A Drug & Alcohol Treatment Center with a Different Approach

The St Gregory drug & alcohol treatment center helps people walk away from their addictions by embracing a model that stands in stark contrast to the traditional belief that addiction is a disease. By encouraging and teaching those who are suffering with addiction how to take responsibility for, and to change their behaviors, our drug abuse rehab facility has helped people all across the nation recover permanently and lead healthy, productive lives with rekindled passion and motivation.

Is Dependency on Drugs or Alcohol a Brain Disease?

Contrary to the belief that addiction is a disease of the brain that is contracted through the use of drugs or alcohol, our research shows that the vast majority of people who take these substances can cease altogether and go on to lead healthy, balanced lives. Drugs and alcohol have the same effect on the brain that many common activities do, such as eating chocolate. The statistics show that, among those adults who do struggle with addiction in the United States, 60-80% of these individuals will simply walk away from their "disease." Addiction cannot be compared to a true disease, such as cancer, because an individual cannot simply walk away from such a malady.

Why then would an individual choose addiction? At the St Gregory drug & alcohol treatment center, we believe that addiction is a means used by an individual to cope with personal problems and difficulties in life. A person who is not equipped to make positive decisions may continually turn to drugs or alcohol to create an artificial sense of happiness. Factors that can influence a person's addiction include:

• Trauma or Abuse
• Mental illness
• Stress
• Social environment
• Social class

A person who comes from a background of trauma or abuse is far more likely to cope in ways that ultimately prove to be self-destructive. Addiction is the choice to continually pursue drug use while a person's environment disintegrates around them. While it is still somewhat taboo to admit that social class can play a role in addiction, the fact remains that individuals who come from an upper class background are actually more likely to cope with stress or trauma through dependency.

Advanced Addiction Recovery

At the St Gregory drug & alcohol treatment center, we believe assigning medical labels to psychological disorders and behavioral problems doesn't lead to recovery. We offer a drug addiction recovery program that succeeds by healing and strengthening the individual holistically, so they are equipped to control their behaviors and emotional reactions, so they are more able to make positive choices. Guests who experience the Life Process Model exclusive to St Gregory, which stands as the most advanced addiction recovery program in the nation, are able to live their lives free of dependency.