Program The program (AVRT) is not a form of therapy, counseling, or addiction treatment. Some assistance is free, but the program requires some "very modest charges" for goods and services including books, articles, and audio CDs to assist in the recovery process. Much of the material is offered for free via the Internet, and an interested person can begin the Rational Recovery program through the Internet. The Rational Recovery program is based on the premise that the addict both desires and is capable of permanent, planned abstinence. However, the Rational Recovery program recognizes that, paradoxically, the addict also wants to continue using. This is because of their belief in the power of the substance to quell their anxiety; an anxiety which is itself partially substance-induced, as well as greatly enhanced, by the substance.See Beck, et al. This ambivalence is the Rational Recovery definition of addiction.
program the program (avrt) is not a form of therapy counseling or addiction treatment some assistance is free but the program requires some "very modest charges" for goods and services including books articles and audio cds to assist in the recovery process much of the material is offered for free via the internet and an interested person can begin the rational recovery program through the internet the rational recovery program is based on the premise that the addict both desires and is capable of permanent planned abstinence however the rational recovery program recognizes that paradoxically the addict also wants to continue using this is because of their belief in the power of the substance to quell their anxiety; an anxiety which is itself partially substance-induced as well as greatly enhanced by the substancesee beck et al this ambivalence is the rational recovery definition of addiction