How Long Does Drug Addiction Recovery Take?

Question by Belinda: How long does drug addiction recovery take?
I have a friend who wants to change his life, and the only way he can do it is to get away from where he is right now. I have said he can come and stay with me (under strict stipulation that he does not have drugs in my home and he does go into treatment – both things he really wants to do, among other things) but how long should this process take? He was taking coke about once a week before, so what should I expect? Will it be the same level of need forever, or should it get easier and after how long? When can I expect him to be a normal person again?

Best answer:

Answer by Meg M
Addiction recovery takes a lifetime. The initial urges will go down anywhere from a few weeks to years later, depending on the person.

Define ‘normal’? Going through a process like this changes a person severely and they are not likely to be like most of the people around them nor are they ever going to be the person that they were before. If you aren’t prepared to handle the changes you need to find somebody or someplace that is.

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