> I promise you that treatment is rarely the "answer". Most addicts don't want to go to treatment. Most addicts don't want to go to treatment because treatment

> I promise you that treatment is rarely the "answer". Most addicts don't want to go to treatment. Most addicts don't want to go to treatment because treatment doesn't work - mostly it gets people to focus on their failures and feel bad about themselves. Someone responded to my previous quip about AA's miserable success rate with... I'd say 12-step is closer to "takes credit for the ~10-15% of people who'd beat their addictions anyways". [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15024780 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15024780 (168 days ago - above quote is from the response to this comment) My girlfriend was doing fine with her addictions. The main factor was that I did not approve, and she liked me more than the drugs. She's spent the last two years getting 'treated' by the mental health professionals, who have reversed cause (self-medicating) and effect ('mental illness'). Some months ago her treatment provider did a genetic test, and decided she'd benefit from Vitamin B-9 - grains fortified with folic acid doesn't work for poor methylators. It's too bad the treatment providers don't start with healthy diets and supplements for all their patients.