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What Are the Similarities to Conventional Rehab?
Back to the document's frontpageAlthough the causes to abuse may be unique within the gay and lesbian community, the treatment of addiction remains primarily the same.
Gay and lesbian addicts in recovery should have their unique needs met, but the best way to enable recovery is through the traditional methods of individual therapy, group sessions and peer counseling, behavioral modification and cognitive training, drug and alcohol abuse education, meditation and reflection, good nutrition, recreation and an enforced period of sobriety.
Whether gay or straight, our biology remains the same, and we all tackle a very similar experience with addiction.
