In drug and alcohol rehab there are many difficult questions. Many times there is no perfect answer to these questions. One of these situations is when a client comes to rehab and decides to leave the program early before any real progress has been made. What should be the correct policy on this? If the client leaves the facility, and changes their mind should they be allowed to be re-admitted immediately?

Some might say yes to this. However is it the best course for success? If people feel it is ok to leave and use “one more time” they might be much more tempted to relapse. If they are informed that if they leave, they will not be readmitted and their fees are not refunded, they might be much more inclined to stick it out another day. Also clients leaving and returning might induce others to “take a break” which again would lead to more risk to more clients.

There is no perfect answer to this problem, like most things in life. The solution remains in clients deciding and choosing their treatment. The chances of them leaving a program they freely picked are less likely.

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