It is in these communities that the drugs, violence and values ​​that constitute daily prison life are eliminated, and that the elements of the prison that generally "reprimand rehabilitation" (Inciardi, Martin, Surratt ) disappear. They provide treatment, aftercare and reentry services to provide ongoing support to inmates once they are released in hopes of decreasing relapse situations. Like mainstream therapeutic communities, the primary staff who facilitate these programs are "recovering addicts" who have participated in and been rehabilitated by the therapeutic communities themselves. This allows inmates not only to feel equal to each other, but also to bond and develop trust in others; which proved effective in the inmate's desire to no longer perpetuate his old behaviors. Therapeutic communities view drug abuse among individuals as a “symptom” of a larger problem. Opposed to the mentality that presents drug use as the primary reason “they did what they did,” as current prison programs claim. The overall goal of therapeutic communities in prison is to identify negative patterns of "behavior, thinking, and feeling" among inmates that predispose to drug abuse, and to provide methods to address them.