Alcoholism and other drug dependencies are primary, chronic often progressive and fatal diseases that affect almost every area of health. (Disease means involuntary disability)  They are characterized by impaired control, pre-occupation, continued use despite severe adverse consequences and distortions in thinking, most notably denial and rationalization. Denial is used here in the broad sense to include all of the range of psychological maneuvers developed with dependency, which reduce awareness of the fact that alcohol and drug use is the main cause, of an individual’s problems. Denial becomes an integral part of the disease and a major obstacle to recovery.

Most people are still of the belief that addicts are bad people and should be locked up with the keys thrown away.  We at We Do Recover believe that addicts are sick with the illness of Chemical Dependency and need kind, caring and understanding treatment.  We also believe that it is a family illness for as the disease of chemical dependency runs its course over months and years; it is a very painful period for both the addict/alcoholic and the co-dependents (co-addicts).  As the personality of the chemically dependent person change for the worse, so does that of the family members and others close to the addict/alcoholic.  Eventually they all end up physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally bankrupt.  Both the dependent and co-dependent end up in pain, and feeling angry, afraid, ashamed, guilty, and frustrated.  We Do Recover designed to be the ideal place were one can learn to deal with the problems and pains caused by chemical dependency in a manner and setting that is least painful, and enjoyable with safety and health as out primary concern for full Family Recovery.