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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure where to start. Anyone been here. Interested in parent support groups, in and out patient treatment. I'm v v strapped for cash, just getting back on my feet after a divorce a few years ago, but have good health insurance and maybe family could help but no one knows at this moment. First person experiences would be v helpful right now. Pretty sure I'm canceling school for next week, already called his job and told him he's out for the foreseeable future. What did you do first, second, third in this situation. In DC. [/quote]

Find a treatment facility and get an assessment.  I have first hand experience with Kolmac, and they're very good but they don't take teenagers.  Still, you could call them and ask for referral.

What you should expect is that drug treatment will involve detox and medication-assisted therapy, which means monitored prescriptions to wean physical dependence, possibly in-patient or outpatient for several hours/day for 3-4 days.   And then group and/or independent therapy for eight weeks or more.  Inpatient facilities are the most abundant and they're outrageously expensive.  What I know from others who've been in them, they're not greatly effective.  Outpatient therapy that keeps the patient in their homes seems to be better, but it's still big time commitment and costly.  At Kolmac, it's three hours a day for 24 days - five days/week, then four, then three, working down to two days/week.  Total cost $800-900, with insurance and incremental payment options available.

You should also do a provider search with your insurance to see all the options available to you.  Good luck, OP.  It's not impossible to overcome but it's hard work and takes commitment from the whole family.[/quote]

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