That’s a very difficult question. Success is largely measured by the individual themself who is attending treatment. Sometimes the counsellors and individuals determine success by the individual attending treatment. Sometimes they determine success by the individual finishing treatment and sometimes they determine success by the length of time the individual stays clean and sober after treatment. There’s no specific time. Some people say they have reached success if they have been sober six months, some is a year and some don’t ever believe they will ever reach success because they will never feel they are completely away from addictions and addictions is a daily battle. So success is very difficult to measure. If we were to develop a program to follow an individual once treatment was completed, then we would also have to get some approvals from individuals that had gone through treatment. Once an individual has finished treatment, they don’t want to be in touch with that facility. Some do, but not everyone. But a lot of them say no, once I’m done here, I’m done. Thank you.
Tom Beaulieu on Question 400-17(4): Residential Treatment Centre For Addictions
In the Legislative Assembly on October 30th, 2013. See this statement in context.
Question 400-17(4): Residential Treatment Centre For Addictions
Oral Questions
October 29th, 2013
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