Journal
SUBSTANCE USE & MISUSE
Volume 50, Issue 8-9, Pages 1024-1027Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1007678
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addiction treatment; professionalism; mutual-help groups; natural recovery; pastoral counselling
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- VA Health Services Research and Development Service
- National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
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Addiction treatment is beneficial to many individuals who have substance use disorders. However, only a minority of individuals who recover from addiction receive it. Despite this, addiction treatment is sometimes granted the status of the gatekeeper of recovery. The myth that treatment is necessary for recovery has no empirical support. It also undermines the confidence of individuals in their ability to change on their own and is unduly dismissive of the efforts of nonprofessional helpers.
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