I feel the same way, I know I wouldn't be here if I hadn't gone. It truly was a lifesaver.
Inpatient detox was $8,000 for 10 days around here...the aftercare I have gotten has been free so far. NA/AA meetings are free, some addictionologists and therapists will write the cost off for some patients in dire need. (Not a guarantee though, you need to talk to them first) If I hadn't gone, though, I definitely would not be around today...
Just depends on how long you stay, it could be as much as 30k if you don't have insurance for certain places, but there are others that are much less. Salvation Army is an option if money is low. I know for me, my inpatient treatment cost around $14,000. Which is about half of what I spent on drugs the last year of my addiction lol. It's a large amount, but its the biggest and most imporatant investment I have made so far, and it was most definitly worth it.
I have no idea about inpatient...but when I went to outpatient and found out that my insurance wouldn't cover it.....they quoted me "about $1,000 a day". That's the moment I realized it was time to "put on my big girl pants" and just do it. It was hard, but I am so glad that I did.
soooooo, how much (without insurance) does impatient run ya??? just curious
Yeah thats soo cool that you went to the PaRC in Houston, thats where I went. It was amazing. I mean don't get me wrong, I don't wanna go back lol but it changed my life. I let so many things get in the way of getting to treatment, but a lot of it was that I didn't want to admit that I needed help. But as I soon found out, when it gets bad enough, we ask for help no matter how weak we think it makes us look. It sure would have been nice if I had been able to swallow my pride a few months before I actually went, would have saved me a truck and a lot of family heartbreak.
I think this is a great point to bring up. The first time I was "found" out I went to an inpatient detox. It was a hospital and I stayed for 5 days. It was an incredible experience for me. I learned so much about the problem that I had and didn't even realize. I also found out that there were so many other people who had the same problem. Some had a different DOC but at the end of the day, we were all there because we were addicts to something. I met people from all walks of life....doctors and lawyers and police officers as well as homeless people. By the end of our 5 days we had become a family. We cried together, learned about ourselves and most of all accepted each other. That was the biggest part for me as I had totally isolated myself and my abuse for so long that no one knew. My family suspected, but no one really knew the whole truth.
I was in there in August of 2009 and that was the beginning of my journey to get clean. I relapsed 30 days out and then again. If I hadn't gone there last year I know that I would still be taking pills....by now I can't even imagine how many I would need in a day. I am so grateful for the people who work there. The most amazing part was that 90% of them were recovering addicts....and they truly saved my life. The really sad thing is that in January of this year the hospital that housed that detox program closed.
great post! in 93 i entered a long term rehab. sent my kids to my sister's house half way across the country. she's a saint. it was a work therapy house. we did all the cooking, cleaning, maintenance, grew veggies. all the counselors were recovering addicts. we all had to take care of our legal messes, dept of motor vehicles stuff. some, myself included, went to see psychologist for the really deep seeded ugly stuff that was out of the realm of knowledge of the couselors. meetings in house for the first few months, then off property later. psychotherapy, candlelight therapy, art, poetry. we did everything. speakers, good ones, brought meetings to us. it was great! i finished in ten and a half months what normally took eighteen months. they make sure you are already working after about 9 months, school if that's what you wanted to do. a place to live that was deemed satisfactory. everything! i did great had new training in a new field. got my kids back and moved to the country. stopped working my program, relapsed, and went in circles for another 16 years. am finally clean again. i will never let my program slip away again. the price is just too high. peace, sway
PaRC (Houston) was the single best thing to happen to me. I can't say enough about the inpatient treatment that I received there.
I thought, prior to going in for the month that I was there, that everything would fall apart around my ears while I was in, but as it happens, life goes on without me (contrary to what I thought). My office found a way of surviving. My wife found a way of taking care of all our 'crap'. Life went on... and 30 days later, I came out a shadow of my former self (in a good way).
Inpatient treatment is something, that if you have the means (insurance or other), I HIGHLY recommend. The habits that you form. The friends you make. The care that you receive. The people that you meet. The meetings you attend. The counselors that you have access to. The doctors that you have at your disposal. All of these things have helped me walk the path to my own personal recovery.
I'm EXTREMELY grateful that you've brought this up. People don't say enough about inpatient treatment centers, and the role they play in getting sober, maintaining sobriety, and staying sober long after you've left.
Great topic Htownnofrown... great topic.
This is a VERY good post.......sara