A drug rehab program has sent patients to work without pay
Is the program successful at its stated purpose of drug rehabilitation?  How does it compare to other treatment programs, in particular the recidivism rate?<p>The article says:<p><i>Many participants said Cenikor saved their lives and equipped them for success. After 18 months in the program, participants can become eligible to receive wages and graduate with jobs, a car and the tools to build a promising life. But fewer than 8 percent of people who enter Cenikor make it to graduation, according to the program’s own numbers, and therefore never receive a paying job.</i><p>So &quot;many participants&quot; said the program saved their lives, and while only 8% &quot;graduated&quot; did the program help any of the other 92% of participants with their drug problem?<p>I have a relative with serious drug problems, she&#x27;s been through numerous drug treatment problems and has &quot;kicked the drug habit for good&quot; too many times to count. Drug rehabilitation is hard.<p>If this program actually worked, I&#x27;d be more inclined to overlook the hard work part (but not the dangerous work, but since it&#x27;s happening at established employers, OSHA should be enforcing safer working conditions)