Addiction Treatment: Methadone Facts

Question: Does anyone know about the recovery place addiction treatment center in fort lauderdale florida?

(Posted by: chadkim1@sbcglobal.net on 2008-07-25 04:57:32)

My sister has been in recovery there for seven months for alcoholism. My family have been paying for it. My sister doesn't seem better since going there. I feel they are keeping her there cause she is self pay . They have also put her on three different anti depressants and she seems very different. Since being there shew has very little contact with our family and her counselors do not talk to my parents about her recovery. They say she is an adult and they do not disclose information about her .They say some people take longer to recover. My family all live in Ohio and we feel very isolated from my sister. My family are very concerned for my sister and wonder if she should go to a different treatment center. Thank you for any thoughts

Posted by: parkermbg on 2008-07-25, 09:49:01

Therecoveryplace.net is their website. they seem to have a christian philosophy blended with 12 step recovery. check out the site, especially the apartments that long term residents get to stay in-i think i would want to stay there rather than ohio. recovery is big business & many addicts need to be away from family, friends, and their old stomping grounds because all of these things can be triggers to use again. one thing that bothers me about their website is that they allude to separate phases of treatment but do not tell what they are. another thing that bothers me is the fact that they rely on published christian works that i am not familiar with, (Stephen Arterburn and New Life Ministries Transformation and The Life Recovery Bible). while you have reason to be concerned, i would suggest leaving the issue of whether your sister is in the right place to your sister's best judgement. edit; after a quick attempt at researching steven arterburns publications online-i found that he is the founder of the recovery place, has a nationally recognized radio ministry, and author of several christ based recovery books. this smells cult-ish to me, but i have not done enough research to back up my naturally suspicious nature.

Posted by: concerned daughter on 2008-07-25, 13:37:02

Wow, this is really interesting. My mother was there for a month and we experienced the same frustrations. We all live in Massachusetts. My mom left abruptly the other day from the place and the details sound sketchy. Now she wants to go back... As I write this my dad is on the phone with them trying to get more info out of them. He has found people there to be very personable on the phone, etc. We had hired an interventionist a month ago and this facility was the one he recommended most that was within our budget. My mom is a VERY difficult client with a dual diagnosis and I do have to say that they really persevered with her in the beginning (upon arrival, she refused to sign in for over 24 hours!!). When she left at first the other day they were able to get her back, but then they threw in the towel and drove her to the airport (which I don't necessarily blame). Seven months is a very long time. They've never recommended a family meeting / therapy session, etc.? This REALLY concerns me...