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Re:Most People With Addiction Grow Out of It (2014) by pfisch on Monday January 28, 2019 @09:01AM (#19017435)
Are you saying rehab facilities also don't work compared to a control group?

I am skeptical about that too. I'd be surprised if both rehab and AA don't have a statistically significant effect on addiction treatment.

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Re:Most People With Addiction Grow Out of It (2014) by simple_phrases on Monday January 28, 2019 @08:46PM (#19022975)
No.

People tend to expect that rehab will cure addiction, and become disillusioned with the reality that addiction is a chronic illness. Relapse rates are high in chronic illnesses, like diabetes and hypertension, the latter having a relapse rate of 50%-75% according to the NIH. Addiction is no different, and its relapse rates are between 40%-60%, even with ongoing treatment. Efficacy rates will reflect this harsh (and often very expensive or deadly) truth.

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