Does Out-Patient Addiction Treatment Work?

Published March 28, 2013

Does Out-Patient Addiction Treatment Work? – In this short video Tom Bruce, the deputy head therapist at Castle Craig Hospital, says that although out-patient treatment for drug addicts and alcoholics “…

Local NGO sheds light on an oft-neglected societal problem

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Beljaeva is the head of the association for replacement therapy participants in Ukraine. In fact, she used to abuse drugs herself. The Ukrainian activist came to share her personal experiences with Georgian drug abusers and will try to find out more …
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We Need to Rethink Rehab

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I learned that no one actually knows how often treatment works, but an oft-quoted number of those who abstain from using for a year after rehab is 30 percent. CAN YOU SEND A LINK? Even that figure is probably high. “The therapeutic community claims a …
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