Drug and Alcohol Treatment Program Helps Repair Destruction Caused By Addiction

We hear on the news everyday of tsunamis, tornados and earthquakes that have caused devastation and destruction around the world. The reporter describes the widespread impact of how this single event will undoubtedly affect the lives of so many. During the horribly descriptive commentary there is always a death toll mentioned; followed by an interview with a person who lost a loved one due to the tragic event. The destruction caused by drug addiction is much more devastating, happens so much more often, destroying everything and everyone in its’ path.

According to data compiled in 2003, 1.8 million deaths were related to drugs and alcohol compared to the 700,000+ as a result of tsunamis, tornados, and earthquakes. There are also an additional 69 million people with diseases that are  directly related to the use and abuse of drugs and alcohol. Though natural disasters are devastating events and cause tremendous loss of life, there is the other, nearly invisible, on-going disaster: addiction and its aftermath.

The worst effects of addiction are not the events that happen to the addict alone; it is the devastation that the addicted leave in their wake. It is the wife and child that lose their husband and father because his addiction becomes his only focus in life. This one-track way of thinking takes him out of his home, out of his office and on to the streets only to fill that never satiated craving. The ripple effect unfortunately does not end there; the home he left with his family inside cannot be paid for, so it too is lost. This man’s addiction has now put his wife and child out on to the streets with him. I could go on and on of what his addiction cost him: health, wealth, happiness, etc...

At Suncoast Rehabilitation Center an important part of the drug and alcohol treatment program deals with repairing this destruction one area at a time. In every aspect of our life we are in some kind of condition whether it be good, bad or even just o.k.  From the addict’s perspective, whether we realized it or not, every area of our life during our drug or alcohol addiction was in a horrible condition. The body and mind were all but destroyed, the family was most often torn apart, our job was either lost or in jeopardy of no longer existing, foreclosure or eviction has not been uncommon. We the addicted care for no one and nothing, we are zombies in a world where we used walk proud and appreciate life. This destruction, these countless ripples grow like tidal waves until everything around is submerged and swallowed up.

The steps for drug and/or alcohol treatment at Suncoast Rehab are designed to repair an addict physically, mentally, and emotionally so that they are able to at least begin to put back together what they have destroyed. The family can have their husband and father back; the person who once cared for no one and nothing is taught how to live again. The program at S.R.C. is like no other in its ability to get a person back to the person they were before their addiction.  I am living proof of that.   Contact us at 800-511-9403, www.suncoastrehabcenter.com or contact us at admissions@suncoastrehabcenter.com.