| When it comes time to get into needed alcohol | | | | You may not yet experience health problems, but |
| rehab, a lot of us get a nasty surprise while calling | | | | there are few drugs as destructive through long |
| around and getting some prices for treatment. | | | | term abuse as alcohol. If you continue to drink, you |
| "$20 000, did you say $20 000!" | | | | can expect frequent and very high health care bills. |
| With the best private rehabs charging tens of | | | | Over the years as you continue to drink, and |
| thousands of dollars for a month of care, it's hard to | | | | continue to get sicker, you can expect to pay many |
| imagine how we can possibly afford such expensive | | | | tens of thousands of dollars just paying for the |
| treatment, and whether it's even worth the price. | | | | damages of alcohol abuse. |
| If you don't have the money, you don't have the | | | | So how much are we looking at? |
| money, and there's not a lot you can do about it. But | | | | You may need to contribute $10 000 or even more |
| if you can maybe piece together enough money, | | | | to your stay at rehab, but if it can get you better |
| even if it will result in some financial hardship, it's | | | | and get you sober, your long term savings grow to |
| worth it to get the highest standard of care. | | | | hundreds of thousands of dollars, surely an |
| Firstly, if you have some degree of private health | | | | acceptable return on your investment in a better and |
| insurance, you are likely covered for a substantial | | | | happier future free from the pains of abuse. In the |
| percentage of that care, not all, but probably a good | | | | first year of sobriety alone, you'll save enough from |
| chunk; but even still, you will almost certainly have to | | | | alcohol costs to pay for your life saving treatment. |
| pay at least a few thousand dollars to get into rehab. | | | | And it's not just about the money either, and your |
| But what are the costs of continuing to drink? | | | | drinking affects your health, your family life, your |
| If you're like most alcoholics, you spend a fair amount | | | | career and your overall quality of life. You need to |
| in bars and on booze alone. Lets say $30 per day, | | | | get sober for so many reasons, but even when it |
| you may spend less than this, but most alcoholics | | | | just comes down to dollars and cents, getting into |
| spend more; so at 30$ per day your yearly alcohol | | | | rehab and getting sober always pays off. |
| expenses amount to $10 950. Enough to pay for | | | | So if you really can't afford private rehab, get into a |
| rehab right there, and there's more. | | | | state funded or charity program. Any rehab is far |
| When you drink every day, you don't perform well | | | | preferable to continuing abuse; but if you can borrow |
| on the job. You may hold down a job, but there is | | | | the money for private care, if you can sell your car |
| no way that you're performing as well as you would | | | | your boat, or your jewelry to raise the money, or if |
| be without daily hangovers. If you can quit drinking | | | | your credit allows for a loan; it is well worth it to |
| you will excel at work, and you will be rewarded for | | | | invest heavily in your future with the best rehab you |
| your increased performance. This is not an immediate | | | | can afford. |
| financial increase, but over time you will see your | | | | Get the help you need. It's worth it, and you can get |
| yearly income rise by many thousands of dollars. | | | | past alcoholism. |
| And there's more. | | | | |