As a 'former' drug addict, I can pretty confidently say that people attempting to break free of addiction need a lot of posative reinforcement, and structure.

This last time that I stopped using more than 6 months ago, I had nobody that pushed me to quit with any kind of postie reinforcement, and no level of support or understanding at all. I must have relapsed at least 10 times while I was really trying to quit.

The last thing that an addict needs while in recovery is the stress of external reprocussion, or constant reminders of how easily they could fall back into their habit, or what a comfortable crutch it can be.

In my opinion and experience, this is why 12 step programs, and rehab/halfway house approaches usually fail.

Something that has helped me stay away from relapse for the last 6 months, is the feeling of pride I have in looking at how much my life has changed and the difference in my daily rutine, how proud some of the people in my life have expressed being of me, knowing that there are peopme in my personal life that will and have gladly gone out of their way to ensure that I'm not needlessly put in a position or scinario that could lead to relapse, and not being judged or constantly reminder of who I used to be.

Just in my experience: postive reinforcement, without constant reminders>constant beratement and exposure to other addicts