Respect and Drug Rehab
Going to drug and alcohol rehab is expensive. It doesn’t matter who is paying for it. Even the “free” programs are supported by governments, taxes, donations and people working very hard for less than they deserve. The drug rehab programs that are charging fees, somebody is paying for it. Usually it is family, friends, or an employer through insurance or some employee benefit program. Sometimes it is the person with the addiction who is footing the bill, but it all costs money, that people worked hard to earn.
I am frequently frustrated when all these resources get wasted because of a lack of respect for the opportunity given someone. I have written on many occasions how the rules in a rehab center are there for safety. The rules are there to allow people to find the right way in their life. Yet still many clients still refuse to honour and respect what is trying to be made. If you do not wish to change, or if you cannot honour the rules presented, don’t waste your’s or someone else’s money. Simply find another rehab program or leave until you can honor the rules.
Bringing drugs into a rehab center is dangerous to yourself and others. You will get caught and thrown out. Starting sexual relationships slows your recovery and most likely damages the chances of sobriety of another person. If you do partake in behaviors that are dangerous to the safety of other people you most likely will be removed, suspended or evicted from the rehab program with little chance of recouping the time and money invested. Repect the chance you are being given. Respect the other clients in the rehab. Respect yourself. You cannot cheat or manipulate your way to sobriety. If you cannot live up to the safety rules of a rehab, leave on your own accord. Do not take someone else’s chance at change away by involving them in your plans to break the safety rules. Go back and read some of my previous entries about courage. Start with doing the right thing.