What’s faith got to do with it?

What does it mean in practice if a recovery centre is faith-based? What difference does it make for someone to check into, for example, a ‘Christian’ recovery centre rather than a ‘secular’ one?

For some, religious participation has clearly been a genuinely positive addition to their lives, giving them a sense of self-worth and community. But the researchers also heard accounts of ‘faking it’ and ‘playing the game’...