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<blockquote data-quote="Kathy813" data-source="post: 719751" data-attributes="member: 1967"><p>RN, I absolutely agree that a long term program has the greatest chance of success. I don't think that the 30-day programs work at all and even the three-month programs are too short. My daughter stayed in the IOP/sober living program for a year this last time and it seems to have been what she needed.</p><p></p><p>Ironically, they ended up making her leave sober living and get her own apartment because they thought it was time. It hurt her feelings. I think she would still be living in sober living if they had let her. I told her that they were just pushing the baby bird out of the nest.</p><p></p><p>I think she just felt safe there and knew that in the past she did well in structured programs and always relapsed when she went out on her own. But she couldn't stay there forever and she has done well since she moved into her own apartment with a roommate from the sober living program. Sadly, her roommate has relapsed and had to go back into treatment.</p><p></p><p>So if you can find a program that is a year-long that would be ideal. Of course, your son would have to buy into this. Personally, I think he needs to leave Florida. Ideally, it would be a long-term program in another state that is close enough for more frequent visits or even another part of your state. When my daughter showed up at our house totally unexpectedly, she ended up finding a program that was about an hour away from us which worked out well. She didn't have a car so we didn't have to worry about her showing up at our doorstep but it was close enough that we could go visit her easily. </p><p></p><p>~Kathy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kathy813, post: 719751, member: 1967"] RN, I absolutely agree that a long term program has the greatest chance of success. I don't think that the 30-day programs work at all and even the three-month programs are too short. My daughter stayed in the IOP/sober living program for a year this last time and it seems to have been what she needed. Ironically, they ended up making her leave sober living and get her own apartment because they thought it was time. It hurt her feelings. I think she would still be living in sober living if they had let her. I told her that they were just pushing the baby bird out of the nest. I think she just felt safe there and knew that in the past she did well in structured programs and always relapsed when she went out on her own. But she couldn't stay there forever and she has done well since she moved into her own apartment with a roommate from the sober living program. Sadly, her roommate has relapsed and had to go back into treatment. So if you can find a program that is a year-long that would be ideal. Of course, your son would have to buy into this. Personally, I think he needs to leave Florida. Ideally, it would be a long-term program in another state that is close enough for more frequent visits or even another part of your state. When my daughter showed up at our house totally unexpectedly, she ended up finding a program that was about an hour away from us which worked out well. She didn't have a car so we didn't have to worry about her showing up at our doorstep but it was close enough that we could go visit her easily. ~Kathy [/QUOTE]
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