Jabberwocky
Frumious Bandersnatch
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i'm half being pushed half jumping into rehab for crack and heroin addiction and am going to start looking at facilities soon. i have spent a long time reading the resources in the sticky on here but they didn't really answer my questions....
i'm in the privileged position of being able go privately so have a choice about where to go, how long for, whether to go. i will be able to detox at my parents before going. i've suffered eating disorders, anxiety, severe depression and have been diagnosed as possibly bipolar (the sort with mixed states) in addition to addiction.
my life has deteriorated from having my dream job, and the world as my oyster, to no matter how many hundreds i make in a day, it never being enough, and i'm not even enjoying myself. but i also crave both b & w so so so badly, i've been addicted to gear for 5 years but the white is what made life unmanageable.
any advice at all would be really really gratefully received, or just a 'good luck' would be nice.
i'm in the privileged position of being able go privately so have a choice about where to go, how long for, whether to go. i will be able to detox at my parents before going. i've suffered eating disorders, anxiety, severe depression and have been diagnosed as possibly bipolar (the sort with mixed states) in addition to addiction.
- what should i look for when looking around places?
- the clinical outcomes of UK places are not available- is there any way to judge them? I've read that the outcomes of some places are the same as doing nothing.
- is there any way I can tell I'm actually ready and this isn't a huge waste of money?
- how long is it necessary to stay?
- are there any rehabs that aren't complete abstinence based- i know i can have a g & t without being desperate for a pipe and would find it difficult to engage if i was being told i can't
- can i have a g & t without being desperate for a pipe?
- what is it actually like?
my life has deteriorated from having my dream job, and the world as my oyster, to no matter how many hundreds i make in a day, it never being enough, and i'm not even enjoying myself. but i also crave both b & w so so so badly, i've been addicted to gear for 5 years but the white is what made life unmanageable.
any advice at all would be really really gratefully received, or just a 'good luck' would be nice.