You’ll know addiction treatment is working when you find yourself no longer wondering whether addiction treatment is working. That might sound counterintuitive, but it speaks to a fundamental truth about the drug and alcohol treatment process: Addiction recovery is first and foremost about a return to normalcy.

To be an addict is to be deprived of those moments of physiological and psychological serenity that are so fundamental to the human experience. Addiction treatment, in turn, is and must be about returning that tranquility to patients—which means that addiction treatment is most effective when it helps patients stop obsessing about its effectiveness.

Remember, addiction treatment is a long-term process, one driven by long-term effort and aspiring towards long-term goals. But that doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the little victories along the way. When your addiction treatment program helps you stop fretting about the future and start living in the moment, you’ll know you’re on the right track. In the end, it’s hard to imagine how any insight could be more encouraging than that one.

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