There are sober living communities. Medicaid pays six months in sober living housing for HIV-positive addicts who undergo inpatient treatment and attend twelve-step meetings. Once the stipend ends, many will return to rehab, starting the process again. I wonder what aspect of the system is broken. Is the quality of rehabilitation so insufficient that it permits financed addictions? What must rehabs do to inspire greater potential? Should they abolish the stipend, leaving addicts without the crutch?
