Gender-Specific Treatment

At Chapter 5, we provide comprehensive gender-specific treatment for men in Prescott, Arizona. Our recovery programs are designed to help men overcome addiction and reclaim their lives. We understand that each individual’s journey to recovery is unique, which is why we offer personalized treatment plans tailored to meet the specific needs of our clients.

As with most things, substance use disorders can affect men and women differently. Recognizing the need for gender-specific treatment, addiction treatment centers in Arizona offer gender rehab programs that treat the medical and emotional needs of either gender. In doing so, our program provides a supportive environment for men to address their addiction and work toward recovery.

What Role Does Gender Play In Addiction?

The stark contrast of male and female roles in society shapes the way men and women abuse substances. In fact, gender impacts an individual’s addiction at every level, starting with first-use and continuing into the long-term effects. As a result, substance abuse presents differently between the two genders— women tend to initiate drug and alcohol use later on in life than men but develop a dependence at a much faster rate. Additionally, the factors that influence the first use of a substance differ in men and women. For women, reports of initiation commonly occurred within a sexual or interpersonal relationship. Alternatively, men report self-experimentation or peer-influence as the influencing factor behind their initial use.

The differences in gender extend into the health consequences of substance use. For instance, gender has shown to affect the effects of long-term binge drinking, including morbidity, mortality, and suicidality. Similarly, studies have identified gender-related trends in the development of cancer, cardiovascular disorders, liver disorders, and brain and neurocognitive implications as a result of alcohol use disorder and binge drinking.

What Is Gender-Specific Treatment?

Gender-specific treatment is treatment that provides separate care for either gender during drug and alcohol rehab. For instance, a men’s rehab program tailors treatment to the recovery process of men and includes group therapy with other men, discussions that pertain to the male gender, and male-only residential housing for the duration of treatment.

Male-only treatment programs are an alternative option to co-ed addiction treatment programs (that include both men and women). However, unlike co-ed programs, gender-specific treatment focuses on topics that relate specifically to the experiences found in either gender. Our men-only rehab programs offer an empathetic and supportive environment to discuss the unique factors that contribute to substance use for the male gender.

Why Choose A Gender-Specific Treatment Program?

In short, a gender-specific treatment program removes the distractions that may occur in co-ed programs. For example, it prevents the formation of unhealthy relationships that occur when guests of the opposite gender cohabitate in inpatient. This period of separation also helps guests feel safe and comfortable, especially when opening up about sensitive topics. In addition, men’s and women’s programs can assist guest’s in building genuine connections with other guest’s in a relaxed environment. Likewise, men-only and women-only groups can identify and relate to common trends found within gender-specific experiences.

Benefits of gender-specific drug and alcohol treatment programs:

Minimizes gender-related distractions
Open discussions on gender-specific struggles
Protects against codependent relationships
Eliminates the possibility of male emotional dependency / female emotional dependency with peers during treatment

While in therapy at a gender-specific treatment center, the groups operate without the distraction of the opposite sex. As a result, our programs minimize the threat of guests developing co-dependent relationships during inpatient treatment. The separate groups also remove the ability to form male or female emotional dependency in female-male relationships.

During male-only and female-only groups, therapists facilitate conversations that organically guide groups through hard-to-broach topics. In gender-specific therapy, guests discuss relationships and the consequences of drinking and drug abuse. These topics include impaired driving, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence.

Our Gender-Specific Treatment Programs

Royal Life Centers at Chapter 5 is our men-only inpatient treatment facility in Prescott, Arizona. For this reason, male guests entering our inpatient programs live at the male-only location, Chapter 5. We find it beneficial to pay close attention to the role gender plays in addiction. In doing so, our methodized care incorporates the cultural, demographic, and historical contexts that influence either gender.

At Royal Life Centers at Chapter 5 our team is able to narrow our medical and therapeutic methods and techniques to treat the male-specific factors that contribute to substance abuse. In these groups, we apply research-based education for addiction, discussing the implications gender has on the prevalence, predictors, and consequences of drug and alcohol abuse. For instance, in male group sessions, we discuss topics such as hypermasculinity and toxic masculinity and their role in male’s with alcohol and drug addiction.

Join Our Men's Rehab In Arizona

Royal Life Centers at Chapter 5 invests in understanding how gender norms shape the lives of men and women suffering with substance abuse. We include gender and power analysis across our programs to ensure we provide context-informed treatment strategies to address the gender-related conflicts that contribute to addiction.

If you’re ready to make that change, or someone you know needs help, please reach out to us today. Our admissions team is always available to answer any questions you may have, 24/7. Call us now at 888-534-9140.

Gender-Specific Treatment

What Role Does Gender Play In Addiction?

What Is Gender-Specific Treatment?

Why Choose A Gender-Specific Treatment Program?

Our Gender-Specific Treatment Programs

Join Our Men's Rehab In Arizona

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