In a straightforward and easy-to-understand manner, Dr. Carroll describes what a new patient likely will experience when entering a comprehensive inpatient or outpatient Substance Use Disorder treatment program and what services he ideally should receive. Dr. Carroll also provides his perspective on how addiction develops, what addiction treatment should entail, the causes of relapses, and his approach to helping his patients achieve a meaningful recovery and enhanced quality of life. His perspective is based on forty-seven years of experience working in the field of addiction-as a service provider, administrator, program developer, executive, researcher, trainer, and consultant.