Treatment centers are an essential role to play within the world of recovery. They are complex entities in society these days as they explicitly separate what society deems as “addicts” from the rest of the population, all of whom have addictive tendencies as well. Treatment centers are one of the places that everyone quietly judges as they are, by design, meant to attract those who society pushes to the outskirts. As organizations, their missions are not always as benevolent as they may seem. There is a paradox in the world of treatment centers, they stand being both a business and an altruistic space. I am not saying that these two things cannot ever coincide however, it is not common. This paradox means that it may be exceedingly difficult to understand and justify, the actions of these spaces. When acting in the best interest of the business, for instance, the altruistic mission must be abandoned. When the opposite happens, a conflict arises in the legitimacy of the for-profit sector businesses, as they are mandated by law to profit. The non-profit businesses don’t have that weight to consider but often work at much leaner margins and may have to use the “It’s just business” argument more often than they would like as individuals.    

April Garfoli is a seasoned veteran in the world of Treatment Facilities. So seasoned in fact she has left that world behind to stand within her own ethics. Doing that, she no longer needs to justify the paradox described above. April has worked in corrections, detox, residential, dual diagnosis, in and outpatient facilities, homes, schools, and community centers, she has a master’s in clinical Counseling and a psychology degree. This episode lays out a number of things we all should know about treatment centers, especially if we may be, or know someone that may be, admitted to one, one day. Treatment Centers need to be seen as triage spaces, places where we can get a leg up, but they are not always equipped to help you keep that leg up. This episode will give you some idea of how much you can expect from your local treatment center. This is by no means an indictment of treatment centers, but a way to expose the paradox so that you have a better idea of the complexity of the situations there.  

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