Everyone thinks “rehab” and/or 12-step programs are indispensable for recovery from addiction. But according to my guest, their success rates are abysmal and the science behind them is either bogus or nonexistent.
About the Guest
Dr. Lance Dodes recently retired as assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He is a Training and Supervising Analyst Emeritus with the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. He has also served as director of the substance abuse treatment unit of Harvard’s McLean Hospital, director of the alcoholism treatment unit at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (now part of Massachusetts General Hospital), and director of the Boston Center for Problem Gambling.
Book Discussed
The Sober Truth: Debunking the Bad Science Behind 12-Step Programs and the Rehab Industry
Other Books by the Guest
Breaking Addiction: A 7-Step Handbook for Ending Any Addiction (also available in audiobook)
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