Addiction is Real, Recovery is Possible

Addiction comes in many forms and holds no prejudice over who it can take control of. There are people who are addicted to alcohol, prescription drugs or even street drugs. Those who have been faced with a loved one who has an addiction can feel as if there’s no hope and those who suffer from addiction can feel lost, empty and uncertain of how to find resolve. There is great news though, there is help for anyone suffering from addiction; you simply have to be ready to seek help. This will take strength, love, and determination but you can do it. 

Due to the complicated nature of addiction, the twelve steps to change is also a complicated process. The programs offered by Ohio Addiction Recovery Center are meant to help guide both the addict and families forward in a positive life. Statistically speaking, inpatient addiction recovery programs have seemed to work best for addicts of all types. This is where you would be able to attend meetings, gain support and hear stories from others who were faced with addiction and are currently living without their addiction. One thing is for certain, addiction never goes away. Once a person has turned to drugs or alcohol to cope with life’s challenges it will forever be an uphill battle. 

The Twelve Step Program is setup to help curb those days when you are faced with turning back to addiction or moving forward towards a positive future without that crutch. Here you will find that spirituality is referenced as something that can help addicts move forward; this allows them to combine the Twelve Step Program with Faith in something larger than themselves. During the early stages of recovery from addiction, it’s important that we leave the doors open to allow our loved one to find their Faith in something that is larger than themselves. Combining spirituality with recovery steps will usually help guide your loved one forward on their mission to be free of their addiction. 

Bill Wilson, a man suffering from addiction to alcohol, developed Alcoholics Anonymous and his Twelve Steps in 1935. Just a few years later, Wilson’s twelve step method was published in the seminal Alcoholics Anonymous text that’s still used today and known as “The Big Book”. To this day, the program is what is used for most treatment centers as it’s a proven method to help addicts beat their addiction. The Twelve Step Program is meant to push positivity and helps guide an addict away from their sense of having no hope and feeling as if they no longer matter as a human being and forward towards a life of positivity and confidence to fight their addiction once and for all.