Mini Series 7 - Does treatment take into account cultural and social differences?

In this podcast, the producer of our podcast series, Tony, asks the following question:

Does treatment take into account cultural and social differences?

1. Addiction is an equal opportunity predator. It strikes anyone and everyone regardless of race, social class, religion, gender, age or any other category of human you can name.
2. It is said by AA that "we are people who ordinarily would not mix". That in itself is a telling statement, that there is a common purpose that unites all by a desire to recover.
3. By the time addicts and alcoholics make it into treatment, they have become so humbled by their disease that they are glad only to be among people just like them. They feel relieved by the ending of their isolation.
4. There are, in truth, some cultural barriers that need to be addressed. These often consist of cultural taboos that represent outdated ways of thinking about addiction. We teach clients that addiction is simply a disease that responds to proper treatment, regardless of culture or social class.

Addiction is a great equalizer across all types of people. So long as we apply the principles of best practices, all who wish to recover are guaranteed equal opportunity to do so.