AHS Views

Every once in a while I get a comment from someone who tells me drug rehab doesn’t work. I don’t know what kind of addiction help they’re actually getting in the facilities they’ve been to, but there are studies galore showing otherwise.

The latest was published in the Scientific American. It’s a review of several studies on drug rehab - and they were done on people who’d been in prison; pretty hard core heroin addicts who you would think would be the most difficult to help.

What did the studies find? Addicts who don’t get treatment in prison are seven times more likely to become addicted to heroin after they leave prison, and three times more likely to commit another crime and go back to prison.

Fortunately, not all people who use drugs are in prison. But if you’ve ever been told, even by someone who’s been through rehab, that it doesn’t work – this should give you hope.

However, it is important to find the right program for your situation. Addiction Help Services can help you do that.