The process begins with a six-month detoxification at a former army barracks at Ossendrecht, near the Belgian border.

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Most addiction experts acknowledge that relapse is quite common at some point within two years of a first treatment, with some relapses severe enough to require re-detoxification.

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Like those dealing with serious addiction, one can take a path to detoxification which would rid the body of its ills at the price of a horrible physical experience, or one can keep feeding an addiction, perhaps in moderately reduced doses, in order to avert the pain.

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As much as I think the queen has done a brilliant job, and I look forward to celebrating her jubilee with glee, we have the kids to thank for the detoxification of this once staid, fusty old brand.

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