Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows

My team's research shows that people who were offered substance abuse treatment, instead of being arrested, decreased their drug use more than people who were not offered substance abuse treatment and were arrested...

https://theconversation.com/offering-treatment-to-drug-users-instead-of-arresting-them-reduces-crime-and-addiction-new-research-into-police-diversion-program-shows-212527

Bible study and work without pay: the shadowy world of sober living homes

In a largely unregulated industry, some residents trying to get sober are made to work 40 hours a week at restaurants – but don't receive a paycheck…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/26/sober-living-homes-unregulated-montana

Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong

What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be a better way. As he shares in this deeply personal talk, his questions took him around the world, and unearthed some surprising and hopeful ways of thinking about an age-old problem....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY9DcIMGxMs&feature=youtu.be

Drug Treatment At Home Can Be More Effective And Cost Less Than Residential Rehab

Hannah Berkowitz is 20 years old. When she was a senior in high school her life flew off the rails. She was getting high on whatever drugs she could get her hands on. She was suicidal. Berkowitz moved into a therapeutic boarding school to get sober, but could only stay sober while she was on campus during the week....
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/17/523016186/home-based-drug-treatment-program-costs-less-and-works?ft=nprml&f=1001