Prior research has indicated that the majority of people who resolve an alc
ohol problem or from smoking cigarettes do so without treatment. However, n
o similar data have been available for other drug resolutions. This article
explores the service use of former drug users employing data from the 1994
Canadian Alcohol and Drug survey. It is concluded that, as for alcohol and
smoking, the majority of individuals stop their drug use without treatment
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