Are Drug Treatment Professionals the blind leaders of the blind?

Are Drug Treatment Professionals the blind leaders of the blind?That's a true or false question. If you picked false you need to readthis post.Well, I picked up a copy of the paper a few weeks ago and saw an AP story that probably ran in many papers in California. The Headline is:"Study Finds High re-arrest rate"The article is kind of hard to read but the sub heading saysresearchers say Prop 36 drug offenders aren't getting enoughtreatment to make a difference.In the body of the article it says researchers suggest longer and moreintensive treatment is needed to make a substantial difference, andthat efforts should be concentrated on those with severe addiction.Id like to share my thoughts on these so-called drug treatmentprograms. Im not against effective drug treatment but one thingyou'll never read in stories like this is the possibility that thedrug treatment professional don't have a clue what to do , anddon't have a treatment that works. Longer "treatment" that isineffective isn't going to have anymore impact than shorterineffective treatment. And will someone please tell me what this"Treatment" is?I spent time at the so-called California Rehabilitation Center inCorona in the 1970's and I can assure you I saw very little"treatment". (Stabbings and race riots aren't treatment).In fact,one of the correctional lieutenants there told me , "We don't knowwhat to do with you guys. We just lock you up and hope youll get tiredof doing what your doing." At least he was honest.I also spent time at the Tarzana Family which had treatment methodsthey got mainly from Synanon, but which were also ineffective. Ill beposting later about my experience at Tarzana and their treatments.The closest thing they had to "treatment" was AA and NA, and you can check out my blogs: http://christianrecovery.blogeasy.com or http://christianrecovery.blogspot.com to see how these programs have lost their way in a spiritual sense. I acknowledge the 12 Steps as a program of recovery.I think there is arare individual here and there that uses the 12 steps ( which weretaken out of the Bible) and finds the experience of repentance andbelief in Christ. But your not going to find any tax supportedinstitution program talking about Jesus Christ or Repentance. They areforbidden by law from doing so.Is it any wonder they are ineffective?What Im saying is that the "Treatment Industry" doesn't have atreatment for drug addiction/Alcoholism. They compete for governmentfunding and are known to inflate their recovery statistics.But they are not about to step forward and say they don't understandaddiction or what to do about it. In fact, many of them don't knowthey don't know. They are blissfully ignorant wallowing in the liethey have been taught that alcoholism or addiction is some kind ofdisease.Don't look for them to admit their wrong anytime soon. There are toomany paychecks on the line."If the blind lead the blind wont they both fall into a ditch?"- JesusChrist

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