The High Cost of Delaying Addiction Treatment Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinDecember 12, 2012“Addiction treatment is too expensive.” “It takes too much time.” “Rehab doesn’t work.” Perhaps you’ve heard those excuses from a loved one – or made them yourself – when it comes to finally getting help for an addiction. Sadly, there are so many myths that enable addicts to put off recovery again…and again…again. But the…
Rehab Treatment is Beneficial to Everyone Involved Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinNovember 25, 2012Rehab treatment programs are valuable tools for overcoming addiction to drugs and/or alcohol. They provide the opportunity to finally break free and start over to the person caught in a desperate cycle of substance abuse. Rehab treatment also offers hope and renewal for all of the people immediately surrounding the abuser as well, because addiction…
The Benefits of Residential Drug Rehab Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 27, 2012Surveys conducted by our nation’s government report that over 2 million Americans stand in need of drug recovery treatment. Sadly, those same reports tell us that less than three percent of those who need it will actually ever set foot inside of a rehab facility. One might have sympathized with a person who faced hospitalization…
Addiction Denial: 10 Excuses to STOP Believing Now Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinJanuary 25, 2011If you love an addict, chances are high you’ve doubted yourself. When they deny the addiction, you wonder if you should believe them. Addiction denial is powerful. Both the addicted person and their significant others often fight the label of “addict.” There’s an old and highly inaccurate belief that addiction is simply a matter of…
Breakthrough Moment – Knowing When You Are Ready For Treatment Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinMay 12, 2010You don’t have to hit rock bottom to be ready to accept treatment for addiction, but some addicts do. The truth is that the timing of recognizing that you’re ready for treatment is different for everyone. Whenever it occurs, there are some things that are common to the breakthrough moment that may help you take…
I’m Too Embarrassed to Go to Drug Rehab Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinApril 26, 2010More than a few people with drug addiction have fought the idea of going to drug rehab because they fear being discovered. If they go to drug rehab everyone will know they have a drug addiction problem. This is part of denial, because anyone whose drug addiction has progressed enough to require drug rehab treatment…
Drug Rehab Treatment Addiction TreatmentBy Promises AustinMarch 29, 2010What is drug rehab treatment and why is it a good idea if you are struggling with alcohol abuse or drug addiction? It can be a daunting decision: you are leaving your family and your job for 30 days and putting yourself in the hands of people you have never met. What is it that…
