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Alcohol and Drug Rehab: Triggers, Cravings, Relapse and Recovery
It has taken some time but, researchers have come to the conclusion that drug addiction and alcoholism are diseases and like other diseases, are chronic and those afflicted are subject to relapse. From a medical perspective, addiction can be compared to diabetes in that it will require long term treatment, lifestyle changes, medication at times and if not monitored, relapse will occur.
Experts with The National Institute of Drug Abuse feel it is not reasonable to expect a recovering addict or alcoholic to maintain lifelong abstinence with just one treatment or rehab experience. Furthermore, Dr. George Koob, a professor with the Scripps Research Institute agrees. His research has shown that approximately 80 percent of the addicts and alcoholics who experience detox return to drug or alcohol use within a year.
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Men’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse – 12 Step Treatment is the Only Solution
Seeking professional treatment for drug and alcohol abuse is the only proven solution for men suffering from the hideous disease of addiction. Secondary issues, such as engaging in crime to feed their addictions, as well as other medical and psychological issues, further compound the needs of these men and their suffering.
For many years the social response to the criminal activity of these addicted men was jail and prison sentences, and while commitment to the local county jail or state prisons system for those convicted of serious violent crimes is most appropriate, statistics show that the majority of those convicted were non violent and directly drug and alcohol related. As the number of men convicted and sentenced to jail and prisons steadily increased to astronomical levels, State and Federal authorities were faced with serious overcrowding of their penitentiaries and jails.
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