Part of our job in drug and alcohol rehab is to get families to believe again.  We get lots of questions about our program.  A lot of times I hear the statement, "I'd pay anything if I knew it would work".  I think what many people are really saying is, that they are not willing to spend more money on an addicted loved one without a very good chance at success.  They have lost faith. They question if they loved one will ever change.  They question if a drug rehab program can really work.  They feel lost and trapped.  If they do not help they loved one may die.  If they do help and it does not work they feel like they are wasting more of they life and resources.  

There are no studies showing someone has to relapse, or relapse is inevitable.  If someone offered you a cancer treatment with a 50% cure rate, people would try it without missing a heartbeat.  People repeatly seek cancer treatments with lower success rates than that.  It seems it is not good enough in addiction treatment.

Most clients will be able to move past addiction.  Most clients will repsond to and alter their life after attending a drug rehab program.  If you do not believe in the value of treatment, you will make it even more difficult for your loved one to stay sober. Lack of support will add to their stress and that alone will lead to relapse.  If it were anything but addiction, you would not be so hung up on success rates before seeking treatment.

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