“There’s a total lack of accountability, not just from program to program, but even within treatment systems, from counselor to counselor,” said Malloy. “For years, there’s been a blank check, and when the money runs out, guess what? You’re better.”

...The prevailing treatment system generally claims success rates of 30 percent—a figure many experts view as dubious. But even if we take it at face value, by the industry’s own admission 70 percent of people who go into drug rehab come out no better than they went in. And some cases even worse. One 2015 study found opioid dependent patients receiving only psychological support were twice as likely to suffer a fatal overdose than those being treated with opioid replacement medications

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 … eadly.html

JetRx wrote:

Brits seem to thrive on this type of reporting  from the colonies.  Nothing like a little schadenfreude to help them feel better about their own societal failings.

On the other hand, have you noticed the barrage of drug commercials "sponsoring" ABCMSNBCFOXCNN "news"?  It's unbelievable.   Fairly clear why we hear nary a peep from those outlets.

I've become quite a devotee of British 'cannabis induced psychosis' reporting in recent years. Apparently shooting up the pots even once can cause a permanent schizz-out.