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Originally Posted by jyl
He told me his rehab was at De Paul, which is a local substance abuse residential center. He said he hasn't been seeing anyone from there since his stay there. I don't think he was in any sort of organized program for his recovery, although I could be wrong. I wonder if he needs to go back to that program, or another one. Are there places for alcoholics to stay, for their recovery?
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Yes there are. Most are about a month residency, with integration back into society. Anything less than that is probably a waste of money. There is a lot of behavior re-learning to do.
A caveat. A lot of alcohol and drug convictions include court-ordered rehab&recovery. Taking advantage of court ordered participation has become a big industry and there are lots of places that just run their program in order to rake in $$$ from these forced, unmotivated "patients." Look for one with low or no population of court ordered patients. Helping him find a GOOD recovery program is probably the best thing you could do for your friend.
Do an internet search and whatever you do stay away from BAY RECOVERY CENTER in San Diego.
My son is an addiction doctor and researcher at BUH. He says the drug Chantix has shown promise in helping motivated addicts get over their impulse phase of their craving. I don't know if that is an approved use yet, but it looks like it's coming.