What is addiction?
drug addictionHow many times have you heard that alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease? Well guess what - addiction is not a disease! Probably hundreds of millions of tax dollars have been spent on trying to pin this label on addiction permanently, yet it has still been unsuccessful because of the fact that there is plenty of evidence to the contrary.

There is a strong grassroots movement of several thousand people in this country that are defining the 'new face of recovery' from addiction. These are people that have fully recovered and no longer consider themselves addicts - they are not still in recovery. This even includes counselors that work with this website. We can help find an end to addiction - forever! Contact us today for more information.

How does someone become and addict?
One of the biggest quesionts asked is "Why?" Why is my (son, daughter, husband, wife, sister, brother, cousin, ec.) an addict? Faulty "science" has tried to pin it on genetics and the brain. The problem with each of these theories is that despite some evidence in support neither one is definite or provable - they are still only theories born out of ever-increasing complexities.

On the other hand, there is an observable pattern of addiction that can be found in every person who becomes addicted and needs a rehab program. First, they have some sort of unwanted problem or discomfort in life - which could include relationship difficulties, boredom, physical pain, etc. Somewhere along the line someone introduces a drug to them as a means to temporarily solve that problem - and it seems to work because they do feel better (or just go numb) about the problem. The next time the problem arises they go back to that drug, or another one, for that same relief.

As this cycle repeats itself the person begins to build a tolerance to the drug, requiring more of it to produce the same effect. Then there are also the immediate and side effects of the drug that cause more problems in life. Now the person's only solution is to continue taking the drug, but the drug is the thing which is making life worse, and so the spiral out of control continues until there is nothing left.

Once the cause of addiction and the original problem are correctly identified then this makes it much easier to solve the real issues. The drug and alcohol use started as a symptom, and therefore any treatment that only addresses the symptoms instead of solving the problem is going to be ineffective. We can help you find solution-oriented addiction rehabilitation centers that work.