Treatment Center Researcher & Expert Joanna Talks Numbers, Success Rates, Family Tips

Text and Be Heard Addiction treatment hasn"t improved in thirty years. This sobering reality forms the backbone of our eye-opening conversation with Joanna, founder of VISTA Research Group and Conquer Addiction, who shares her journey from desperate mother to pioneering researcher in addiction treatment outcomes. www.Conquer-Addiction.org When Joanna"s daughter struggled with life-threatening alcohol addiction, she discovered the troubling truth: treatment centers weren"t measuring success rates in any meaningful way. Claims of 85-95% recovery rates were unsupported by evidence, leaving families to make critical treatment decisions based on who sounded nicest on the phone. After her daughter finally achieved long-term recovery, Joanna dedicated herself to solving this problem, creating methodologies to track patient outcomes during and after treatment. What she discovered was shocking. The effectiveness of treatment centers varies dramatically – some help over half their patients maintain recovery a year later, while others barely reach 20%. Yet without standardized measurement, families have no way to identify the most effective options. After monitoring over 100,000 patients during treatment and following up with 35,000 post-treatment, her research reveals crucial insights: patients who stay in treatment 90+ days are twice as likely to recover; supportive environments like sober living significantly boost success; and recovery rates vary substantially by substance, with alcohol addiction showing better outcomes than opioids or stimulants. Most treatment centers resist measuring outcomes, citing costs despite spending far more on marketing. Joanna"s ambitious goal is creating a national claims registry that will transform how families choose treatment, driving the entire industry toward greater accountability and effectiveness. Her vision could save a million more lives by 2030 by finally answering the crucial question: which treatment approaches actually work? Explore the groundbreaking research at Conquer-Addiction.org and join our Facebook Recovery Freedom Circle to connect with others on their recovery journey. Support the show Recovery is Beautiful. Go Live Your Best Life!! Facebook Group - Recovery Freedom Circle | Facebook Your EQ is Your IQ YouTube - Life Is Wonderful Hugo V Recovery Freedom Circle The System That Understands Recovery, Builds Character and Helps People Have Better Relationships. A Life Changing Solution, Saves You Time, 18 weeks www.lifeiswonderful.love Instagram - Lifeiswonderful.Love TikTok - Lifeiswonderful.Love Pinterest - Lifeiswonderful.Love Twitter - LifeWonderLove LinkedIn - Hugo Vrsalovic Life Is Wonderful.Love