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Originally Posted by you&me
I'm genuinely curious - is there any information or stats regarding the efficacy of the counselling and referrals offered by SISs?
I realize their powers are limited and I can't think of a (reasonable) alternative, but I can't imagine the offer of counselling or referrals has a high acceptance rate...
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SIS's referral rates are far higher than any other method, mostly as the addicts are in very, very, regular voluntary contact with them to a degree impossible in any other context.
The ability to get an addict to accept treatment essentially relies on being there offering treatment at the right wholly random moment, the day after their best friend died of an overdose or their partner left them etc.
The regular contact only an SIS offers is about the most effective model we have, it is massively successful in this aspect.