With drug abuse rising steadily for the past 15 years, why is it that so many drug rehab centers fail? After all, the purpose of rehabilitation is to fix a problem. If the problem isn't fixed, in many cases it is the program that is lacking in some way, not the person.

One of the biggest reasons why many drug rehab facilities fail is that they simply don't offer the kind of complete immersion that is necessary for success. The environment in which young people grow up today is vastly different than that of generations past. Not only are there many more substances to try (and abuse), but there are greater pressures facing kids at younger ages. At the point of addiction, it is extremely difficult to break a young person's habits because he or she continues to be locked in the same type of lifestyle.

There is nothing easy about overcoming drug and alcohol addictions--that much is widely known. The difficulty of conquering a mental or physical reliance is on par with the most challenging of all human endeavors. Precisely what strategies succeed in the correct treatment of drug addictions is what tugs at the heart of the psychological community at large.

Regrettably, there seem to be many differing opinions on this all-important matter. Addiction is an unfortunate part of life that does not seem to discriminate. The reasons for it are as varied as the people whom it afflicts. Just as there are different types of addictions, so too are there different methods of successful treatment. It is important to realize that there is no one, unanimous way to cure someone of a drug or alcohol addiction.