Or do most rehab attenders alternate for many years between re-hab and re-addiction?
2006-12-24 07:08:35 · 7 answers · asked by MBK 7 in Health ➔ Mental Health
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.
2006-12-25 05:36:35 · answer #1 · answered by raysny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-12-24 07:12:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hi, the difficulty with drug abuse & drug dependancy is that drug addicts are in lots of circumstances very broken human beings (interior), some human beings have whats called addictive personalities meaning they could basically locate another variety of dependancy if it wasnt drugs. as an occasion:- they could be addicted to nutrients, intercourse, alcohol,etc. **regrettably, whilst somebody is wrongly addicted to drugs of one sort or yet another i think of the possibilities of genuine long term fulfillment. via detox or rehab are very limited, the government wouldnt ever desire to addmit rehab is costly and has very few genuine fulfillment thoughts yet there are some. **whilst a individual is an addict its very corresponding to somebody who committed against the regulation and became sent to reformatory. Its a dreadful quandary, because of the fact "how are you able to get somebody who committed against the regulation to a) give up committing greater crimes and b) take own responsability for their dysfunctional behavour. properly its a similar paradox with drug addicts, how do you a) give up the actual dependancy No.a million and No.2 how do you get that individual to take own responsability for themselves and to no longer repeat the difficulty. **regrettably, my end is you could't tension the two drug addicts or criminals to alter. those human beings can basically replace for the greater effective because of the fact they themselves desire to, i'm beneficial new schemes like Monte Donnes does help in that technique very lots. yet there at the instant are not any speedy fixes, no uncomplicated thoughts right here & throwing money on the difficulty wont artwork the two. The thoughts could be greater ingenious & imaginitive than that IMO. IR
2016-10-28 07:25:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-12-24 07:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by Darkspark88 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-12-24 07:11:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sam 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends on how strong the addict is,they must have a natural fighting spirit and a good thinking brain,
2006-12-24 07:24:43 · answer #6 · answered by clare p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 ,,,,
2006-12-24 09:25:33 · answer #7 · answered by whitecloud 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋