Here are a few more findings from the study:
The length of time since graduation for this sample ranged from 6.5 to 26.5 months, the average being 13.9 months.
So it looks like a little over a year out on average.
Psychiatric medication was used by 60% of the student sample prior to ASR, and only 46% of the student sample after ASR
This was always my perception. The programs tend to try to get these kids off all the meds if possible. Kids now a days are way over medicated.
None of the students required psychiatric hospitalizations after ASR, though 66% resumed outpatient individual therapy, 10% continued group therapy, and 10% used family therapy.
This is about what I would have expected and experienced with the groups I followed and the one my daughter was in.
Twelve percent of ASR students had attempted suicide prior to treatment, and none reported attempting suicide after treatment.
Great result!!!!
Of the 49% of students who reported that they planned to be sober following graduation, 5% have been completely sober since they graduated, and an additional 12% used substances after treatment, but have now committed to a lifestyle of sobriety.
So basically one kid stayed sober after a year. The rest are normal teenagers.
Despite the consensus that drug use in graduates has declined, since graduation, 64% have used marijuana, 12% mushrooms, 12% cocaine, 12% ecstasy, 6% acid, and 6% abused prescription drugs.
Still lighting up though!!! You gotta love em!! Personally that would be the first thing I would have done is find a source and fire up. I expected this to be higher in the weed category.