Topic: maintaining sobriety

Ralph nailed it. He’s right- what’s in the past and what’s in our future is nothing compared to what is ultimately inside us.

We have to ensure the safety and security of those who reside there. It’s not the sort of business that naturally self-regulates. That’s what government is for.

I felt detached from life and the people around me. I felt like a failure, but I had no other choice but to get back on my feet and try again.

An important step that programs often skip: the collection of baseline data. Improvements are often incremental, and if you don’t know exactly where you started, it’s easy to miss them.

In his review of long-term outcome studies involving both alcohol and heroin users, Vaillant noted the inspirational aspects of such participation.

But given the experience in other fields of healthcare, a return to the old lifestyle, however destructive, may be little more than human nature.

Rehab isn’t intended to effect a cure for someone’s addiction. We don’t have a cure for anybody’s addiction.

In other words, they may also be engaged in professional treatment, attending live support groups, seeking medical or mental health care, or some combination of the above.

Many arrive in addiction treatment with clear symptoms of pathological gambling that often go unrecognized.