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|  | | | |  Addiction is isolating. It is the illness you don't talk about, the one you try to hide from your doctor. And getting help is a daunting proposition. For those in the highest strata of business, society or entertainment, drug rehab is anathema. Officers in listed corporations, celebrities with turpitude-ending endorsement contracts and state officials simply cannot afford public knowledge of their addiction or its treatment. For others, there is an ego barrier to treatment as it is traditionally known. Tabloid rehab with paparazzi, group meetings, and a roommate are major negatives. For these and many other reasons, people of means are prevented from getting well.
I developed this program to help a silently suffering group of the most talented people in the world. Drawing on my experiences as both a recovering addict and addiction specialist, I have discovered there are two essential ingredients in successful treatment of addiction: a meaningful human connection and long-term maintenance of that connection. For every person facing treatment for drug or alcohol dependence mistrust of people is universal. Traditional treatment relies heavily on group therapy to soften and dissolve that mistrust. But practically, the tendency to "look good" in a group situation in which one feels vulnerable and exposed limits the degree of honest communication that occurs. In this way, group sessions become counter-productive. It is in private, individual sessions where people feel most free to open up. If the patient can go on to establish a meaningful connection with more than one other person (and it makes no difference, really, who that person is), the potential for creating trust increases. Team collaboration further enhances the connections made.
For all those newly sober, the first year of recovery presents a challenge. By the time the patient gets sober, family ties are strained, and personal and business relationships may be in ruins. Old relationships, places and situations trigger cravings and anxiety. Traditional 28-day inpatient programs offer the patient a false sense of security. It's not that hard to stay sober in rehab-it's another story to return to your life and keep it up. Aftercare programs, when they exist, are often weak support for the patient's fledgling sobriety. In contrast, this program's treatment team will work with patients through the entire first year of sobriety. The same people who forged bonds of trust with patients while in residence continue with them for the whole year. Telephone, email, video teleconference and in-person sessions are all included and automatic. Through birthdays and anniversaries, the whole year-round, the people the patients already know are accountable to them and them to us.
This program flouts many of the sacred cows of addiction treatment. Some treatment programs are still trying to hold onto old ideas. Treatment should not isolate, but stabilize. The real goal is not abstinence in a facility, but full engagement in a sober life. I believe having a durable, reliable connection to a group of people is the best way to remain sober. This does not require 30, 60 or more days in an institution. It does require long-term support.
I am a graduate of the finest program in the country for treating addiction. It was designed for doctors so they could safely return to medicine after treatment for addiction. This five-year program has the highest documented success rate in the field, with negative drug screens, at over 80%. The program is five years long with good reason-the stakes are high with addiction. When patients are treated and sober, they typically lead happy and creative lives. No or unsuccessful treatment has grave consequences. I am engaged in this work because I believe in it. It saved my life.
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