| Recovery from drug and alcohol addiction always | | | | of medically supervised detox. And in some cases, |
| starts with detox. You have to get completely clean | | | | you can get treatment for free if you have Medicaid. |
| and sober before you can make any real progress in | | | | Even if you have to pay cash, the price of detox is |
| overcoming an addiction. People who claim to make | | | | actually a small price to pay if you actually manage to |
| growth while they are still using their drug of choice are | | | | stay clean and sober. Most drug addicts and alcoholics |
| probably deluding themselves. The baseline for growth | | | | spend thousands of dollars on their addiction over a |
| in recovery is abstinence. Only from this level can an | | | | relatively short period of time. Some will easily spend |
| addict start making the major changes that they need | | | | over ten thousand dollars in a single year on their |
| to have happen in their life. | | | | addiction, so the cost of detox is actually pretty minimal |
| Detox programs are not generally cheap but you | | | | in comparison. The key, of course, is that you actually |
| might be able to attend one for free or close to free | | | | follow through and change your life. If you leave detox |
| depending on your situation. For example, if you have | | | | and go right back to using then it is a pretty big waste |
| good insurance then it might be covered entirely, or | | | | of time and money. If you stay clean for at least a |
| there might just be a small copay. On the other hand, | | | | year or more then it will more than pay for itself as a |
| sometimes the copay is not so small for a few days | | | | smart investment. |