"The solution is to get that addicted person into community treatment!" Well if that drug addict is using crystal meth 1 how effective are the offsite community treatments for the drug addict in supportive housing?
"Treatment [for crystal meth] is challenging because there is no currently effective medication, and behavioural and cognitive approaches [psychological counseling such as group therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, 12 steps programs and other self help programs to avoid relapse], although effective during treatment, have not shown long-term benefits." - Canadian Medical Journal June 3 2008 2
This peer reviewed article, from the Canadian Medical Journal (CMAJ), is refreshingly candid about the long term effectiveness of drug treatment programs for crystal meth addiction. There are none.
You can read the whole article at http://www.cmaj.ca/contents-by-date.0.shtml
Published August 28, 2008.