Because we have questions or don’t understand something does not invalidate it. For instance, if someone doesn’t understand how electricity is passed thru a wire and states
“Electricity cant go thru a wire like that!!, why if it did we would all be electrocuted if we touched it, dumbass!!”, this doesn’t invalidate the existence of electricity or the fact that it passes thru a wire. It is an opportunity for that person to learn something new.
It is good exercise to question the study because it is initiates understanding of it and promotes thinking. I find it so hard to believe that many of you are not fascinated with the study and want to learn more instead of spending time trying to discredit people who have spent their entire lives dedicated to understanding in this area.
Whatever dumbass wrote this report has absolutely no idea how to judge numbers. "One year or less" and "Two to three years" actually leaves a gap of a whole year.
I might be able to help here. These statistical types like to keep the buckets (categories) as few and simple as possible as it makes the numbers easier to crunch and the results more accurate.
They could have said:
0-1 years
1-2 years
2-3 years
3-4 years
4-5 years
5-6 years
Which would have been 6 categories. Instead they choose three categories
“One year or less” may be defined (0 – 1.49 years)
Two to three years may be defined (1.5 – 3.49 years)
Four or more years may be defined (3.5 – 5.5 years)
This way you have reduced the categories by half.
2. The programming seems to wear off after about four years or so, judging by the large unaccounted-for sample in "Four years or more". Remember that programmies won't even acknowledge non-programmie viewpoints as valid. Do you expect them to actually put something accurate down when confronted with an ex-inmate who says "Fuck you, I'm drunk RIGHT NOW, so lick my nutsack"? Similarly, "Go blow a goat" and a hang-up is probably the most common answer.
Four years is a good length of time. The critical phase, in my opinion, would be staying sober for the
first year so that the person has past every holiday and encountered most of the triggers which may make him/her go back to using.
I would consider the program a success if a graduate was able to accomplish this first year on their own. After a year it is pretty much up to the individual on whether they what to continue their success or not. Even if the programing wears off after a year the individual will find themselves free of the physical and emotional addiction by that point.
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