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<blockquote data-quote="janebrain" data-source="post: 222029" data-attributes="member: 3208"><p>I'm with MB on this one. My dtr went to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) when she was 16, did very well there, came back home to same environment (we couldn't afford to then send her anyplace else) and relapsed within a couple of months. We took out a parent loan for $50,000 to cover the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for most of the months she was there (about 8 1/2). Our health insurance covered a little but not much.</p><p></p><p>It was such a hard decision but we felt we had no good alternatives and frankly her therapist pushed it hard (sure, she didn't have to pay for it) and made it seem like she would be dead soon if she didn't go. I don't know that I would do it again if I could do it all over again, it's hard to say. She did learn a lot and now has a toolbox, so to speak, that she can use if she wants to. It did allow our family some much needed respite from her and maybe most importantly it allowed our younger dtr to come forward with the problems she was having but felt she had to stuff away when her sister was around. We are still dealing with that now, 4 years later. </p><p></p><p>It certainly wasn't a miracle cure though--she didn't come home all fixed. She was fixed as long as she was in the bubble environment of the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but she couldn't resist the temptations once she left.</p><p></p><p>I feel for you, I really do. Your dtr is so young--as MB says, it is hard enough to be an adult and deal with the "real" world as an addict. It is a lot to expect from a 15 yr old and she really doesn't sound like she is committed to her recovery.</p><p></p><p>I see I really have no "answers" for you, can only relate my own experience.</p><p></p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janebrain, post: 222029, member: 3208"] I'm with MB on this one. My dtr went to an Residential Treatment Center (RTC) when she was 16, did very well there, came back home to same environment (we couldn't afford to then send her anyplace else) and relapsed within a couple of months. We took out a parent loan for $50,000 to cover the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) for most of the months she was there (about 8 1/2). Our health insurance covered a little but not much. It was such a hard decision but we felt we had no good alternatives and frankly her therapist pushed it hard (sure, she didn't have to pay for it) and made it seem like she would be dead soon if she didn't go. I don't know that I would do it again if I could do it all over again, it's hard to say. She did learn a lot and now has a toolbox, so to speak, that she can use if she wants to. It did allow our family some much needed respite from her and maybe most importantly it allowed our younger dtr to come forward with the problems she was having but felt she had to stuff away when her sister was around. We are still dealing with that now, 4 years later. It certainly wasn't a miracle cure though--she didn't come home all fixed. She was fixed as long as she was in the bubble environment of the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) but she couldn't resist the temptations once she left. I feel for you, I really do. Your dtr is so young--as MB says, it is hard enough to be an adult and deal with the "real" world as an addict. It is a lot to expect from a 15 yr old and she really doesn't sound like she is committed to her recovery. I see I really have no "answers" for you, can only relate my own experience. Hugs, Jane [/QUOTE]
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