| Alcoholism and drug addiction can afflict anyone. It | | | | based in the understanding that faith is the key to |
| knows no discrimination when it comes to age, | | | | successful recovery. In fact, the main principle to |
| gender, social status, or location. Most people have | | | | success in AA is found in the second of the twelve |
| experienced it in some form or another, whether | | | | steps, which states that "only a Power greater than |
| directly going through treatment on their own or by | | | | ourselves will restore us to sanity." Indeed, this |
| helping someone else deal with their own indiscretion. | | | | concept of faith is what allows alcoholics and addicts |
| For the devout Christian, though, this can be a very | | | | to continue progressing through the steps on their |
| difficult process because it can often feel a bit like | | | | way to full recovery. |
| failing to live in God's word. However, it is important | | | | While the 12 step program is indeed very well suited |
| to remember that mortals are fallible and can receive | | | | for Christian-based alcohol abuse treatment, many |
| God's forgiveness by making things right. For the | | | | treatment centers utilize every treatment method |
| Christian dealing with alcoholism, though, getting | | | | that is at their disposal. While all of their patients may |
| Christian-based alcohol abuse treatment can be very | | | | have religion in common, though, not all of them will |
| effective. | | | | respond equally to 12 step programs. There are |
| Christian-based alcohol abuse treatment works, first | | | | several other disciplines that can be implemented |
| of all, because addiction is often considered a spiritual | | | | along with or in place of the traditional 12 step |
| disease. Regardless of the program, it is very | | | | program, which equips counselors and practitioners |
| common for counselors to describe that addiction is a | | | | with as many tools as possible to help everyone who |
| deficiency of spirit or a lack of soul. This seems to be | | | | walks through their days to the best of their ability. |
| something that many people who deal with addiction | | | | Christian-based alcohol abuse treatment is not only |
| can relate to. The process of recovery is indeed a | | | | appropriate for people who follow the Western |
| spiritual awakening of sorts, helping people to find a | | | | religion, but for people of many different persuasions. |
| spiritual base where they can lay their personal | | | | Indeed, classes and counseling can cater to patients |
| problems and shortcomings. As the old adage goes, | | | | of any religion or to those who have no religious |
| everyone has their cross to bear, but in a Christian | | | | affiliation at all. Addiction happens to people of all |
| recovery program, Jesus becomes the bearer, | | | | races, creeds, and familial background. It does not |
| allowing a patient to be fully filled with the Holy Spirit. | | | | discriminate against gender or age or religious |
| It is very easy for alcohol abuse treatment in the | | | | affiliation, and neither does recovery, so why should |
| Christian vein to follow this spiritual program because | | | | a good recovery program discriminate? The truth is, |
| the original 12 step program, Alcoholics Anonymous, is | | | | it doesn't have to if it is done the right way. |