But I look at it differently. Life is happening to them, rather than the reverse. When you are that reactive, it is more likely that you will relapse. The opposite approach is a planned life. No one can totally plan their life.
Treatment often focuses on the reasons for use, or trust exercises, or spiritual support.
What it most often misses are the ins and outs of the person's habit and how these fit in with the person's day, which in turn points to large issues the individual has to address in shaping that day. At this point in history, it is necessary to drive a careful path between the shoals of those who medicalize, biologize, and generally reify the addiction concept, and those who deny its existence. Well, back to the Betty Ford Center for treatment. Addiction does not work that way. The 2000 Stanton Peele Addiction Lecture was delivered by Maggie Brady, of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra.