How Do You Afford Out Patient Rehab?
Question by Lord Zane Vorhis: How do you afford out patient rehab?
Close friend of mine is a drug addict, he can’t afford to take time off work and the money he makes goes towards bills. How can out patient rehab become affordable? Do they have payment plans? Sliding scale?
San Diego, California
Best answer:
Answer by Jennifer
It would really help alot if you would have mentioned where your friend is now living.I’m sorry that I could not have helped,if I had some more information maybe I could have been of some use for you.Have a good day ahead :)…
Answer by raysny
Treatment centers do not do payment plans because chances are the person is going to relapse and not pay their bills. If he has insurance now, treatment will usually last until the benefits run out. Rather than offer anything affordable, they would prefer he quits, then they can bleed him dry, then they’ll ‘help’ him get on medicaid which will pay for his treatment and a token amount that he will be unable to live on.
It will go on his medical records that he is a drug abuser and will be unable to get decent medical or life insurance at a decent price for as long as he lives. Doesn’t matter how long someone is clean to insurance companies if their records state they were once addicted.
The best advice I can give is: Do it on his own. It isn’t easy, but hardly anything worth doing is. Treatment does not make it easier, most treatment centers are 12step-based (AA/NA). These groups are about finding God, quitting is seen as a byproduct of having a personal relationship with ones “Higher Power”.
These groups provide online support, and all have limited face to face meetings (except RR).
SOS:
http://www.sossobriety.org/
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/sossaveourselves/
SMART:
http://www.smartrecovery.org/
http://smartrecovery.org/SMARTBoard/
LifeRing:
http://www.unhooked.com/index.htm
http://forums.delphiforums.com/lifering/start
WFS:
http://www.womenforsobriety.org/
RR:
http://www.rational.org/
And with all those options, the majority of people, 80%, quit on their
own.
Personally, I feel that all those groups are great for those who have
been through AA and have had it pounded into their heads that they NEED a group in order to quit. That’s BS, but AA has been very successful in getting people to believe that piece of misinformation.
Being around others for support can be a good thing, but ultimately, it
is up to the individual to use or not.
“There is a high rate of recovery among alcoholics and addicts, treated and untreated. According to one estimate, heroin addicts break the habit in an average of 11 years. Another estimate is that at least 50% of alcoholics eventually free themselves although only 10% are ever treated. One recent study found that 80% of all alcoholics who recover for a year or more do so on their own, some after being unsuccessfully treated. When a group of these self-treated alcoholics was interviewed, 57% said they simply decided that alcohol was bad for them. Twenty-nine percent said health problems, frightening experiences, accidents, or blackouts persuaded them to quit. Others used such phrases as “Things were building up” or “I was sick and tired of it.” Support from a husband or wife was important in sustaining the resolution.”
Treatment of Drug Abuse and Addiction — Part III, The Harvard Mental Health Letter, October 1995.
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