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| The Fourth Stage of Rehab  | From Buddy T, your Guide to Alcoholism After approximately five years of abstinence, you will reach the fourth and final stage of your rehab, advanced recovery. It is that this point that you take all the tools and skills that you have learned during your rehab counseling and put them to use living a satisfying, fulfilling life. | | | The Fourth Stage | Advanced Recovery
Not only will you merely be able to remain sober, you will also have the skills to become a more healthy person, a better spouse and parent, a productive member of society and a good neighbor and citizen. Recovery is much more than just staying clean and sober.
| What Exactly Is Recovery?
"Recovery" may be the best word to summarize all the positive benefits to physical, mental, and social health that can happen when alcohol- and other drug-dependent individuals get the help they need.
| What Are the Advantages to Going to Rehab?
What are the main advantages to going to a professional drug and alcohol rehab program? Readers of the About.com Alcoholism / Substance Abuse share their experiences with going through a treatment program.
| | Getting Help | Find a Treatment Center
Find a professional drug and alcohol rehab facility in your area with this directory of public and private facilities.
| Find a Support Group Meeting
Search for recovery support groups in your area or online -- Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Al-Anon Family Groups.
| Free Alcohol and Drug Recovery Programs
If someone sincerely wants help and is committed to stop drinking alcohol or doing drugs, several options are available that cost little or nothing at all.
| Secular, Non-Religious Rehab Programs
If you are not religious or spiritual, what alcohol and drug rehab and recovery programs are available to you? Many treatment options are available to help you quit drinking or using drugs, and most of them have nothing at all to do with spirituality.
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