The problem as I see it is that one size does not fit all. Many articles have been written about how "I have found the cure for addiction" and go on to list what they have done and how it worked out. Yet when you just take a read through these boards--through all the stories written by the struggling and recovering addicts--you will see that while there are many commonalities, their paths to recovery can vary a lot.
I wish that our love could cure my stepson, my aunt, my grandparents, my sister, and now after talking to my mother last night....yet another cousin who OD'd on alcohol and Xanax. I will always love them and always pray for them and always encourage them to do the next right thing.
But my love for them is not their cure...oh how I wish that weren't true.