Some addiction treatment programs fixate on the short-term successes of their clients. This is a mistake. It’s true that the celebration of short-term milestones can help to advance the recovery process, but those celebrations must and should only occur within the framework of a long-term recovery plan. Any treatment facility that fails to recognize that much does an enormous disservice to those clients it claims to serve.
Addiction is a remarkably resilient disease. This is why so many treatment programs begin with interventions. In fact, no addict is ever really “cured,” at least insofar as no addiction treatment program can ever entirely eradicate the urge to use. A Cocaine addiction, for example, can be difficult to beat, but under those circumstances it’s absolutely vital that a rehab center help its clients develop the life skills and self-control they’ll need to fight their impulses over the long run.
Addictions to drugs or alcohol are not the only difficult addictions to recover from. A gambling addiction is just as hard to beat as a Methamphetamine addiction. Even though there is a similar level of difficulty, different addictions require different treatment programs. It is essential for a rehab center to acknowledge these differences and develop a program which will effectively treat the individual disease. To aim one’s sights any lower than that is to guarantee the ultimate failure of the recovery process.
Cliffside Malibu was founded on the principle that all addiction treatment, from heroin addiction to porn addiction, must be long-term addiction treatment. That’s why the center’s private treatment programs are explicitly designed to promote wellness from the inside-out, in order to prepare clients for a lifetime of functional and fulfilling sobriety. It’s also why Cliffside Malibu is the right treatment center for you. Successful addiction recovery will help you rediscover yourself as you used to be, before substance abuse turned you into the person you are today. In the end, it’s hard to imagine that any selling point could ever be more persuasive than that one.
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