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Originally Posted by ender2664
A decent 30-90 day inpatient rehab is 1,000 a day and top of the line addiction physiologist are $300-500 a hour.
The main expense of not getting sober is not a monetary one.
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Back in the day Alcohol Rehab was a two week stay in the hospital(paid for by insurance), You were cut off from all forms of the outside world. Meetings all day to learn a new way of life. I was told at the onset that only one person in that big room of men would remain sober after that first year. I was bound and determined to be that one person.
After getting out, off to 90 meetings in 90 days. And regular attendance to the 12 step program on the outside after that. Those in charge were all recovering themselves with some serious recovery time under their belt. Only visitors allowed were those in recovery. If you wanted your old misery back- it was there waiting for you. After 90 days, I decided to stick around.
Guys I attended meetings with- a couple of them actually knew Dr Bob and Bill W. , the founders of AA. I lived near Akron. I was privileged to have known and learn from those old-timers.
That was 1983. December 2nd to be exact.
Seems to have worked one day at a time, and if I stay sober tomorrow, will have been 33 years since that last drink.
Thanks for the reminder.