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