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Old 05-26-2014, 09:55 AM
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Affordable Rehab

Upon inquiring into local rehab centers I was stunned at the exorbitant cost!!! Might I add that AA is not for me. Guess I'll have to rehab on my own!!!
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Old 05-26-2014, 09:59 AM
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Your insurance may pay. Mine did. You can rehab anywhere. A rehab isn't the golden ticket. If you need to detox, may I suggest a trip to the doctor for a little something so you don't seize and die!
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:15 AM
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Can i ask why AA isnt for you.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:25 AM
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I know where you are coming from.
Some of these centers even demand
money up front, very frustrating when
you are desperate to change.

Does your county have a facility?
Have you contacted social services?
That's the route that I had to take.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:29 AM
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AA wasn't for me either. Yet at the time I had no other option. Can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am for that, 30 sober years later.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:31 AM
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I found a no-cost detox program. It was very bare-bones, but the discomforts were a distraction from what I was going through.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:36 AM
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Another issue is that I'd have to be treated on an outpatient basis as I have to attend to my business matters on a daily basis.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:46 AM
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When I had finally had enough, it didn't matter to me if I lost my job. I would have lost it anyway had I continued drinking the way I was. I decided to check myself into an inpatient detox program one night after I woke up (again) at my computer in the wee hours of the morning. That was it. I sent an email to work telling them what I was doing. I called a friend who drove across town to get me and take me to the facility. I had already called them to make sure a bed was available. After six days of detox, I was in an IOP program for six weeks. I just could not live one more day the way I had been living. Rock bottom isn't always an event, it can also be a decision.

When you reach that point, there will be no more excuses. You'll make the decision.
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Old 05-26-2014, 10:49 AM
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There was one guy at the detox program who left every day. I don't know why or where, he didn't socialize at all with others at the program.

A good place to start searching is a mental health crisis line. But be sure to say you're looking for "detox" and not "rehab." So, you will need a plan for what to do afterwards, and that's where SoberRecovery comes in.
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Old 05-26-2014, 11:08 AM
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Doesnt Salvation Army offer rehab/detox cost free? (I am not American, I know they do here in Canada)
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Old 05-26-2014, 11:11 AM
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Yes, the Salvation Army has rehabilitation services that are free. It isn't cushy and there's no horseback riding and afternoons at the beach, but their services are free and they can help if allowed to.
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Yes, Salvation Army offers free detox for anyone who wants it:

The Salvation Army Family Stores
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Old 05-26-2014, 11:34 AM
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I was in detox for 12 days, bare bones at best.
The staff was magnificent. The best things
are not always found in the brightest
wrapped packages. It worked for me.
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