| People that have never been around drugs or | | | | rate as those that voluntarily go into it. |
| understand someone who has an addiction illness | | | | All drug abuse treatment is the same, and if t didn't |
| mostly don't get or understand a lot about it. There | | | | work the first time it won't work any other time. |
| are a few general myths that I would like to dispel to | | | | The truth is that no drug treatment program should |
| help these people become more knowledgeable | | | | be the same for everyone. Each individual should be |
| about drug abuse and addiction. Here are a few of | | | | assessed on a separate basis and then |
| the biggest myths that I can think of. | | | | recommended the right course of treatment for that |
| Drug addiction implies that the person is bad and | | | | individual. Since each person has a different story and |
| chooses to live that way. | | | | different problems, the way you treat them has to |
| Even though the person at one point chose to | | | | be different as well. And if the first treatment fails, it |
| experiment with the drug, eventually the drugs take | | | | simply means that the treatment wasn't effective or |
| over their thought processes and that person loses | | | | the addict just didn't follow through with it enough to |
| control. At some point, the person will have no ability | | | | give it a chance to succeed. |
| to be able to stop no matter what detrimental things | | | | Drug abusers can get sober and over their addiction |
| it has and is doing to the body. The brain quite literally | | | | in a matter of weeks. |
| alters and so much so that the addict cannot go | | | | Long-term drug abusers really need time to learn |
| without the drug. | | | | how to cope with life away from drugs. Even though |
| The addict has to voluntarily choose to go into | | | | the physical dependency of the drug may wear off |
| treatment in order for the treatment to be effective. | | | | quickly, the addict still has to learn how to deal with |
| This is not entirely true. Although it will help the | | | | situations so they won't feel like they need to use |
| patient stick with the treatment program, willing and | | | | drugs anymore. This generally will take no less than |
| wanting to go into it will not guarantee success. At | | | | 90 days at the very least. Some addicts will be in |
| the same time, those that were court ordered or | | | | treatment for the rest of their lives. |
| forced into treatment have just as high a success | | | | |