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Does rehab really work?

While checked in, assisting addicts with complete abstinence is rehab’s number one goal. But what happens – or rather, what is supposed to happen – to patients once their ‘treatment’ is over?

What about assistance with relapse prevention? Surely some post-treatment support would've helped celebrities like Lindsay Lohan, who's checked in for her 5th time now, to ditch their habit(s) for good?

But we’re just surmising.

Tell us what you think – and know – about rehabilitation clinics and centres. Do they actually work?
 
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