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Originally Posted by Russic
Seems to be the going rate these days. The guy I know who killed 4 people a few years back served about 6 months/per person. At least staying off alcohol is a condition of his parole... although he went through AA (which has brutal success rates), so he could easily be back in trouble within a few years.
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Do you have some evidence for that? Part the problem is that it is anonymous, so it's hard to gather a ton of evidence. However...
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A study conducted on males from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs showed abstinence rates of those recovering from alcohol abuse at one year and 18 months. Approximately, 20-25 percent of those who didn’t attend a 12-Step program, such as AA, or another aftercare program were abstinent from alcohol and drugs after one year. On the other hand, the abstinence rate was nearly twice as high for those who attended AA or another similar 12-Step program without any aftercare. The results were evident that the more meetings people attended and the longer they were in the program, the greater the chances of alcohol and drug abstinence.
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Additionally, participants might not want to admit to relapse. Moreover, the people who attend meetings change constantly since people drop out, sometimes after only a few meetings, states Scientific American. In fact, 40 percent of people drop out of AA after the first few meetings.
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Seems those that stay get pretty good results, but many drop out early. In many cases it seems people drop out due to the spirituality of the program.
https://americanaddictioncenters.org...ss-rate-of-aa/
I think at the end of the day, it works for some, but not for others. It's important people find what works for them.