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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would appreciate hearing on this thread about any positive experiences with treatment.  Where do the folks with resources send addicted teens for help?[/quote]

I will limit myself to the question asked, which went to families with resources.

If a family has money, the quickest and surest route to recovery is to take the child to an accelerated detox place.  There are two I know of, one in Richmond and another in Michigan.  Can get URLs if interested.  It costs about $5000 as I recall.  It ends with a Vivitrol implant that needs to be changed approximately every two weeks.  There are local Vivitrol providers but not sure if they do the implants; however, if you have money some extra trips to Richmond won't break you.  It is highly recommended to have the implants in for at least a year.  The accelerated detox is not covered by insurance typically, but the implants should be if not the procedure for implanting.

Then have the child attend NA meetings very regularly, certainly at lest once a day in the beginning.  These are usually open so you can check a couple out beforehand so you can check out the culture.  It can vary widely among meeting places.  One thing to check out if you can is the extent to which they rely on volunteers and the extent to which they actively recruit newcomers to volunteer positions.  Volunteer work can be a critical component in getting the child invested in NA.  NA is free, but it can be really helpful for users from all walks of economic life.

If you have reason to believe your child has turned to drugs because of abuse or other mental health problems, aggressively pursue therapy with a therapist your child clicks with.  Initially, you might want to do twice a week.

I would not do a knee jerk into an expensive rehab.  The failure rates are very high, even at the very high end ones.  Many say they do dual diagnosis but their actual view typically is that all psychological problems are caused by drugs.  Maybe if you are talking a hardened long time user, but pretty much wrong for most teenagers.

As a result, if your child has mental health problems their method of addressing them will be group therapy with the general rehab population.  Even at expensive places, your child would be extraordinarily lucky to get individual therapy once a week, and even then it is probably with a drug counselor, not a real therapist.  The one exception I have found is Reunion in San Diego, which allows for a large number of hours a day of therapy.  It no longer seems to offer a residence option (really just a house--all therapy is off site).  That would mean accompanying your child to San Diego and renting a place for the duration of treatment or, if money is really no object, hiring a sober companion to go with your child.[/quote]

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