Ayesha Roscoe

Most never get treatment.

Of those who do, about half relapse in the first year.

But in Italy, there's an addiction treatment program that appears to be having huge success at getting and keeping people sober.

The program has a big fan in the U.S.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

San Patrignano is one of the largest addiction treatment facilities in the world.

Recently, Deborah Becker, a senior correspondent at WBUR, went to see how it works.

When we come back, a visit to a different style of drug treatment.

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We're back with a Sunday story talking about the quest for a drug treatment program that actually works.

I'm joined by Deborah Becker from WBUR in Boston.

Hi, Deb.

Hello.

So, Deb, you've been covering the business of drug treatment in the U.S.

for years, but you traveled all the way to Italy for this story.

So what makes San Patrignano different?

Detroit.

I was having trouble staying away from drugs, staying sober.