Can drug addicts be re-integrated into society?
Yes, drug addicted patients can be re-integrated into society. Psychiatric treatment restores the chemical balance in the patient’s brain – thus allowing the patient to think and act without barriers such as mental or behavioral disturbances. Through counseling at LCRC, the drug addict learns to confront, deal with, and resolve personal and emotional problems without having to resort to drugs. Family counseling allows damaged familial relationships to be repaired and permits family members to learn how to deal with their loved one (the patient.) And spiritual healing is encouraged through spiritual activities such as bible studies which help the patient to open up his heart to God and commit to live a God-centered lifestyle rather than a drug-addicted lifestyle. Dr. Randy Dellosa notes that the drug dependents who go through the program and succeed in graduating rarely relapse. And even when they do, the LCRC staff help the patient recover from his mistakes so that the relapse becomes
