Some drug treatment programs work very well while others fall short-why is that? There are several programs available on the market today that an addict can choose from. How is an addict, his friends or family who is concerned about his treatment; know which one to choose? There is an answer that makes sense.

One of these programs is religious based, and uses religious teachings to scare the addict into submission. Religious virtues are used to help the addict start walking the straight and narrow. But why do these programs have a very low success rate? This particular program uses a very narrow view and seduces the client into another addiction-it is religion-and probably one of the most seductive and hardest addictions to overcome. Because the cure and the reward don't come until one has died, and in religion one is expected to endure the suffering. Ironically you cannot leave this program without enduring the effects of religion's addiction. There are clients who have used these programs to break away from their addiction. However many of them have had to break away from the addiction acquired during the process. The addiction is subtle, but it is always in the back of one's mind. Other than television it is the number one addiction in the world today. This program focuses on the soul and is really abstract in nature.

Another program uses drugs to wean the client away from his/her addiction. The one most obvious issue I have with this program is that it teaches the client to use drugs to cure illness. He will carry this thought with him for the rest of his life-the hidden message is it's OK to reach for a drug treatment to cure anything. So it doesn't really matter what your circumstance-there is a drug to repair it. There are some clients who have used this treatment successfully and have managed to erase the buried message that it is OK to use drugs to cure any problem. This program covers the body only, and is completely physical in nature. But there is a better way.

There are others kinds of treatment programs that have varying degrees of success or failure. They all have one thing in common. They lack the combined three elements of a successful program that will bring lasting change and healing.

I am not an expert on drug or alcohol addictions. I am an expert on Holistic Healing; in that I know when you treat the three elements of your existence you create a lasting distance from illness. Addiction is an illness of body, mind, and soul. All three must be treated at the same time.

I own a 16 year old vehicle. I bought it 5 years ago and it only had 71,000 kilometers on it. It now has 240,000. I drive it hard and long. It has never failed me or left me on the side of the road. I have a deal with it. It treats me well and in return I will treat it well and take care of it. If I never drove the car; it would never break down. If I abuse it, it will let me know of its dissatisfaction eventually. Some cars are poorly built and even though care is taken, they still break down. But even then, if they were never drive they would last in original condition with no repairs.

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