Reasons For Failure

Group counseling of individuals swapping stories of when they were high or drunk does little to truly address why one does such behavior; and could feed the urge to relapse. In fact, many times the attending members repeatedly fall off the wagon and are simply looking for justification as to why they cannot get control of their addition.

In recent years the 12 step rehab treatment model has been under increasing criticism for several key reasons:

1) The biggest issue is the chronic fortifying idea that drug addiction cannot be controlled; and it is an incurable disease. Convincing an addict that they have a disease which they're powerless to, and have to battle day to day for the rest of their life is quite an apathetic existence. This removes all self-generated causation to change and responsibility from the individual; and gives justification to relapse.

2) 12 step group therapy alone is typically not enough to stop the destructive behavior of an addict. In fact, oftentimes the chronic discussion of past drug use and recent relapses increases the craving for drugs and alcohol. The addict has both a physical and mental dependency which needs to be fully addressed for long-term recovery from drugs and alcohol.

3) The religious doctrines that one must give themselves to God to get control of their addiction. People with different beliefs find it difficult to participate with their 12 step group. Some have said this made them feel like an outsider and even more alone.

4) The statistics of relapse have been increasing and there is a high rate of individuals dropping out and going back to their destructive lifestyles. Shockingly, the success rate of some 12 step rehab groups are below 10%. Relapse in a 12 step program is extremely common because of the lack of assistance given to the addict. This only fortifies the belief that they cannot overcome their addiction which causes many to simply give up.

While the premise of the 12 step drug rehab program is quite noble - giving addicts a support group from which to gain strength - it is often not enough. And in turn can actually hurt an individual's chance of achieving a clean and sober life.

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