• #143: Cults, Drugs & The 12-Step Success Story

  • Apr 10 2024
  • Length: 30 mins
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#143: Cults, Drugs & The 12-Step Success Story

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  • This week I revisit a topic I've discussed repeatedly on this show: the reported success rates of 12-Step programs like AA and NA. I talk about the reason these programs persist as the norm despite an odd lack of data to verify their success, and I walk through the reasons AA and other 12-Step programs are highly religious while almost always claiming (and appearing) not to be.

    Read Cochrane's new(er) meta-analysis of 12-step success rates on their website.

    Read more about aging out of addiction in Zimburg's work.

    14% - 31% of people who walk into a 12-Step meeting keep coming for at least 1 year.
    21% - 22% of people who stay in a 12-Step program for more than a year remain sober.
    5% - 8% of people who walk into a 12-Step meeting will remain sober for at least 1 year.

    Some studies show that those who try a 12-Step program actually have worse success rates than non-treatment groups.

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