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After reviewing the site for addiction detox I got to thinking about various celebrities who have been in and out of rehab. Up until now I’ve felt a great deal of compassion for them. These young men and women are the same age as some of my kids, which explains some of my maternal feelings. And then there’s the whole thing with having dealt with this with my own child. So yes, I could empathize.
But today I’m a bit irked by these celebs. They each have more than enough money to pay for the best drug treatment around. They can travel anywhere in the world for their treatment. And yet it seems that drug rehab is nothing more than a way to get the courts off of their backs. They do it for publicity or to appease someone. They’re not doing it because they want to get clean.
Why does that irritate me? Well, I can walk around the 8 blocks that make up my neighborhood and run out of fingers counting the number of young people, from age 15 to 30, who are desperate for help with their addictions but can’t afford it. With no insurance and only a modest income, drug rehab is just a hope. Likewise, I know quite a number of alcoholics who would gladly commit to 90 days or more of treatment, except they can’t afford the treatment let alone to not work for those 90 days. When you have a family to support, how do you take a three month leave of absence?
So there are people who desire a clean life. There are people who would do the hard work to get clean and stay clean, but they just can’t afford it. And then there are those who can afford it but only go through the motions to get out of a jail sentence or to get their kids back from the ex-husband.
I do have compassion for those who are addicted and are trying to get clean. But I’m fast losing any patience for those who are fortunate enough to have help available but choose instead to waste the opportunity.
Tell you what Britney, Lindsey or whoever, next time you think of going into a drug rehabilitation place for publicity’s sake, give me a call and I’ll put you in touch with someone who really wants and needs the help. You can pay for them to go for treatment while you continue to kill yourself slowly. Deal?
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Beautiful post, it was very touching.
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You’re quite right. I’m bored with hearing about ‘celebs’ who
are the authors of their own misfortune. There’s a great
howling spiritual void in the West, and people are using drugs
and consumerism to try to fill it.
Let us ignore them. There’s something pathetic about people
who publicly express sympathy for millionaires they do not
truly know at all.
As you say, plenty of unglamourous misery on one’s own doorstep
if one wanted to do something about it.
Exactly! It does seem like a ploy when you have celebs doing this over and over to curry some favor because of court.
I’m very disappointed in the system as to how little help is really available for
middle class kids when you have limited finances. And if the person isn’t ready
to receive help, it’s hopeless. We fought for a friend who did not want to go to
rehab and there was nothing we could do for her. She was under 17, I think at the
time she was 15. It was hard to even threaten discipline, as they can run away and
you as a parent have very few rights…(it’s amazing) however, I’ll add you continue
to remain responsible for the child, with no say regarding treatment. So if they don’t
want help, you can’t help them..by the time we were through we buried our heads
and pretended it wasn’t happening hoping the child wouldn’t OD. I’m not proud, of
how I gave up..I just know watching Britney makes me sick. She has done nothing to
generate so much television and press. They are all confused as to what is and
isn’t important today. Thanks for writing your post and getting me riled up..
Regards, Dorothy
I’m disappointed too, indeed they are doing this rehab program for the
eyes of mass-media.They doesn’t care if the rehab works for them or
not, they just do it to be done, Britney and others do you think that will
cure after this program of rehab ? Naw, i don’t think so
I agree completely and 100% with your post. Personally, I am tired of hearing about celebs and rehab.
I never thought about how much rehab costs from a financial standpoint. The cost of rehab outright plus the salary people miss out on while they’re at rehab is pretty high.
Thanks for sharing this with us- it really makes me look at this from a different
perspective.