Originally Posted by
parentrecovers 
we met with my daughter's lawyer last night - she, my husband, and i - concerning 2nd dui. cold hard facts - she has closed the door on her choices with the judge. now, the stick. her 7 months of recovery will not be the discussion - her month of relapse will. she is at the punitive stage with the legal system.
looking at court ordered rehab, a loss of job, and a stiff probation period, major fines above her means, at best. her history and where she is at in recovery tells us - prepare for jail time in the upcoming months. 1 violation of probation = wkend jail time. 2 violations or more arrest = minimum 364 days in county jail.
bad decisions = less choices. when she gets in front in front of judge, it's not going to be what she's done right, but what she's done wrong that they will decide on.
her response - full blown relapse.
prayers, please. don't understatement the consequences of this disease. for anyone who is on the fence - learn from this experience.
k
K, I am praying for your family, I wish that alone
would take the sorrow away. What kills me and quite a few specialist about addiction, It's classified as a disease, but the treatment centers are kicking them out for a lapse, I'm not making excuses for her, but it infuriates me that the person is kicked out of treatment programs for their very disease.
It's absurd, can you imagine any other person being kicked out of treatment for relapsing back into cancer, or someone with major depression walking into therapy one day and saying, I don't understand it, I'm in treatment for depression, but I still feel like commiting suicide. What would we do, we would put them in the hospital immediately for intensive treatment. Not say, sorry, we have to kick you out, you blew it.
Expecially when we look at children, we as a society can do better.
I hope things work out for you K, my thoughts and prayers are with you
hope3