Does drug rehab work?

Scientific research since the mid 1970’s shows that drug rehab works. Drug rehab helps patients to stop taking drugs, avoid relapse and recover successfully. From that research and other highly respected studies since then give key principle about what forms the basis of a good drug rehab.

• No single drug rehab / treatment approach is right for everyone
• Effective drug rehab attends to multiple needs of the patient
• Remaining in drug rehab for an adequate time period is essential
• Individual counselling, group therapies
• On-going monitoring during drug rehab to ensure that changing needs are met
• Detox is often essential but on it’s own is rarely successfulv

In the UK over the last 20 years there have been several big research projects looking into the outcomes of drug rehab. Although each research project has it’s own findings, there is a unanimous agreement that, pound for pound, residential treatment is the most effective. A recent study on The Providence Projects, at a five year follow up, showed 80% of patients were still abstinent from drugs and alcohol.

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