| In the United States, around seventy | | | | Another common treatment is the |
| thousand Americans receive alcohol | | | | motivation enhancement therapy, wherein |
| rehabilitation treatment on any given | | | | the focus is to give patient the |
| day. Due to the fact that alcoholism | | | | motivation to stop drinking by showing |
| affects a large number of people, | | | | patients how their lives would be better |
| rehabilitation centers are constantly | | | | if the were alcohol-free. Another common |
| developing modes of treatment that will | | | | type of treatment is the |
| ensure long-term sobriety for their | | | | cognitive-behavior therapy, wherein |
| patients. These treatments are usually | | | | patients are encouraged to modify their |
| combinations of medication and therapy, | | | | behavior and how they perceive stresses |
| which help alcoholics to stop drinking | | | | so that they would be able to avoid |
| and prevent a relapse in the future. | | | | instances where they would be tempted to |
| However, the effectiveness of these | | | | drink alcohol. Another popular therapy |
| treatments vary for different people as | | | | is the 12-step facilitation therapy, |
| some alcoholics may have specific needs | | | | wherein patients are given a "checklist" |
| that only certain types of treatment can | | | | of things they need to accomplish on the |
| address. | | | | road to sobriety. These treatments have |
| Common treatments | | | | also been proven to reduce the chances |
| The type of alcohol treatment that | | | | of relapse for the patients that receive |
| alcoholics receive will depend on their | | | | them. |
| alcohol dependence history and the | | | | The high incidence of alcoholism has |
| severity of their dependence. However, | | | | prompted experts to formulate different |
| there are a few treatments that have | | | | new treatment programs that can help |
| been proven to work for most alcohol | | | | alcoholics achieve long-term sobriety. |
| dependents. Two of the most common and | | | | However, the success and the |
| more effective modes of treatment are | | | | effectiveness of these new programs have |
| the three-step process of intervention, | | | | not been fully determined and more |
| detoxification, and rehabilitation and | | | | studies need to be done to assess their |
| the AA program, both of which have been | | | | long-term effects. Given this, employing |
| proven to significantly reduce the | | | | proven modes of treatment would be the |
| chances for relapse. | | | | best route that alcoholics can take. |