The Sober Truth Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry |
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| Author:
| Dodes, Lance
Dodes, Zachary |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8070-3315-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press
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| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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An expose of Alcoholics Anonymous, twelve-step programs, and the growing for-profit rehab industry and how a failed addiction-treatment model came to dominate America AA has become so infused in our society that it has become practically synonymous with addiction recovery. Yet, there exists very little empirical data proving that AA and other 12-step programs are effective in helping addicts heal. Despite...
More Description An expose of Alcoholics Anonymous, twelve-step programs, and the growing for-profit rehab industry and how a failed addiction-treatment model came to dominate America AA has become so infused in our society that it has become practically synonymous with addiction recovery. Yet, there exists very little empirical data proving that AA and other 12-step programs are effective in helping addicts heal. Despite reports claiming that AA only has a 5-10 percent success rate, countless doctors, judges, and employers continue to refer their addicted patients for treatments based on the 12-step model, rehabilitation facilities center their programs around this model, and many addicts themselves are simply unaware of any other options available to them. This book gives a well-reasoned rebuke to the notion that AA is for everyone, an idea that no other field of medicine would entertain.nbsp;