Survey Shows Need for More Residential Drug Rehab Centers

October 27th, 2005 | Category: General Addiction

Less than ten percent of all people receiving addiction treatment last year were in residential programs

In 2004, only 27 percent of drug rehabilitation and addiction treatment centers offered non-hospital residential programs, despite evidence from research such as the Drug Abuse Treatment Outcome Studies (DATOS) that treatment success rates tend to be higher for inpatient settings.

Data gathered from the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) took a snapshot of addiction treatment programs and clients with statistics from March 31, 2004. Approximately 100,000 people in non-hospital residential drug rehab centers on that date accounted for only nine percent of all clients in treatment.

In contrast, 22 percent of all clients receiving treatment were in methadone programs (240,000), which is an increase of 95,000 people in the last six years. Along with the increase in substitute drug replacement therapy has come more methadone-related deaths throughout the United States.

Effective alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs are essential for helping addicts recover. This is why the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy has proposed $150 million for the Access to Recovery Program, which gives vouchers to people seeking effective treatment instead only having to go to a small list of funded programs.

One of the most

successful and largest drug rehabilitation and education programs in the United States is Narconon Arrowhead. People enter the drug-free rehabilitation center from all over the country seeking the effective treatment based on the research and developments of American author and humanitarian L. Ron Hubbard. The application of the workable technology helps achieve a success rate of approximately 70% for program graduates.

The center is part of a growing international network of Narconon® programs that continue to gain recognition because of their success and are operating in nearly 40 countries.

“Whether dealing with addicted individuals or preventing kids from using drugs, the results are what matter most,” comments Luke Catton, who is a supervisor at Narconon Arrowhead. “Research and theories are fine, but in the end the measure of a good rehabilitation program is if those who complete treatment stay drug-free.”

For more information about Narconon Arrowhead or to get help for a loved one in need, call 1-800-468-6933 or visit www.stopaddiction.com.

To read the full results of the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services, log on to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Office of Applied Studies website at www.oas.samhsa.gov.

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