Reddit reviews The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry

That's awesome! Rehab is bullshit. At least for most heroin addicts. I think it might be beneficial for other addicts, but I'm not sure. I guess I shouldn't speak in generalities. In my experience rehab is bullshit. I went to a $30,000 month long rehab and it didn't do anything for me. All they did was try to get me to be into AA/NA. According to studies AA/NA has a 5-10% success rate. That is the same rate for going cold turkey with no treatment. AA is free and the rehabs are making so much money just for telling us we need to go to meetings. 85% of rehabs are abstinence only/12 step based.

There is a really good book called The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12 Step Programs and the Rehab Industry. Honestly I haven't gotten around to reading it all but it is a really good book. Also, I just want to say that I know 12 step programs have helped some people and that's great. The problem is that it doesn't work for most people. And those people are not given any other options because the majority of treatment centers just focus on the 12 steps.

Anyways, I'm really glad subs are working for you. Why are you paying cash for the visits and the scripts? No insurance? Are you on the films?

Some stuff.

Again, anyone who it works for should do it, but we need other options.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/03/the-surprising-failures-of-12-steps/284616/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672554/

http://www5.csudh.edu/dearhabermas/aacultbk01.htm

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-addiction/201005/how-it-doesnt-work-the-dogma-the-12-steps

The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry https://www.amazon.com/dp/0807035874/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_piXOBbQVWNZTD

Ok, I'm done now.