Gerry, its an IN HOUSE 3 months residential program. Highly recommended and really difficult to get into, reportedly one of the very best with high success and very low recidivist with a planned targeted approach and support should the patient lapse. They also have the option of going to a sober living venue for another 8 weeks post the inhouse residential. We are all distraught. The $38'per week is for incidentals contributing towards regular weekly outings. The rest is covered by the NHS. I've emailed SIL but don't hold much hope. DB will try and phone her tonight if he's up to it.

I'm so sorry about your cousin. Alcohol is not anyone's friend but because it's legal it slips under the radar particularly while the world is focussing and understandably so on this ice and synthetic drug epidemic.

Pamela, I hope that you and DB can convince your S-I-L to accept what she has been offered.

This is not about me but this is my story.

About 10 years ago I spent a month in a psychiatric hospital, taking the first steps towards dealing with my alcohol abuse and clinical depression. This was followed up with weekly group therapy for about 18 months. These were positive and life-changing experiences for me.

I have private medical insurance (long story related to the Australian tax system) so this cost me about $400 in total.

I think that your S-I-L is very fortunate to have what the NHS has offered her.

Feel free to use my story in talking with your S-I-L if you think that might help.

PamelaJune, as they say in the rooms, "It takes what it takes". SIL has not reached her bottom yet. I am sorry and I know it is a very helpless feeling for those who love her.

Agreed. I transport "addicts" to rehab quite often, and from my experience the 90 day programs are NOT long enough. The in-house 6 month programs with another 6 months in transitional (monitored) living with work \ volunteering as a mandatory part ARE the ones that tend to work better. I drive 3 hours to NC to deliver those that have hit rock bottom and truly want to get better.

I have been to rehab (a 30 day program in 2009) and I drank the day I got out (that morning actually) and I had no remorse.

Over here on the right coast of the USA things may be different, but a one year program is what it seems to take to get the brain rewired to a life without a substance.

People need a purpose and sometimes it takes a LONG time for them to find it....

Seems something happened last Sunday but we don't yet know what, can't get any answers. All we know is Rehab looks to have been cancelled. I know everyone's bottom is different, I can't think of how it could get any worse but it seems it must.

It's so sad..

Unfortunately, even when in the hospital and his kidneys were shutting down; my cousin remained optimistic talking with his parents about the future....He just didn't get it........and never did.


Gerry

I'm so sorry Gerry, you must be proud of what your daughter has achieved.

Good news, Rehab is happening, bags are packed and they coming to pick her up Tuesday morning 9am. She has to spend the first 2 weeks in hospital on a locked ward, the she is taken straight to the rural environment for 13 weeks & has signed a contract to then spend another 10 weeks in a sober living home so she can learn coping mechanisms for when back in her own environment. Then another 2 weeks day patient from her home environment. That's what the $38 is all about along with going towards outings. Seems mighty cheap to me in the big scheme of things. 27 weeks in total. I'm so hoping and praying this works.

Good news!

That is great Pamela - I hope that all works out well for her.