Question by sparks: Do drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs work?
I know many who have gone through these programs only to start using again, only days after completion.

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Answer by wiseman/guru
According to statistics only twenty three percent work, the rest all slip back. Have no idea, how well they work the second time around. Perhaps the same 23%!
Peace.

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Question by oblivious: how did elliot smith die?

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Answer by iijakii
Elliott Smith died on October 21, 2003 in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California at age 34, from two stab wounds to the chest during an emotional fight with Jennifer Chiba. [16] According to her account, the two were arguing when she locked herself in the bathroom. Chiba heard him scream, and upon opening the door, saw Smith standing there with a steak knife in his chest. She pulled the knife out of him, after which Smith collapsed and she called 911. The time of death was listed at 12:18 PM. While originally reported as a suicide, the official autopsy report released in late December 2003 left the question of possible homicide open:
While his history of depression is compatible with suicide, and the location and direction of the stab wound is consistent with self-infliction, several aspects of the circumstances (as are known at this time) are atypical of suicide and raise the possibility of homicide. These include the absence of hesitation wounds, stabbing through clothing, and the presence of small incised wounds on the right arm and left hand (possible defensive wounds). Additionally, the girlfriend’s [Jennifer Chiba’s] reported removal of the knife and subsequent refusal to speak with detectives are all of concern.

According to the coroner’s report, the alleged suicide note, written on a Post-it, read, I’m so sorry – love, Elliot. God forgive me. The misspelling of “Elliott” was later acknowledged as a mistake on the part of the coroner. Robin Peringer, one of the singers few close friends towards the end of his life, says that Smith was a “cutter”, which would help explain the “possible defensive wounds.” Fritz Michaud, an engineer during the Basement sessions, claimed that “Elliott literally wouldn’t have been caught dead without his shirt on,” possibly explaining why the stab wounds penetrated his shirt (something extremely uncommonly seen in stabbing suicides).

His death has not been officially declared a suicide, and the investigation into his death continues, although almost no new information at all has publicly come to light since 2003.

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Question by The Advocate of the Devil: What is a “specialized gender identity treatment center” as specified under the PSU health plan?
I’m looking at this:

“Coverage will not be
provided unless the member has already completed a recognized program at a specialized
gender identity treatment center.”

https://www.aetnastudenthealth.com/schools/psu/dombrochure1213.pdf

Now, I’m currently seeing a therapist, currently taking hormones and also full-time, but I’ve never heard of anything like this. What is it?

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Answer by Clones Don’t Have 200k Pts
Ask Aetna.
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