Our Philosophy

Alcohol and Drug Addiction is a chronic, relapsing, potentially fatal brain disease that takes control of your mind, your body, your finances and your life...

CHRONIC: Addiction is a treatable, but non-curable disease. With appropriate therapy, continued support through a group like AA/NA, and (in some cases) medications, you can live a fairly normal life. The disease does require that you make certain changes or you will be at increased risk of relapse and fatal complications.

RELAPSING: Addiction is a relapsing disease. That is, falling back to old patterns of use is the norm - not the exception. There are signs that a relapse is about to happen. With education and experience, you and your loved ones can learn to recognize these signs and take action. A relapse is not a reason to lose hope, but rather a sign to work harder on your program of sobriety.

FATAL: Addiction can be a fatal illness. Untreated, people with addictions die sooner and have more medical problems than those people without addictions. Regardless of the substance abused, you are at higher risk of dying. Some die from the substance itself (heroin, alcohol). Others die from complications such as cirrhosis, hepatitis, HIV. Others die from crime. Some even die from a broken heart.

CONTROL: Addiction can take absolute control of your life. Because of this, you will need help controlling your addiction. You cannot do it alone. Again, you cannot do it alone. You need others to help you. This is often hard to accept. Step One (of the AA 12 steps) starts "I realize that I am powerless...)

At Stepworks, we believe that every person deserves dignity and respect. Having an addiction does not make you a bad person. Just like someone with diabetes or heart disease, you do want your addiction. Just as someone with diabetes can choose to eat too much or eat the wrong things, you have also made some bad choices. There are scientifically proven methods to treat diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and addiction. The choice to seek treatment is yours....