Do Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs Work?

Question by sparks: Do drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs work?
I know many who have gone through these programs only to start using again, only days after completion.

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Answer by wiseman/guru
According to statistics only twenty three percent work, the rest all slip back. Have no idea, how well they work the second time around. Perhaps the same 23%!
Peace.

Answer by Brandon G
then i guess that they didn’t take what was said and practiced down to heart.

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