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Line 1: − + − {{Cquote|Teen Challenge claims of a 70% cure rate for the drug addicts graduating from their program attracted the attention of the U.S. Federal Government in 1973. Most secular drug rehabilitation programs only experienced a cure rate of 1-15% of their graduates. The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, funded the first year of this study to evaluate the long term results of the Teen Challenge program.<ref>http://teenchallengeusa.com/studies2.php</ref>}} − − Teen Challenge has a number of studies that indicate the high effectiveness of their drug treatment program compared to other programs.<ref>http://teenchallengeusa.com/studies.php</ref> Studies indicate that consumers of secular counseling psychology for [[alcoholism]] receive hardly any benefit at all (For more information please see: [[Ineffectivness of counseling psychology]]).<ref>http://www.spring.org.uk/2005/07/psychological-treatments-for-alcoholism.php</ref><ref>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/5/75/abstract</ref> The [[Apostle Paul]] in a letter to the church of [[Corinth]] indicated that [[Christianity|Christians]] were able to overcome being drunkards through the power of [[Jesus Christ]] (I Corinthians 6:9-11).
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'''Addiction''' is a compulsive, harmful activity. [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] has a good track record for helping people get and stay sober by applying spiritual principles. [[Conservative]] values are also an excellent way to combat addiction. For example, conservative [[Christianity|Christian]] group [[Teen Challenge]] reported the following:
'''Addiction''' is a compulsive, harmful activity. [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] has a good track record for helping people get and stay sober by applying spiritual principles. [[Conservative]] values are also an excellent way to combat addiction.
Addiction includes these highly destructive activities:
Addiction includes these highly destructive activities: