons to choose a drug treatment center in Costa Rica:

• Wellness Destination: Costa Rica is known as one of the happiest countries in the world, the combination of great weather, friendly locals and lush nature, provide the perfect environment for those that need to connect with themselves and find their path.
• Medical Tourism Destination: North Americans and Europeans take to Costa Rica to get medical attention because it offers the ideal balance of high quality and reasonable prices. Drug treatment centers are part of this offer.
• Professional Care: Drug treatment centers in Costa Rica must be certified by the Costa Rican Institute of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (IAFA for its Spanish name) and must have the license to operate of the Ministry of Health.
• Language: If you are concerned about language barriers, you shouldn’t be, there are alternatives in the market that focus on foreign patient care, their staff is entirely bilingual; an advantage to this is also that patients have a support network that understands and can relate to their reality, 12-step programs in English are also available in different areas of the country.
• Price: In Costa Rica you can have access to a drug treatment center for a portion of the price it would have in the United States; as an example the cost for the first month of a full, comprehensive residential treatment in Costa Rica is as low as $3,950.00.

Treatment Centres like Costa Rica Recovery have been in operation and helping patients with various addictions for over 12 years. CRR has the best trained staff in the country and have a proven success rate.  Other Clinics might look “good” on the outside but have very little time operating in the country, no long term proven success rate, don’t have the amount of full time staff that their websites shows and have absentee owners who have no experience running a successful treatment clinic. Who will you trust with your loved ones ?