| What is your overall opinion of the modern day drug | | | | centers have produced more positive or negative |
| treatment center? | | | | results? |
| My overall opinion is that there are both positive and | | | | There are rehabs that do focus on the twelve step |
| negative aspects. | | | | programs philosophy of treating the spiritual as well |
| What are the positive aspects, in your opinion, of | | | | as therapeutic aspects of drug addiction and |
| drug rehab. | | | | alcoholism. In that sense and case, they will produce |
| They provide the opportunity to bridge the gap | | | | a positive result. At the same time there are others |
| between the hopeless cycle of addiction and being | | | | that will pump you full of meds and tell you that you |
| able to live a much more satisfying and average life. | | | | are anywhere from manic depressive, bi-polar, |
| And what do you perceive to be the negative | | | | schizophrenic, etc. In this regard, the treatment |
| aspects of drug treatment centers? | | | | center will do more harm. So, in short, the answer to |
| Clusters of them convince some people that they | | | | this question is contingent on the individual treatment |
| are real alcoholics and drug addicts even though that | | | | center. |
| may not be the fact. | | | | What kind of research would you suggest one carry |
| In addition, some treatment centers will also attempt | | | | out before selecting a treatment center to enroll in? |
| to treat drug addiction by diagnosing it as alternative | | | | I would suggest that the person speak with |
| mental health issues and then try to treat the drug | | | | someone at the facility they wish to attend and ask |
| addiction by prescribing more drugs. | | | | them a lot of questions. Find out if the drug |
| That being said, do you think that drug treatment | | | | treatment center is twelve step friendly. |