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<blockquote data-quote="janebrain" data-source="post: 9439" data-attributes="member: 3208"><p>Hi,</p><p>this is an interesting topic! My dtr went to a highly regarded (and highly expensive) Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah for 8 1/2 months when she was 16. She came home, relapsed, went to a dual diagnosis rehab for about 4 months. When she came home from that she did seem better--did seem committed to not using hard drugs anymore and she did get her GED while there. She spent the next 6 1/2 months basically doing nothing. At our lowest point back in August or Sept. I would have said that she didn't get much out of the treatment facilities. However, she has picked herself up and now has a job and seems happy--this was nearly overnight it seems. When I talk to her I can see that she learned a lot at the facilities--she learned accountability and learned that only she can change her life. She learned to quit blaming others for her actions and she can talk reasonably and knows how to handle anger in an appropriate way. She seems much more mature now than most 18 yr olds and she used to always seem younger than most kids her age. So, I still wonder--would all this have happened anyway--she just needed to mature? I don't think so--she wouldn't have had the skills she has now without being in treatment. Of course, I sometimes feel resentful over all the money we spent--we live paycheck to paycheck despite having good incomes because we have a huge loan for the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) to pay off--we won't be done with it til my husband is 75. I'm glad it wasn't a total waste but wonder if we had to spend as much as we did. </p><p></p><p>I guess my final take on it is that you may not see a direct or immediate result from residential treatment--it may take years and then you may not know how much was a result of treatment anyway!</p><p></p><p>Jane</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="janebrain, post: 9439, member: 3208"] Hi, this is an interesting topic! My dtr went to a highly regarded (and highly expensive) Residential Treatment Center (RTC) in Utah for 8 1/2 months when she was 16. She came home, relapsed, went to a dual diagnosis rehab for about 4 months. When she came home from that she did seem better--did seem committed to not using hard drugs anymore and she did get her GED while there. She spent the next 6 1/2 months basically doing nothing. At our lowest point back in August or Sept. I would have said that she didn't get much out of the treatment facilities. However, she has picked herself up and now has a job and seems happy--this was nearly overnight it seems. When I talk to her I can see that she learned a lot at the facilities--she learned accountability and learned that only she can change her life. She learned to quit blaming others for her actions and she can talk reasonably and knows how to handle anger in an appropriate way. She seems much more mature now than most 18 yr olds and she used to always seem younger than most kids her age. So, I still wonder--would all this have happened anyway--she just needed to mature? I don't think so--she wouldn't have had the skills she has now without being in treatment. Of course, I sometimes feel resentful over all the money we spent--we live paycheck to paycheck despite having good incomes because we have a huge loan for the Residential Treatment Center (RTC) to pay off--we won't be done with it til my husband is 75. I'm glad it wasn't a total waste but wonder if we had to spend as much as we did. I guess my final take on it is that you may not see a direct or immediate result from residential treatment--it may take years and then you may not know how much was a result of treatment anyway! Jane [/QUOTE]
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