AHS Views

I’ve often wondered why the government and other entities continue to throw money at drug detox and drug rehab facilities and treatment models that are unsuccessful. I think one of the reasons may be that they actually believe ‘relapse is part of recovery.’  I don’t know who the ‘expert’ is who decided that, or how the word got spread around, but it’s certain that it didn’t come from someone who is an expert in addiction help.

It more than likely came from someone who has had a number of failures in trying to get people off drugs. Somehow, they just got to the point where they didn’t believe there was anything wrong with their treatment model, or their facility, or their skills - it’s just that ‘relapse is part of recovery.’

It’s not uncommon for someone who has failed at something to try to make others believe that the thing they’re failing at is impossible.

In fact, when it comes to drug rehab, it’s not. There are very successful drug rehab program centers around. And plenty of people actually kick the habit.

If you or someone you care about needs help getting off drugs, contact an addiction help services counselor. He can guide you to something that really works. 

How they can be a drug rehab expert and not know how to get someone to stay off You have probably heard ‘relapse is part of recovery’  being offered as the reason why some drug rehab programs are unsuccessful - they are unsuccessful, relapse is part of recovery. a reason for relapse and for the failure of drug rehab programs. Anyone who says this really doesn’t know what it takes to make drug rehab successful. What else are they going to say? They don’t know What does that mea 

“You have to want to stop, and you have to stop believing drugs are the answer to your pain,” Dale Gordon, a recovery addict and director of treatment for the Yukon territory’s Alcohol and Drug Services unit told the Whitehorse Star in a recent article. “My experience is that people who recover have a way to do that.”