Recent scientific research has discovered new avenues of treatment by showing conclusively that addiction is a chronic physical disease that attacks the brain, damaging key parts of the limbic system and cerebral cortex.
I have been sober for a little over three years. For me it is a combination of treatment, faith and AA. There are many resources available. Here are a couple of links.
http://www.aa.org/lang/en/meeting_fi...fm?origpage=29
http://www.enterhealth.com/HealingTh...rogram_Disease