(continued)...Many drug rehab programs attempt to teach the patient new methods of interacting in a drug free method. In particular, patients are generally encouraged or required not to associate with friends who still use the addictive substance. Drug rehab twelve-step programs encourage addicts not only to stop using alcohol or other drugs, but to examine and change habits related to their addictions. A drug rehab program emphasize that recovery is a permanent process without a culmination. For legal drugs such as alcohol complete abstention rather than attempts at moderation, which may lead to relapse are also emphasized ("I don't want a drink, I want a hundred drinks.")...next page
Drug Abuse