Probably “any” drug addiction rehabilitative effort will work should the addict possess enough motivation, particularly if there is a lack of reinforcement of the total addiction response pattern. Attention is focused on improvement of the “fit” of addict to treatment alternatives through consideration of several social psychological variables and treatment methods of three ongoing programs.
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