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How rehab helps heavy drug and alcohol users think differently

  • Written by Julaine Allan, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University
Living in a group environment is part of learning how to manage without using drugs.Shutterstock

Around 16,700 Australians stay in residential rehabilitation centres each year, most commonly for problems with alcohol, amphetamines and opiates.

Rehab is a structured, drug- and alcohol-free environment. Residents participate in the same daily and...

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