In Other Words, One Or More Vital Elements Of Rehabilitation Was Omitted

Health, Addiction And Recovery.

Drug rehab relapse should not be an expected treatment outcome - we keep hearing people ask if a relapse is expected after treatment for alcohol or drug addiction. Well, contrary to popular belief, relapse is not part of a properly and thoroughly done drug rehab.

We even see so - called rehabilitation" experts" quoted in the media saying relapse is all part of the rehab process. - when someone experiences a relapse after alcohol or drug addiction treatment, it' s a red flag that either the person left the drug rehab program before it was completed, or the program was just poorly designed or delivered. In other words, one or more vital elements of rehabilitation was omitted. Of course, it could mean both of those things. The expense of drug rehab is not an indicator of how good, or not so good, either, a program is. Of course relapse is" normal and expected" if a rehab center doesn' t do the job right, and lets people go before they' re fully rehabilitated.

Witness the number of movie stars, rock stars and pro athletes who, according to media reports, pay top dollar for luxury - style drug rehab and later suffer relapses. - in fact, if the people who run a drug rehab center you' re considering using tell you that relapse is normal and expected, you need to find a different option. After he was given a suspended sentence last summer for a drugs charge, British rocker Pete Doherty was reported as saying there was no way he could stay out of legal trouble. In one recent case, the threat of relapse was announced by the addict himself before he went to rehab. During six weeks at the Clouds clinic in Wiltshire, U. Now this week, a video has surfaced on the Internet showing Pete shooting up heroin again.

K. , and for a reported two or more weeks after that, Pete remained clean and sober. - diary entries allegedly from pete' s time in rehab have been" leaked" to the media. No jail, normal functioning friendships, no rehab and relationships and a lucrative, respectable career. In one entry, Pete says: "If I had not been chemically dependent my life would have been extremely manageable. I would probably own a house, a driving license and a better reputation. I' m on a direct course for all four. " Pete says he is returning to drug rehab soon. If I don' t pack in drugs, particularly crack and heroin, I am likely to either die, go mad or, go bankrupt end up permanently institutionalized.

No one says that addictions are easy to defeat, but Doherty assessment of continuing an alcohol or drug addiction is right on the money. - if you or someone you care about is suffering from alcohol or drug addiction or has relapsed after treatment, do what pete doherty says he' s going to do: end the threat of relapse by finding a drug rehab program that really works. When drug rehab is done thoroughly and done right, it leaves no reason for a relapse.