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Topic: Treatment for indigent is non-existent
Topic Posted by: Sandy J. in Indiana (User696537@aol.com )Date Posted: Tue Mar 31 0:02:09 1998
Topic Description: I truly appreciated the Moyers Series on Addiction... Unfortunately in Indiana we have people without insurance begging for help and dying in the mean time. The ladies in the outreach program are very fortunate. Services were brought to them. We have hundreds, probably thousands of people who would be forever grateful if given a chance at a treatment program.. without insurance or money it's a fantasy.. In Indianapolis we have an "outpatient detox" program for the homeless... think real hard about this concept... outpatient was created for those individuals who have a support system, safe environment, and gainful employment already in place... we offer this to the homeless... (it gets better though) one of the stipulations to be accepted to participate in the outpatient detox program for the homeless is that you have to have already stopped using drugs and alcohol... That's right if you have it in your system you're turned away until you get clean (while homeless) and then
Posted by: Alan K.
Date posted: Tue Mar 31 23:16:08 1998
Subject: Treatment for indigents
Message:
There is no charge for attending AA meetings. AA's phone number is published in the phone book and anyone, regardless of their access to, or lack of money can attend as many meetings as they want for as long as they want. Individual AA members are usually willing to provide transportation to meetings at no charge, although that would be a voluntary decision on their part.