The decision to enter a drug or alcohol treatment and rehab center can be very difficult. It often seems like there are many more reasons not to go to than to go. In the Chicago area alone, there are thousands of people struggling with serious, life-threatening addictions. They can continue letting their addictions control their lives or try to quit with or without the support and medically-sound techniques available in facilities. Entering Chicago Drug Rehab Treatment is the best path for ridding yourself or a loved one of the burden of addiction. Outside of the symbolic lifesaving that happens in rehab - turning your life around, the new start - entering treatment, can pull an addict back from the brink of death. Whether the addiction is alcohol, narcotics, or prescription drugs, it takes a toll on the body. Overdosing aside, the overuse of any kind of drug, including alcohol, inhibits the body’s ability to function properly and, over time, will cause it to shut down. These physical affects are in addition to the dangerous lifestyle normally associated with the possession and use of drugs. Every day addicts put themselves in dangerous situations to get their fix. Proper treatment and rehab can pull you out of this negative environment and give your body a fighting chance.