Addiction services now achieving higher success rates

Often when you hear news reports about drug abuse it centres around negative information, it is relatively rare that there is much positive information to come out of these reports.  However, although drug use is still a big problem in our society and causes many issues for both individuals and society as a whole, a recent report by the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse (NTA) has suggested there is some good news.

The NTA found that compared to past reports, people who are entering into rehab have a much better chance of leaving drug free, and also of maintaining their sobriety long term (NTA, 2012).  What they have found is that services seem to have improved greatly with regard to encouraging people to access help, and also that in recent years there has been a dramatic increase in the numbers of people accessing treatment, and more importantly, an increase in the number of people successfully completing treatment.   

They suggest that due to better knowledge and understanding about addiction, addiction services are now better equipped to respond to the changing needs of addiction suffers, and as such this has helped encourage people to engage in treatment.  In addition, the increased levels of knowledge and understanding have meant that people are offered the most appropriate help, and as a result they thus have a better chance of remaining drug free for the long term. 

Although drug use is still a big cloud over society, and the damage is can cause is no less than before, the news that greater numbers of people are successfully overcoming their addiction is welcome news, and helps to promote a more positive outlook when it comes to drug use.

NTA.  (2012).  Drug addict seeking treatment are doing better.  Sourced from: http://www.nta.nhs.uk/news-six-year-study.aspx

Published by on 07/09/2020.

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