Why many addicts relapse, and how they can quit for good. – A veteran family therapist proposes that “relapses” (resumption of toxic addictive thinking and behavior) occur because addicts haven’t hit true bottom and learned other ways of managing significant inner pain. The video suggests that 12-step programs have limited success, but don’t educate addicts well enough on how to how to reduce inner pain and avoid relapsing.

Oxycontin Abuse Is A Northern Problem

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While the path toward recovery from opioid addiction may seem uncertain, with relapse rates high and multiple stays in rehab often required, the outcome is not negative. Indeed, with each treatment stay completed, patients do seem to make progress, …
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