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<blockquote data-quote="Zardo" data-source="post: 491212" data-attributes="member: 12490"><p>Sounds like you're doing a very good job. I love the way you say that it's his job to get better and your job to inform him of options and provide transportation. That is the exact attitude that will help him. If he waivers, don't be afraid to move to another level of "if you're going to live here, you cannot use" and maybe search for an out-of-home treatment that can help get him clean and reach a level of acceptance with recovery. My son just finished and Intensive Outpatient Program. It was a 4-6 week program, coverred by insurance. The kids in it ranged in severety of use and recovery, from my son who is making his way down the journey of recovery with some "slips" to some kids that have experienced serious addiction and jail time. It was very helpful for my son and the kids in the program were all very motivated in recovery. It sounds like your son is beginnning to know that he needs some kind of help. IF he knows this, an outpatient IOP can be very helpful. Ours was 3 days per week for 3 hours per day with random testing every week. You can call your insurance and ask them what treatment centers near you they cover and then call for an in-take. If he is approved, it should be coverred. Another approach could be a "30 meetings in 30 days" program. To do this, he would have to be committed because you find your own AA or NA meetings and go every day for 30 days. A goal in this approach is to get a sponsor as well. IF he is REALLY committed, that can work. Whatever you decide, if he WANTS to do it, it has a chance of working. Surprisingly, our current clinician said that for IOP and in-patient, kids that are forced to go by court, school or family have equal levels of success as those who come willingly. If he is too unreliable to committ to the "30 meetings in 30 days thing" a setting like IOP would be more structurred and they would require he come and they will test him and keep him in the program until he is ready to "step down". They will also reccomend a higher level of care if he does not test clean regulalry or work the program. Whatever you decide, I reccomend you read "Changing for Good" which outines the stages of change. It sounds like you're doing a great job of supporting the level he is at right now, this book just helps guide you through the process of supporting his level. Good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zardo, post: 491212, member: 12490"] Sounds like you're doing a very good job. I love the way you say that it's his job to get better and your job to inform him of options and provide transportation. That is the exact attitude that will help him. If he waivers, don't be afraid to move to another level of "if you're going to live here, you cannot use" and maybe search for an out-of-home treatment that can help get him clean and reach a level of acceptance with recovery. My son just finished and Intensive Outpatient Program. It was a 4-6 week program, coverred by insurance. The kids in it ranged in severety of use and recovery, from my son who is making his way down the journey of recovery with some "slips" to some kids that have experienced serious addiction and jail time. It was very helpful for my son and the kids in the program were all very motivated in recovery. It sounds like your son is beginnning to know that he needs some kind of help. IF he knows this, an outpatient IOP can be very helpful. Ours was 3 days per week for 3 hours per day with random testing every week. You can call your insurance and ask them what treatment centers near you they cover and then call for an in-take. If he is approved, it should be coverred. Another approach could be a "30 meetings in 30 days" program. To do this, he would have to be committed because you find your own AA or NA meetings and go every day for 30 days. A goal in this approach is to get a sponsor as well. IF he is REALLY committed, that can work. Whatever you decide, if he WANTS to do it, it has a chance of working. Surprisingly, our current clinician said that for IOP and in-patient, kids that are forced to go by court, school or family have equal levels of success as those who come willingly. If he is too unreliable to committ to the "30 meetings in 30 days thing" a setting like IOP would be more structurred and they would require he come and they will test him and keep him in the program until he is ready to "step down". They will also reccomend a higher level of care if he does not test clean regulalry or work the program. Whatever you decide, I reccomend you read "Changing for Good" which outines the stages of change. It sounds like you're doing a great job of supporting the level he is at right now, this book just helps guide you through the process of supporting his level. Good luck. [/QUOTE]
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