Addicts know how cunning, baffling, and powerful the disease they are battling is. Families are sure they have the answer to their loved one's problems if only the addict would heed their advice!Most communities are woefully lacking in treatment programs and facilities that work. Treatment providers are outnumbered by the patients battling addiction, and they struggle with how mental illness muddies up the picture and how little government officials care about those bothersome addicts. Sometimes it's not lack of caring. Sometimes it's ignorance by officials, medical personnel, and undereducated treatment folks and lack of facilities. How much would it mean to most folks impacted by this insidious disease to be able to navigate the roadblocks to getting their loved ones the help they need and deserve?Read on to discover some of the challenges in one community. Could it be your community?