This is a very useful site for providers seeking to improve access and retention in treatment. Much of the information was gleaned from the NIATX and outcomes are published. Requires you to join, but is free and includes a variety of tools.
A significant percentage of those who are chemically dependent have career-related issues that have contributed to their addiction. They are bored or unfulfilled with their work, or their drinking or drug use has affected their job performance to such a degree that others lose trust in them and their abilities. Some lose their job and their standard of living.
Participation in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) concurrent with professional treatment appears to improve alcohol outcomes in people with alcohol use disorders. Whether AA alone or the timing of participation (e.g., before or after entering treatment) affects these outcomes is unclear.
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