Health

Thu Apr 13

What is 'success' in drug rehab? Programs need more than just anecdotes to prove they work

Written by Stephen Bright, Senior Lecturer of Addiction, Edith Cowan University

Peter Lyndon-James turned his life around and went on to establish a private rehabilitation service in Perth.YouTube screenshot

This week’s Australian Story was a compelling narrative of redemption. After a long history of problem drug use and related crime, Peter Lyndon-James’s life was turned around and he went on to establish a...

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