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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If were in OP's shoes [b]I would say I am willing to help[/b], but am unwilling to participate in the huge scam that 99% of the rehab industry is. Interventionists are among the most scammy; they regularly get kickbacks from rehabs they refer people to. Rehabs have abysmal recovery rates; they cover this up by saying relapses are an inevitable part of  recovery. Maybe they just aren't very good, regardless of price, or just too busy reaping their scammy profits.

Step one of recovery is detox, after that it is maintenance. Unlike alcohol detox, opiate detox for an otherwise healthy person is not dangerous. This can be done for free at home if DH is willing to do 24/7 monitoring for ten days or so to make sure his sister doesn't attempt to leave to score opiates to counter the very unpleasant withdrawal symptoms. If he is that concerned, he should be willing to put in the work.

An alternative is that he can take her to the three-day rapid detox at the Coleman Institute in Richmond. This may be as much as $10,000, possibly less. Insurance may partially cover, but I would let MIL pay anything owed.

At the end of in home withdrawal or the rapid detox, the sister should immediately get a Vivitrol shot--even Medicaid pays for this. DH then should be all in on taking her in every month for a year for another injection and monitoring her for daily attendance at Narcotics Anonymous (not at all scammy and free, apart for nominal contributions at each meeting that the sister should pay) for 90 days, after which he can back off to two or three times a week.

I would present to DH my free (for OP and DH) rehab program to him, which likely has more than a ten times better chance of success.[/quote]

Thank you!  And yes, there is where I was at.  What got me pausing was the immediate step to the $45k option, instead of any discussion of other options, especially given we are working-class people (at least DH and I are, SIL and MIL do not work).  [/quote]

PP here. The rehab industrial complex absolutely preys upon families who are desperate for their loved ones and cons them into thinking the expensive options are the only route if the families really love their addicted loved one. It is disgusting and has gotten much worse since most insurance rules mandate some rehab coverage. More money for the scammers to scam with only their sky-high relapse rates to show.[/quote]

Thank you for this info, PP.  [/quote]

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