| Alcohol rehabilitation begins with you and the choices | | | | other addicts can help and support each other with the |
| you make about how you want to live your life. Since | | | | aid of a professional addiction counselor who is also in |
| denial that you have an alcohol problem is such a | | | | recovery?b) How do you handle trust issues? Are you |
| powerful factor in substance abuse and dependence, | | | | willing to speak openly and truthfully about things you |
| you place yourself upon the road of recovery the | | | | have done or said when you were drinking/using?c) |
| moment you admit that you have a drinking problem. | | | | How severe is your addiction to alcohol? Do you have |
| Once you've decided that alcohol needs to be | | | | uncomfortable withdrawal symptoms when you aren't |
| eliminated from your life for the sake of your health, | | | | drinking/using? As part of your alcohol rehabilitation, do |
| your family and your job, your alcohol rehabilitation has | | | | you need medical detoxification services?d) Does your |
| begun. | | | | family and/or peer group use alcohol and other drugs |
| What now? First, keep in mind that if someone tells | | | | to excess? To recover, do you need to get away |
| you that, "my way is the only way to recover from | | | | from others who are still drinking/using?e) Will your |
| alcohol addiction," be very suspicious. In alcohol | | | | family and friends support your decision to stop |
| rehabilitation, there is no right way, and no wrong way | | | | drinking/using?f) Are you experiencing serious legal |
| to recover; there is only your way. An anonymous | | | | consequences for your drinking/using?g) Are spiritual |
| alcoholic and drug counselor once said, "I don't care if | | | | and religious beliefs and values important to you?h) |
| you want to go out and bark at the moon if it keeps | | | | Deep in your heart, do you believe that alcohol |
| you sober." Alcohol rehabilitation is a very personal | | | | rehabilitation can help you get sober and stay sober? |
| thing; it is not at all helpful for addiction therapists and | | | | It's rare to find an alcoholic who is not also addicted to |
| support groups to have a "cookie cutter" approach to | | | | at least one other drug of abuse. It is common to find |
| recovery. Such a practice would involve a disregard | | | | an alcoholic who also has mental health issues like |
| for your personal characteristics, your values and | | | | depression. This is yet another way that alcohol |
| beliefs, and what sort of help you need. Instead, alcohol | | | | rehabilitation can help you; by addressing all your needs, |
| rehabilitation must be personalized to your needs. | | | | your chances of recovery increase dramatically. |
| When you make the choice for abstinence, here are | | | | With the right sort of alcohol rehabilitation that works |
| some things for you to consider about the type of | | | | for you, you can begin today to make smart choices |
| alcohol rehabilitation that would work best for you:a) | | | | about how to recover from this dark period in your life. |
| Are you comfortable in a group setting where you and | | | | |