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Tips on Alcohol Addiction Recovery and Drug Addiction Recovery

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First things first - you need to understand that recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction is a separate issue entirely from the treatment of addiction.

Treating addiction is typically the three-four-five-or six week period you spend at a rehab/treatment center - detoxing, receiving ongoing care and treatment using various methods like counselling, and helping you deal with the issues that led you to a life of addiction.

Recovery is all about what happens after you've left treatment/rehab - in other words it's everything you do from then on to make sure you stay on track and don't relapse. So recovery is pretty much about the rest of your life then - and so one of the reasons I believe relapse rates are often high - is because addicts see treatment as the finishing line, when in fact its only the beginning.

Recovery from alcoholism and addiction then, is in essence, about the consistent habits and new way of life you create for yourself - so that you stay on the road of recovery road and don't end up relapsing.

It's the 12-Step or other spiritual program you follow, the new (non-addict) friends you now spend your time with, it's the continuous taking ownership of your emotions and feelings so you don't get into a state where you want to have that drink or pick up that drug, phoning that friend for support when you're feeling low and more vulnerable

The bottom line then - is that recovery is all about the new powerful and uplifting habits you form - that will mean soon enough your destructive 'addict self' will fade into insignificance - because a far more resourceful and powerful you has taken over.

So the treatment of any addiction should be seen as the stepping stone and preparation for a life of recovery. It's the beginning - rather than the end of the road. Now I know there are people that leave a life of addiction behind them without going the treatment/rehab route - but they've also done it by making significant changes in most areas of their lives and working at it consistently.

So when trying to understand alcohol addiction recovery and drug addiction recovery - remember its something you do and work at for the rest of your life. It can be hard at the beginning, but with time does become much easier - and soon your life will be unrecognisable from the nightmare it was.
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