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We often hear that someone has to hit rock bottom for detox and rehabilitation to be successful. My answer to that is WHY? Surely it's better to intervene as early as possible rather than wait for people's lives to completely disintegrate which it will eventually do if their dependency issues are left untreated.

Welcome to my new weekly column in which I’ll try to dispel many of the myths surrounding treatment for alcohol and all other drugs and also discuss any issues you might have around dependency.

If you have any questions please email them to me; steve@providenceproject.org

Drug rehab is the most successful form of addiction treatment. People suffering from drug addiction will often experience uncontrollable craving and will continue to use despite awful consequences. While the rest of the world look in and just say, “stop!”, the drug addict is unable to do so. This is not as a result of a lack of intelligence but simply a symptom of the illness which is drug addiction.

Scientific research since the mid 1970’s shows that drug rehab works. Drug rehab helps patients to stop taking drugs, avoid relapse and recover successfully. From that research and other highly respected studies since then give key principle about what forms the basis of a good drug rehab.

Alcoholics Anonymous is a ‘fellowship’ of men and women who meet regularly and share their experience strength and hope in order that they solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Paul Gascoigne’s live interview on Piers Morgan on Saturday 12th November attracted over 5 million viewers.

The Providence Projects was formulated after gleaning the experiences from many addicts and alcoholics in their quest to get treatment from a variety of rehabs from various cities and towns in the UK for their dependency.

We, at The Providence Projects, are pleased to announce the launch of our new website. It has been designed to be as informative as possible without being too complicated! There is so much information on-line about alcoholism and addiction but not many places where real help is available. If after reading some of the information on the website you feel that you or a loved one needs help, please call 0800 9550945 to speak to one of our specialist therapists who are available 24 hours per day. These therapists are experts in the field of alcohol and drug rehab.