Is it possible to rehabilitate a drug addict (or alcoholic)?

Firstly I would like to say that for the most part and certainly for the purpose of this question alcoholics and addicts can be both described as addicts. For one single day, today, addicts can be rehabilitated. Addicts can be rehabilitated but it takes work, daily attention, constant vigilance, and the help of other addicts.

We need to both help ourselves and help others in order to remain sober of our addiction. I am an addict and a huge part of my recovery is working with other addicts, I like to work with the "first day of recovery" addicts because that was a very difficult time for me and getting through it took me over a full year... one day of recovery took me one day but putting two days together took me over a year. I found a good niche to give back in helping folks on that first day.. to get another the day after.

I want to also stress I am not a recovered addict .. I am a recovering addict. My addiction never goes away, clears up, gets better, goes into remission, takes a day off, and I cannot ever for a second think that I am cured. I have to deal with addiction first every day and this will be the case for the rest of my days.So it is an absolute 100% yes addicts can be rehabilitated but not cured, I am living proof as I am 3 hours and 10 minutes away form putting another day of sobriety together and I have the same plan for tomorrow but that plan is no guarantee of success.

Only putting in the daily work will get the job done. Success is measured in day.. not days. You could say I have one day of sobriety with 1073 days of experience.

I am recovering, not recovered.

Yes, if you watched Intervention, 3 out of 5 specialists (interventionists), and the most important ones, are former drug addicts quote # Jeff VanVonderen: A former pastor and alcoholic who became a full-time interventionist to help families through their moral and social issues involved with addiction. # Candy Finnigan: A former addict who became an interventionist to help families work through their issues and problems. # Ken Seeley: A former meth addict who founded Intervention-911, a service specializing not just in interventions but also in finding appropriate treatment centers for each kind of addict.

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It's certainly possible to rehab an addict. Rehab involves four major steps: 1. Addict must stop using, this sounds obvious be can often be a huge obstacle to rehabilitation.2.

The addict must detox with the help of a doctor, getting the chemical out of the system of the addict has to happen otherwise no treatment in the world will work for rehab. 3. The addict must have a medical and mental health check out to find any other medical or emotional problems that need treatment.4.

The addict has to go to daily meetings with AA or NA to begin a 12 Step program that will help the addict to make the changes necessary to move beyond their chemical addiction. The longer they go without using the more likly rehab will occur.

Yes, but again it depends on that person. He or she can, if he or she has strong motivation to stop using drugs or drink alcohol.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.