Before we even get started - a fundamentally important issue for you to understand - is that the process of recovery from addiction to alcohol or drugs, should be thought of as something totally different to the actual treatment of alcoholism or drug addiction.
The treatment of alcoholism and drug addiction usually involves, the typically, three to six week period you spend at a professional treatment center like rehab - where you'll receive ongoing treatment, counselling and spend time detoxing, so that by the time you leave you'll have some clean time under your belt and be equipped to begin a new (hopefully) drug or alcohol free life for yourself.
Recovery then - is what follows going to rehab and receiving treatment. It's pretty much then about what you do for the rest of your life to maintain your sobriety by staying off the drugs or alcohol. I think many that go into treatment don't get this at first and that's why relapse rates can be high - because they see treatment as the end of the road for them, when in fact it's really only the beginning.
So alcohol addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery is essentially all about the things you do on a consistent basis - to make sure you stay clean and maintain your sobriety.
It's the spiritual program you follow and/or NA/AA meetings you regularly attend, dealing with your 'baggage' so that it doesn't become an excuse again to drink or use drugs, making the right kind of friends and staying away at all costs from old drinking and using buddies, having a mentor you can call when you're having a bad day ...
The bottom line then - is that recovery is all about the new powerful and uplifting habits you form - that will mean soon enough your destructive 'addict self' will fade into insignificance - because a far more resourceful and powerful you has taken over.
So the treatment of any addiction should be seen as the stepping stone and preparation for a life of recovery. It's the beginning - rather than the end of the road. Now I know there are people that leave a life of addiction behind them without going the treatment/rehab route - but they've also done it by making significant changes in most areas of their lives and working at it consistently.
So when trying to understand alcohol addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery - remember its something you do and work at for the rest of your life. It can be hard at the beginning, but with time does become much easier - and soon your life will be unrecognisable from the nightmare it was.
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Lots more Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery information can be found at Carl-Peter's website Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Help, where you can also claim his FREE Book on How to Overcome Alcoholism and Drug Addiction
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