Addiction Recovery Information
Addiction is the process where by an individual feels, both psychologically and physically that he must have a continual use of the alcohol or other drug, and/or behavior to feel normal. The compulsive desire to continue taking a "poison" into one's body in spite of overwhelming evidence that one should not do so. Someone in addiction is living in constant conflict, knowing that using the substance will only bring temporary relief, but not using is more than the addict can confront.
Recovery is a term that is used in the addiction field to represent a state where a person is in control of his life and able to make rational choices regarding the use of drugs or having the ability to abstain from using. Many believe that addiction is a disease that is chronic and life-long as well as a progressive disease, meaning that the disease continues to worsen in time whether using drugs or not.
There are treatment programs that "cure" this disease, or stated differently, restore a person's ability to take control of his life and make choices based on rational and analytical thinking, free of succumbing to compulsive, destructive urges. These programs have a higher success rate than those that subscribe to the idea that you must continue to have outside support in order to stay a step ahead of a relapse.
The term addiction recovery specifically refers to the idea that once one is addicted, they will always have the addiction and that recovery is a continual process. This is the philosophy of the 12-step based programs, which are the most common approach to drug treatment in America. Most of the residential, or sometimes referred to as inpatient addiction recovery programs require 30 days of in-house treatment followed by a requirement of attending 90 support group meetings in the 90 days following treatment. The successful outcome from these types of programs is approximately 20%. In other words, one out of every ten persons entering these programs will be free of addiction.
However, biophysical programs have, by the latest outcome data, considerably greater success and, it is important to realize that this measure of success denotes that the person is free of addiction and not needing to attend support group meeting to stay clean and/or sober. Naturally, the quality of life and the ability to be self-determined is much better when one has the knowledge that they have conquered a problem instead of just keeping it at bay. This is much more conducive for long-term addiction recovery.
These biophysical programs usually require about least three months of residential care, but do not subscribe to a specific timeline, but individualize treatment to meet the individual needs of the clients. Rehabilitating the focus of control back to the individual and making them responsible for their lives has many other positive consequences other than staying off of alcohol or other drugs. Most people begin drug use, in a greater or lesser degree, because of peer pressure or some other problem, which is a signs that one is using other's opinions and attitudes to shape his decisions. To reverse this process and rehabilitate one's individual strengths increases self-esteem and gives the addict the ability to handle all aspects of their lives.
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