The usual waiting period for single substance abuse with treatment is one to two years. Admitted abuse with no treatment or self-treatment. Clients who admitted to a substance abuse problem and are self-treated or untreated face a much more difficult underwriting outcome. The lack of any formal intervention combined with obvious limitations of self-treatment does not carry the same prognosis as those with treatment histories and supportive therapy. Refusal to admit abuse with a history of treatment.
Denial is a major component of the substance abuse personality.
Some clients simply insist that they were badgered into treatment from their family or their employer. They minimize or reject the notion that they had a problem. These clients face the same difficult underwriting outcome as those who are self-treated or not treated. Refusal to admit abuse with not treatment. The answers to the screening questions will immediately provide information as which category best describes the client.