Due to the level of staff and professional involvement, the medical treatments and pharmaceutical therapies as well as the costs of housing, feeding and supporting a population over a month or more, the price of a month at rehab is rarely cheap.

Prices range from a few thousand dollars a month for a basic treatment center to $10 000 - $20 000 per month for a private and comfortable facility, and the costs can continue upwards from there as the luxuriousness of the facility and programs offered increases.

When determining the cost of a drug rehab, you need to evaluate three things:

Firstly, are the costs of the drug rehab as stated inclusive of all treatments, accommodations and medical expenses, and are there any optional add-ons that may increase the bill at the end of the month?
Secondly, what percentage of the care as offered is covered under private insurance packages?
Thirdly, can my family and I afford this level of care…or conversely, can we afford not to pay for this level of care?

The professional staff involvement at any comprehensive and quality rehab facility disallows bargain treatment, and you need to be prepared to spend a significant amount of money to get a quality and effective treatment program. Ideally, a larger proportion of the costs are offset by your insurance provider, but even if the total costs of the program need to be met by the individual, the necessity of recovery demands that the costs of a program not discourage families from needed care.

Drug and even alcohol abuse is very expensive, and many families endure financial ruin through the insatiable needs for money of a using and abusing addict. Additionally, when the increased health care and decreased work productivity costs are factored into the equation, even a more expensive and luxurious private facility becomes cost effective over the long and even not so long term.

There is never any guarantee that a residential rehab facility will teach success and ensure sobriety, but when an addiction has progressed to the point where a residential program is considered, the only acceptable outcome can be success.

When evaluating a residential rehab, look at more than the bottom line, and a program should never be selected on price alone. The price as offered may or may not reflect quality of care and service, and you need to evaluate the credentials of the facility, the standards of the accommodation, the treatment intensity with professionals as offered, and the success rate of the facility. The price also needs to be factored into the decision, but by choosing a rehab on price alone you may not be getting your money's worth.

Residential rehab is an investment in the future

Rehab is an expensive necessity, and hopefully a month of intensive therapy and recovery will be enough to impart the needed skills towards long term sobriety. Price is always a consideration, and paying for luxury you cannot reasonably afford is neither sensible nor cost effective. Pay for the best experience you can reasonably manage.

To reduce the total costs of the experience look for a facility that allows for the highest proportion of insurance coverage, that seems to offer good value for the price stated, that works with people in real financial need to either reduce the overall costs of the stay or to arrange a long term and acceptable payment plan, and additionally look for any governmental grants to treatment that you may be eligible to benefit from.

Rehab is an investment in the future, and like any investment, you will have to pay; but the returns of rehab can be great, and with success, the ultimate financial benefits are sure to greatly exceed any costs of a month's stay at a residential facility.