Resocialization+of+Drug+Addicts

Drug addicts have a very hard time of returning to the social world after going to rehab, and being a dependent drug user. When coming out of rehab, people have different labels and statuses that they might label you. Making new friends different from your old druggie ones might be a challenge. It is a rehabilitated individual's goal to choose new healthy friends and keep their life the way it was in rehab. For a lot of people, it is hard to not go back to the old lifestyle of drugs. Before rehab, they were so dependent on drugs it was all they found pleasure in doing. It is a huge goal of a former addict to find new pleasures and activities that keep them on track of a healthy lifestyle.
 * Resocialization of Drug Addicts**

__Pros__
 * Helps get former addicts back in a normal healthy lifestyle
 * Provides addicts with the opportunity to meet new friends
 * Enables patients coming out of rehab to start a new life aside from drugs
 * Allows rehabilitated individuals to find new pleasurable activities aside from drugs

__Cons__
 * Former addicts can go right back to drugs
 * Could potentially hurt someone when they are on the drugs
 * Might get arrested for possession or other illegal activity
 * Might become suicidal if they go back to drugs
 * Depression due to boredom/ lots of free time

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This article discusses the hardships that addicts have coming out of rehab. They risk a lot when they leave rehab and have to make sure they dont relapse. It can be very easy for the rehabilitation center to sever the patients physical dependence, but the psychological dependence is one that the patient must overcome through vigilance and self motivation. In the end, the former addict must have the will power to stay away from temptations. Going to places that the addict once used drugs might be a risk for a relapse. They might instantly get a mindset of wanting to do drugs again. They think of how they felt when they were in a certain spot with certain people using the drug. Typically, when the rehabilitated patient leaves rehab they face long periods of boredom. Before rehab they might have lost their job, and a lot of their friends. A lot of their friends might still use drugs, and they might be forced to stay away from them. It is very important to find other pleasurable activities. This article speaks of how a lot of rehab centers provide arts and crafts and other sociable games to keep the patients minds off of drugs. It helps them see that there is another way other than drugs after they leave the center. They focus the patients attention on how to cope with daily stress and temptations, and how to not use drugs.

Chart reported by the HCR (Health Recovery Center)