Question by gotjanked: Will someone please tell me how a 1000$ drug and alcohol treatment program is going to “help” ?
fact is i will only quit if i want to. so its safe to say that “treatment” is nothing but a money making scam!!
Accident putting this in cancer section
r u kidding me i am not powerless and as soon as i believe that i am powerless iam beat! all a “addict” (person) needs is a lil backbone and some will power then he no longer a “addict” . and it dont cost a 1000$ for that !! come on man i need better answers
thank u roger!

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Answer by sweet sue
No, its not a money making scheme. 1,000 is really cheap for a treatment center. But if you don’t want to quit it has no chance of working, It’s up to you to do the work to make it work. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

Answer by ablair67
I’ll tell you their secret, if you can tell me why you posted this in the Cancer section.

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