Why do some people seem to swap one addiction for another while others experience true recovery? It boils down to getting treatment that really treats.
There’s a joke in recovery circles that if you’re not in at least three 12-Step groups, you’re not really in recovery.
It’s more than just addiction humor. It springs from a truth that many who’ve gone through treatment have already discovered: Once you deal with one issue, other issues begin to come to the surface.
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Steve-O is the just the latest in a long line of Dancing With the Stars contenders to suffer an injury. But as a recovering addict, he chose to battle back without pain meds. 
Addiction and emotional disorders often go hand in hand, but there’s help within these pages. 
The Mediterranean diet helps those in treatment to build back a healthy body and mind. 
For those in chronic pain, it can be a fine line between treatment for that pain and addiction to the medication meant to help. 
When considering treatment for a chemical dependency for yourself or a loved one, the first inclination is find a center close to home. But many who enter treatment do so in another state. Why go so far for a service you can get in your own neighborhood?
It would be completely wrong to suggest that everyone with a chemical dependency becomes physically abusive. But it wouldn’t be far fetched to say that chemical substances are almost always involved in physical abuse. 
Aretha Franklin had it right when she demanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T in her famous song. We need to keep that same tune in mind when interacting with anyone who is dealing with a substance abuse problem. 
If you or someone you love is battling an addiction, it’s tempting to try to handle the problem yourself. It may be out of a desire for privacy, a fear an employer or family members may find out or because you’re not sure how you’ll pay for a professional 
