Treatment of addictions can successful in many ways, and are stepping stones for curing the addiction. However most declare a treatment unsuccessful when a relapse occurs. This is not the case, as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH) puts it, “Unfortunately, when relapse occurs many deem treatment a failure. This is not the case: Successful treatment for addiction typically requires continual evaluation and modification as appropriate, similar to the approach taken for other chronic diseases. For example, when a patient is receiving active treatment for hypertension and symptoms decrease, treatment is deemed successful, even though symptoms may recur when treatment is discontinued. For the addicted individual, lapses to drug abuse do not indicate …show more content…
A method that is successful is a change in life, and environment. This doesn't involve any treatment, or outside involvement, just the need and drive for change. An example of this can come from the website PsychologyToday, “Consider the experience of American soldiers returning from the war in Vietnam, where heroin use and addiction was widespread. In 90 percent of cases, when GIs left the pressure cooker of the battle zone, they also shed their addictions—in vivo proof that drug addiction can be just a matter of where in life you are.” The change of life cut the addiction as they didn't need it to cope with the anxiety of war, and were back to a familiar, and comforting environment. Another method that is often successful with some addicts is just motivation, and outlook of the future. If they often ask themselves where there life is heading, and envision the possible hell they may create if they keep their addiction alive. Nina Bai from the website Scientific American proclaims, “They have to be motivated. It takes the realization that their family, their future, their employment—all these—are becoming severely