Originally Posted by
Fluffer 
I've heard of people who can't afford medically supervised detox taking a blanket and big book and sitting in the ER waiting room while detoxing. If things get too bad, they can shout out and get treatment. If not, they avoid the $10K or so hospital bill.
That wouldn't work for me, I couldn't sit down long enough to read anything, and then even if I could, I would have freaked out by the words or something.