Research supports the evidence that treatment works while clients are In treatment; however, when treatment ends, the statistics are not very encouraging. Multiple sources cite that 60 to 90 percent of the people who enter recovery will relapse during their first year out of treatment for drug or alcohol addiction. If a client is not moving on to Extended Care or Sober Living, walking out of treatment without direct guidance & support, usually leads one to old thoughts & behaviors, both of which can start spinning out of control quickly as triggers are everywhere and humans are creatures of habit.
