Cost of drug/alcohol rehab

[Mexidoc]

As a physician that deal with this type of problem almost daily, I have learned a little of drug and alcohol addiction. # 1 its not cheap. In pt. Rehab run about $1000 a week and up.#2 if she not ready, save your money. # 3 until she hits rock bottom she won't want help. Problem is everybodies rock bottom is different. All you can do is offer support ( moral ). Do not let her move in with you. Do not give her money. Do not enable her. Be careful not to allienate yourself from the rest of your family. Sounds like your parent's might not aggree with you. Make your position clear that you will not help her maintain her addiction. If she wants to go to rehab give her a ride and be the first person waiting when she finishes the program. This might sound cold hearted, but addicts are excellent manipulators and are used to getting what they want. They are used to not dealing with their problems, but rather masking them with drugs. Encourage her don't enable her.

 

[ChisJo]

If her parents are enabling her, and allowing her to continue her substance abuse, living under their roof (assuming for free), driving her to work (since she's probably not able to), turning a blind eye to her substance abuse, and not taking accountability for their actions, why would your sister want to go to treatment if her problem is someones elses? Your parents need to make her want to go to treatment, or she won't. Your desire for her to go isn't enough since you aren't the one caring for her.

 

[Jennifer in MI]

I'm so sorry to hear your family is going through this. I, too, have a sibling who is an addict. My bro is a GREAT guy - when sober. We thought he'd hit rock bottom so many times - after he lost his first wife. After he lost his second wife. After he'd made and lost millions of dollars. After he was arrested for drunk driving the first time. After he was arrested the second time. Etc, etc, etc. It was HORRIBLE. My parents were not enabling him, but he'd find others who would. It wasn't until he couldn't find anyone to bail him out of jail the last time that he admitted he needed help. My parents were able to get him into a hospital - in the psychiatric ward - for a couple days until they could find a place for him to go. (They absolutely wouldn't let him live with them - not even for a night.)

He is currently in this program: http://www.meltrotter.org/SubstanceAbuseProgram.aspx

It is free. My brother has been sober now for nearly 9 months. He graduates from this program in a couple months and already has a job set up. And, he can live there for another year after graduation. The help he has received there has been great! And, they have him working and serving the poor - so he has a purpose while getting better. He was making beds and doing laundry for a while. Now, he's in charge of the kitchen - getting donations and cooking the meals. Perfect for him - he's owned a number of nice restaurants in the past!

Anyway, I hope and pray your sister admits that she needs help and your family can find the place that's right for her.

 

[QVCshopper]

Thanks everyone. This is actually a very old post. Since I wrote it, my sister has moved out of my parent's house and into her own apartment. She is probably still drinking at times, but she's holding down a full-time job that she loves. So, maybe things are getting better. We are back on speaking terms, but we haven't seen each other for a long time, probably well over a year. At this point, I'm here if anyone needs me, but maybe it's getting better on it's own.

 

[crisi]

Thanks everyone. This is actually a very old post. Since I wrote it, my sister has moved out of my parent's house and into her own apartment. She is probably still drinking at times, but she's holding down a full-time job that she loves. So, maybe things are getting better. We are back on speaking terms, but we haven't seen each other for a long time, probably well over a year. At this point, I'm here if anyone needs me, but maybe it's getting better on it's own.

Its nice to hear that she is, at least functional. It also sounds like you nailed down her drug of choice (alcohol) - which it didn't sound like you were sure about before.

 

[vicki_c]

To greystapes and kimmy12 above - stop posting to advertise your business! I have reported your post to the mods.