Why Secondary

In recent years primary treatment in the UK has followed the American model and become a shorter, more intense experience. Often only lasting 28 days, this seldom gives people time to process being chemically free, or to make effective choices about their new life. Going on to secondary treatment can benefit people by:

• Giving extra time to make choices about the future.
• Having the time and opportunity to heal historic wounds.
• Having the opportunity to live in a community.
• Learning to put the theory of the 12step programme into practice.
• Gaining social and living skills.
• Learning about boundaries.
• Further education about nature of the illness.
• Money management.
• Learning about cross addiction.

It is especially helpful for people who:

• Continually relapse.
• Have little or no support system.
• Have broken or damaged relationships.
• Need to relocate because of dangerous environments.
• Need to gain independence from parents or family.
• Want time to consolidate recovery.
• Want to learn about themselves.

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