Addiction is a disease. People who suffer from it lose the ability to choose whether or not they indulge in the behavior that hurts themselves and the people whom they love.

Tuscaloosa is not immune from the prescient threat of addiction. It threatens the lives of everyone. No city or state is safe from its paralyzing effects.

How Can I Get Help?

If you struggle with an addiction, you should consider enrolling in a treatment center to help you recover from addiction. Now, there isn't a cure for addiction, but lots of people have led sober lives after seeking out treatment.

In treatment you will learn the skills for dealing with addiction and understand how to deal with the various triggers that you'll undoubtedly go through in the real world.

Throughout treatment, you will learn how to lean on others. Part of healing involves trusting others and learning that you can't do it all alone.

How Can I Help My Loved One?

If your loved one struggles with an addiction, you should consider holding an intervention for them. An intervention gathers loved ones together to help communicate the hurt caused by the addiction.

The hope is that through these efforts, the person can understand the pain they are causing and choose not to do it anymore.

If your loved one wants to get help, consider having them travel for treatment. Traveling for treatment effectively removes the person from the environment that began their addiction and ushers them into a new beginning.

If you have questions, call us now: (866) 578-7471 .

You need to go to meetings in order to keep up the progress you made in treatment. When you go through treatment you learn that healing from addiction doesn't happen in isolation. It requires help from others. Find a meeting today!