5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (And 5 Reasons Not To)

Published March 26, 2014

5 Reasons to Refuse an Addiction Treatment (and 5 Reasons Not to)
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Be wary of drug rehab programs that claim unusually high success rates or promise to “cure” addiction in 30 days or less. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the percentage of drug addicts who relapse is between 40 to 60 percent and, … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog)

Smartphone App May Help People Overcome Alcoholism
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“This is a sign of what the future will bring, and I think it's definitely a progression in the right direction in terms of helping lots of people,” said Dr. Scott Krakower, a drug addiction specialist and assistant unit chief of psychiatry at Zucker … Read more on Health.com

Drug addiction is disease, not moral failing
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Despite the fact that the American Society of Addiction Medicine and the National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as a “chronic, relapsing brain disease,” the public and popular media still represent addiction as a moral failing. Addicts and … Read more on Indianapolis Star