Below are more options, but again, it is up to the addict to get sick and tiered of their lifestyle before
recovery can take hold. Here is another view of recovery that anyone hoping to help a loved one recover
must first consider - Rational Recovery (Website HERE)
I must add two points that I feel are important to realize. One; religion does not make men willing to get right. A
man must first become willing to get right with himself, as free-will must be upheld.
The second thought that I must share for those who care; My former church group has a great recovery
program. However, my biggest gripe with the system is the fact that they expect their clients to stop smoking
cigarettes before they are allowed on the recovery centers property.
Now we all realize that tobacco is harmful, however, most people don't sale their bodies, rob, or kill just to
smoke cigarettes. Allow them to smoke while they are in recovery from major mind altering drugs such as
alcohol. They are going to be put to the emotional press for the first few weeks, and a few smokes a day is
going to give them something to help them endure. A small out if you will just to get them to the next day.
Please do not have unrealistic expectations of your loved ones. When they are ready to quite smoking, they
will.
One day, one drug at a time. People who quit everything all at once have a much higher chance of relapsing
than those who take it one day, one drug at a time. Detoxing the brain is a process, not an event.
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