Due to the ever-present availability of and exposure to drugs and alcohol in our society, evidence is clearly showing that anyone who can become dependent, in all probability, will become dependent. Chemical dependency is predictable and progressive. Untreated, it will almost always get worse. However, dependency can be arrested and will remain so as long as there is abstention from mood-altering chemicals. Relapse is an ever-present danger.
Recovery is a lifelong commitment.
Chemical dependency is fatal. If the dependency is not arrested, premature death will result. Chemical dependency is treatable and intervention is the best and most reliable method for initiating treatment. The symptoms are compulsions to use drugs or drink. The compulsion is evident in using or drinking that is inappropriate, unpredictable, excessive, or constant.