Staying Sober Research Paper

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Abstract This is about staying sober and the many programs that are available to help people become sober. Staying sober is a choice and takes will power to maintain sobriety. The many stresses of life are the reason that most people drink on a daily basis. Some behaviors that people have that drink or use drugs are a compulsive behavior. Many programs to becoming sober are costly, in the end if sobriety can be maintained it is worth it in the end. The hardest thing about staying sober is getting sober. Going through detox can be the worst. Most counties in the State of Indiana have a drug and Alcohol program. In Jennings County however the program
It is a complex disease affecting both the brain and body. (NIDA Guide Drug addiction is a complex illness characterized by intense and, at times, uncontrollable drug craving, along with compulsive drug seeking and use that persist even in the face of devastating consequences.) One big challenge is becoming sober, but the biggest obstacle is often the choice that being sober and living a clean life is more important than the feeling associated with the drug. There are multiple approaches to becoming sober. The common are the intensive in-patient rehabilitation, pharmacological treatments and self-guided programs. Locally there are several hospitals including Community Hospital North and Valle Vista that offer in-patient sobriety programs. Another program that people have found that helps is called Celebrate Recovery. It is based on the same twelve steps as AA. Nationally there are treatment centers that offer recovery methods including holistic, and faith based methods in addition to the self help
The most well known self directed program is the twelve step program used by Alcoholics Anonymous.

An in-patient program is a two aspect medical process. The first aspect the person is detained until such a time as the affects of the chemical of addiction is passed through the system. Concurrently and also afterward for a short time the person is afforded psychological counseling concerning the underlying reason for the addiction. In some programs the person is still required or recommended to allow the person to continue
Staying Sober 4 coping with the situation which motivated him/her to use drugs. The drawbacks to a medical program include: the cost of the hospital stay, the medical affect on the person, and the brevity of the in hospital program. There is also no standardized time table associated with an affective program, but there are limitations on what most health insurance companies will cover for in-patient care stays where the admittance is voluntary. Where the program is court ordered the whole cost of the program is often borne by the person and his/her family. Thus even though the program if allowed the proper length of time can be affective, the cost may prohibit the person from remaining there long enough to see the full benefit of the care. Few criminal justice programs see the cost benefit of financial assistance for the addicted person