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<blockquote data-quote="Nancy" data-source="post: 557494" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>True Janet. You're free to post that on any of the forums. It's just that with substance abuse the immediate need is often acute.</p><p></p><p>I responded from the waiting room of a doctors office from my cell phone and wasn't able to say what I really meant. When you are dealing with an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) you usually have some advance notice but when your addict says they want to go to rehab it needs to be done immediately, that day. When I read PG's post I knew exactly what she was going through sitting in front of a substance abuse counselor and being told the treatment they offer will cost thousands and not knowing where to turn, but certain that she needed to act now. I remember that completely helpless feeling. I knew of only two substance abuse medical centers and two detox units that day. Today I have a list of 78 treatment centers and sober houses and have personal knowledge of at least 20 other sober houses not on that list. There are many different options. Now that PG's difficult child is in a treatment center she will come in contact with others who have been elsewhere and she will build up a list of resources if needed. It's amazing what resources you find when you are in the substance abuse support family.</p><p></p><p>I made a couple of big mistakes in the beginning that cost us a lot of money. The first places we had difficult child in were expensive and did very little to help, except to use up whatever medical coverage we did have. If I had done a little research ahead of time I may have made wiser decisions. I am amazed at the treatment options that are available in our city. Of course not all of them are good but there are many more than I ever knew existed. When I asked the assessment counselor where I could turn she had no advice.</p><p></p><p>PG my advice for you is to throw yourself into any support group or parent program the center your difficult child is in offers. She is required to go to daily meetings and some of those meetings may be open support meetings. That's how I found one of the ones I go to and I now have someplace to turn if and when my difficult child ever wants help again. If nothing else I have a group of people that care about me and would come in an instant if I needed them. Who knows, you may even start a family support group of your own,</p><p></p><p>Nancy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nancy, post: 557494, member: 59"] True Janet. You're free to post that on any of the forums. It's just that with substance abuse the immediate need is often acute. I responded from the waiting room of a doctors office from my cell phone and wasn't able to say what I really meant. When you are dealing with an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) you usually have some advance notice but when your addict says they want to go to rehab it needs to be done immediately, that day. When I read PG's post I knew exactly what she was going through sitting in front of a substance abuse counselor and being told the treatment they offer will cost thousands and not knowing where to turn, but certain that she needed to act now. I remember that completely helpless feeling. I knew of only two substance abuse medical centers and two detox units that day. Today I have a list of 78 treatment centers and sober houses and have personal knowledge of at least 20 other sober houses not on that list. There are many different options. Now that PG's difficult child is in a treatment center she will come in contact with others who have been elsewhere and she will build up a list of resources if needed. It's amazing what resources you find when you are in the substance abuse support family. I made a couple of big mistakes in the beginning that cost us a lot of money. The first places we had difficult child in were expensive and did very little to help, except to use up whatever medical coverage we did have. If I had done a little research ahead of time I may have made wiser decisions. I am amazed at the treatment options that are available in our city. Of course not all of them are good but there are many more than I ever knew existed. When I asked the assessment counselor where I could turn she had no advice. PG my advice for you is to throw yourself into any support group or parent program the center your difficult child is in offers. She is required to go to daily meetings and some of those meetings may be open support meetings. That's how I found one of the ones I go to and I now have someplace to turn if and when my difficult child ever wants help again. If nothing else I have a group of people that care about me and would come in an instant if I needed them. Who knows, you may even start a family support group of your own, Nancy [/QUOTE]
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