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Do Texas Faith-based Programs Work?

April 26, 2017faith-based Programs Texas

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Do Texas Faith-based Programs Work?

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Right now there is no way to tell if Texas Faith-based Chemical Dependency Programs are safe or effective. In other words, we don’t know if they work or not! Why? Because faith-based programs are exempted from objective oversight and systematic monitoring that allows objective evaluation. I could not find any study documenting the outcome of Texas Faith-based Programs. This means that recent claims that faith-based programs are safe and effective are probably no more than personal opinion based on wishful thinking rather than evidence. For further information on the rules governing Texas faith-based programs you can contact The Texas Commission On Alcohol And Drug Abuse (TCAADA), P.O Box 80529, Austin, Texas 78753-5233, 512/349-6600. Mr. Gorski can be contacted through his professional development website www.tgorski.com; his publications website www.relapse.org; or his business website www.cenaps.com. He can be reach by telephone at 708-799-5000.