http://addictionmanagement.org/2009/05/why-treatment-fails-patients/ Solving the problem of addiction Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:41:49 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://addictionmanagement.org/2009/05/why-treatment-fails-patients/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Berenia Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:54:47 +0000 http://addictionmanagement.org/?p=179#comment-120 Certainly, it is very difficult for addicted individuals to follow specific guidelines about treatment. An addicted person requires treatment for the rest of their life. I think that after finishing those few days or months of treatment, a yearly two week retreat would help keep the patient inspired, and remind them that they have support in their drug-free struggle. I also know that unfortunately, as in all jobs, not all people who are in health care treat their clients very well. I have met all kinds of doctors, both good and bad, and returning home unsatisfied discourages me. I don’t think anything can be done about this, however, because I don’t believe there are enough applicants to make a more rigorous hiring system based on ethics and professionalism. Lastly, before reading your blog, I had never realized that the 12-step process was so limited. I looked up the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I saw that they all had to do with believing and putting faith in a higher being, God, for most people. I know that this will not work with atheists or people who may have lost faith because of past experiences. I’m sure professionals and psychologists could come up with a more effective method, and if the war on drugs wanted better results, addicts should overcome their dependence. The first step is getting together a group of professionals and working on a new method, and I’m sure this could be achieved successfully. Certainly, it is very difficult for addicted individuals to follow specific guidelines about treatment. An addicted person requires treatment for the rest of their life. I think that after finishing those few days or months of treatment, a yearly two week retreat would help keep the patient inspired, and remind them that they have support in their drug-free struggle.
I also know that unfortunately, as in all jobs, not all people who are in health care treat their clients very well. I have met all kinds of doctors, both good and bad, and returning home unsatisfied discourages me. I don’t think anything can be done about this, however, because I don’t believe there are enough applicants to make a more rigorous hiring system based on ethics and professionalism.
Lastly, before reading your blog, I had never realized that the 12-step process was so limited. I looked up the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and I saw that they all had to do with believing and putting faith in a higher being, God, for most people. I know that this will not work with atheists or people who may have lost faith because of past experiences. I’m sure professionals and psychologists could come up with a more effective method, and if the war on drugs wanted better results, addicts should overcome their dependence. The first step is getting together a group of professionals and working on a new method, and I’m sure this could be achieved successfully.

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