Q/A – Are there Alcoholic Anonymous treatment facilities that will let you work to pay for your treatment?

You guys might also have this question so I’m posting it here with a good answer too. It comes from ‘Mizzy Hunt’ who asks: A friend of mine is an Alcoholic and has just about reached her rock bottom. The disease has cost her 3 jobs in the last 6 months. Her family is not interested in learning how to help her with her disease but they are falling apart dealing with her problems. I think she needs to find a facility away from her family so she can focus on her recovery, very similar to the show Intervention. Are there Recovery facilities in the US that have programs where the person can work to pay for their stay and treatment? My friend has no money and will be homeless if her family didn’t intervene and help? Does anyone have advice? Answer: The reason that rehabs don’t offer payment plans is that they really don’t work very well.Most rehabs in the US, over 90%, are 12step-based, AA/NA. The majority of the rest are Narconon (Scientology-based) or heavily religious. Rehabs are basically indoctrination centers for the method. AA members like to joke that people spend thousands of dollars to find out they need free AA meetings. What works? A summary of alcohol treatment research (ranked by effectiveness):http://www.behaviortherapy.com/whatworks.htm”About 75 percent of persons who recover from alcohol dependence do so without seeking any kind of help, including specialty alcohol (rehab) programs and AA. Only 13 percent of people with ...
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