The last time he relapsed he nearly died, ending up in the hospital in a coma. And that happened after he’d spent several months in an intensive treatment program from which he’d graduated with great hopes for his recovery.
And yesterday, after months of participation at TLC’s program – from which he was preparing to graduate – he tests positive for opiates. At first he blamed the positive test on bodybuilding supplements. Then later he admitted that he’d injected heroin “one time.”
He wasn’t discharged for his behavior, but was moved to a more intensive part of the halfway house program for a week as a consequence.
So what happened? Is this the right program for him? Is he one of those described in the 12-step literature as being “constitutionally incapable” of change? Was he spiritually unfit? We don’t know.
What we do know is that he didn’t return to his neighborhood and continue to use. After he tested positive he indicated he wanted to keep working on his recovery. So he's being allowed to continue in treatment - but on a higher level of intensity.
After all, our mission statement says “We help recovering substance abusers rebuild their lives.”
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