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Rehab Success Rates and Statistics The Centers for Disease Control estimate that 114 people die a day because of drugs (TIME magazine offers a much higher estimate), and 6,748 will be sent to hospital emergency rooms for treatment. Continuing Care Research: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Going, James R. McKay, Ph.D. J Subst Abuse …

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 40-60% of drug addicts will relapse during their short-term or long-term treatment. This makes it sound almost impossible to recover from addiction, but the truth is that relapses are not failures. A relapse does not mean you are a full addict again, and that you have failed …

It’s good to know what you’re up against when it comes to addiction recovery.It is a very difficult process, and many recovering addicts to face relapse. These statistics list full recovery as never relapsing after treatment: Substance Full Recovery Rate Alcohol 10-30% in the US Heroin and Opioids Approximately 20% Meth 16 – 20% in …

The answer is not very straightforward. According to TIME magazine, there is no standard definition of “rehab,” so there is no standard metric of success for rehabilitation centers. Some facilities simply measure how many of their patients complete their programs; others consider sobriety in the follow-up months and years after “graduation” as the threshold for …