Question Is Asked:
im on 18 months formal probation and im required to go to 6-month outpatient program drug rehab. i cant afford a lot of money. does anyone have any resources for me?
Reader Answer Provided:
lyyman // Apr 5, 2009
You go should discuss this with your probation officer. Most of these programs are income sensitive. You need to take it seriously and not just “skirt the rules”. Yes it’s a pain in the a** and as you know if you don’t like it you can serve the time. Stay the hell away from the people you used to use with. I’m glad I’m straight now. I don’t need constant reminders and lectures. Enough of the people I hung with are dead or in jail. I just want to get on with something else besides the damn meetings and reporting in.
Call your health dept. if your PO doesn’t have any good suggestions. Mine was at no cost. Good luck.
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You go should discuss this with your probation officer. Most of these programs are income sensitive. You need to take it seriously and not just "skirt the rules". Yes it's a pain in the a** and as you know if you don't like it you can serve the time. Stay the hell away from the people you used to use with. I'm glad I'm straight now. I don't need constant reminders and lectures. Enough of the people I hung with are dead or in jail. I just want to get on with something else besides the damn meetings and reporting in.
Call your health dept. if your PO doesn't have any good suggestions. Mine was at no cost. Good luck.
Unfortunately, the clients that most rehabs treat are either associated with some sort government funded social service program that finances a portion of the payments required or have family members who may have disposable income to invest in said addict. Though, we have a financing devision of our rehab that is designed and/ available strictly for individuals with difficult circumstances. In my opinion, all rehab and detox treatment centers should have this form of financing. Considering many of their clients don’t necessarily have the funds to sustain their stay. Discussing this issue with your probation officer about enrolling you in a financial rehabilitation program would be my suggestion as well, but as stated, ” Most of these programs are income sensitive.” Definitely do your research into the rehabs which first treat you as a person and not as a condition, then figure out if their payment processes also enable you to work with any major medical insurance policies. Health Departments usually are great resources when it comes to forms of payment and finding an appropriate medical insurance policy. Continue do be stead-fast in this process of locating the right rehabilitation center and not allowing such a insignificant problem to stand in your way of your road to recovery. “I wish you the best of luck.”
-Mike Slinskey
A New Day Rehab