With the time money and effort put into a drug and alcohol rehab program everyone wants to see results right away.  In a perfect world results would hapen according to schedule and everything would turn out great every time.  Drug and alcohol addiction are not like that.  There is an interesting play at work when people change and grow.  The decision to change and the moment of actual change happen in a mere split second.  Change on some level is actually a rapid event.  The structure and foundation that will suport an change and make it a permanent fixture is not an instantaneous event.  Building a foundation is both hard work and may be time consuming.  Often the results of such work may not even be visible to you or those around you.

The repetition and practice to make a decision part of your make up also take time.  Again the results of this type of work will not be noticeable.  You will feel more confident in your new role as you do it more and more.  It is a subtle change though.  Many times on T.V. they make change appear with lots of drama and tears.  Emotional highs and low are around every corner.  In reality while there are certainly highs and lows in drug rehab, the majority of change is of a slower more consistent pace.  Results take time.  This is most likely why clients sho stay 90 days do so much better than those who just do 30.  Good foundations to live a drug free life take more than a month to mature and gain strength.  In drug and alcohol rehab centers, don' expect too much too fast.  You are worth the time it takes to get it right.

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