Addiction recovery has come a long way in the last 50 years. The old belief system punished addicted individuals and treated them like they were misbehaving children. They would inflict punishment and instill the military boot camp mentality in hopes of treating the addiction.
Not much time or energy was focused on addressing the underlying cause of addiction. Luckily times-are-a-changing.
The stark, cold boot camps that only looked at the addiction and not the deep rooted causes are being replaced by plush new treatment centers. The new addiction rehab centers are beginning to see the benefits of treating the whole body.