Is drug rehab effective, either in getting addicts de-addicted or towards their happiness?
Category: Mental Health | Tags: Addiction, Drug Rehab 6 comments »
6 Responses to “Is drug rehab effective, either in getting addicts de-addicted or towards their happiness?”
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January 12th, 2009 at 4:55 am
In my experience it is only effective if the addict really wants to be free of his or her addictions, and is doing it for themselves not for others.
January 14th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
From what I heard on the radio the other day when Danny Bonnaducie went into rehab at an expensive place, they told him the success rate was only 4-6%. So I would have to say that for the most part it is a waste of time. You are better off doing it on your own.
January 16th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
I agree with the above answers. Apparentely it is so easy for addicts to escape drug rehab if they are really determined, so I guess it only works for those that had the will-power to stick with it
January 19th, 2009 at 5:08 am
it depends on how strong the addict is,they must have a natural fighting spirit and a good thinking brain,
January 22nd, 2009 at 2:51 pm
not my friend julie she is now clean and has stayed that way for the last 9 years ,so yes it can help ,if you really want it ,,,,
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
The thing rehabs are most successful at is turning out new new AA/NA members. AA members often joke about how much money it cost to go to rehab just to find out they needed to go to AA.
At best, rehabs give a person 28 days or so of being away from the place where they bought their drugs or alcohol and the friends they used with in an environment where drugs and alcohol are not easily accessible.
The prices rehabs charge are way out of line with the services they provide, but most people do not pay for them out-of-pocket, it’s usually insurance or the state that picks up the tab. Why the state pays for it, knowing it’s poor effectiveness is a complicated question. Much of it has to do with giving the appearance of doing something about the drug and alcohol problem while retaining oppressive laws, yet not having to pay for incarceration. Politicians need to appear to be tough on crime, sympathetic to the addict/drunk, and do it all without costing too much money, it’s still cheaper than putting people in prison.
I’ve been through 5 rehabs, what broke the cycle for me was getting decent help for depression. No matter how many times I begged for mental heath help, I got shipped off to rehab and AA meetings, which had already proved to be ineffective, at least for me.