The cost that I am speaking of is not in dollars. It is in the waste of otherwise productive lives and the loss of talented individuals. Yes I am a strong proponent of personal responsibility but I can sympathize with and for the families and communities torn apart. I hope you never experience the pain of an addicted loved one. I hope you never lie awake at night waiting for a call from the police or the morgue. But some of us have and the answers aren’t as easy as you think.
Agreed. One of my sisters made a terrible choice when faced with (returning to?) rehab. I have no doubt that it will haunt us all forever.
Her husband and children were so ashamed that they never let us know what was happening. I suspect that this is more common than many people realize.
The can add checking the county jail records in the morning when they dont come home