What is the cognitive-behavioral goal for an addicted patient?

What is the cognitive-behavioral goal for an addicted patient?

Marc Kern (Addiction Expert, Director of Addiction Alternatives) gives expert video advice on: How is a behavioral addiction similar to a substance behavioral addiction?; What is an "addictive personality"?; What can be done about an addictive personality? and more...

The cognitive-therapy goal for treating addiction is to reorchestrate the thoughts in such a way that they are reinforcing adaptive healthy behaviors and encouraging letting go of unhealthy behaviors and thoughts. The goal is not necessarily to discontinue one hundred percent, though that may be the case for some people. It's easier to stop at a hundred percent, but the goal is to reorientate the thoughts into a more healthy organization that we all seem to share. But over the course of time, an individual may have evolved into the belief that gambling is the place that makes them feel good as opposed to home life and a white picket fence.