By: MARTIN R. INFANTE
President, SELF
November 2008
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article is a paper Martin presented at the Plenary Scientific Session entitled From Sobriety to Success at the 3rd Asian Recovery Symposium held at Taal View Hotel in Tagaytay City, Philippines on November 4-6, 2008
Over the last two decades, much has been discussed about how to make treatment programs a more effective tool in getting drug dependents to reach their goal of sobriety. Programs have been developed and redeveloped over the years and, in some cases, new and unique forms of intervention have also been added to improve the delivery of rehab services worldwide. It has been my privilege to be a part of some of these developments and an honor to have worked closely with many experts in this field.
One such great development that has been added to the rehab process was the concept of Aftercare, which was developed to support the recovering drug dependent’s new found sobriety. I remember, it was in the 90s when this took center stage in the discussions in many international fora. I say “great” because 20 years onward, all of us here are living testaments to the way Aftercare has boosted a dependent’s chances of sustaining success.
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