Ultimately, the key is finding a balance to life that doesn't revolve around alcohol. It's all about living a better quality of life. Keeping people cured At Hazelden, patients range from celebrities and business executives to housewives and construction workers. They live on campus and are counseled daily, but they're also given time to read, visit, listen to music or play pool. Most evenings, patients gather in a theater to hear inspirational lectures by other recovering alcoholics.
Ongoing treatment is a critical component.
Others may be encouraged to join a halfway house in Minneapolis, where recovering alcoholics can work during the day and return home to a safe environment. More than 55,000 people are active members of the Hazelden Foundation Alumni Association, and an alumnus is assigned to sponsor each outgoing patient, getting that person into Alcoholics Anonymous groups and helping him or her stay straight. We don't send people home cured. We empower them to understand their addiction and make changes in their lives.