My ...boyfriend was sentenced to an alcohol treatment program. Upon completion he can come home vs. serving his 3 year sentence. I guess my question or concern is that before he got to treatment I got a couple letters a week. Now I'm getting one every three weeks. Do they keep them that busy? Any information is appreciated! Thank you!

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Searcher- what was that? LOL
Teebell- I wish I had some answers for you, but unfortunately I don't. Hopefully someone will come along that does! :)
BTW- How is he doing there?

ahh Searcher- were you checking out the small print?

he may be limited in how much he can actually contact you. the program may have limitations with contact. i encourage you to start attending al-anon in your area.

Yes I was, and my response was underlines. So, I just deleted it.

I hope this helps some, the program I know of keeps them very busy. During the day there are group meetings they have to attend and some extend into the evening hours. So the only free time is in the evenings when they aren't in group and homework is part of the process, they are assigned homework that has to be turned in to their counselor. It also depends on the program he is in.

I've been through treatment myself and found it emotionally very draining--immensely beneficial but also more painful than any other form of therapy I'd been through. There's a lot of soul-searching and moral inventorying, the point of it all being to build a solid foundation for a life of happy long-term sobriety. Pray for him and know that he's making progress. And being able to shave 3 years off of a sentence sounds like a great deal. Take care and hope for the best! Ralph

Teebell, one reason they isolate them in the beginning is so that they can focus on themselves and the disease and not be focusing on distractions. Later on in the treatment, they will usually allow more outside contact. Alcoholism is a terrible disease that is very misunderstood. Noone chooses to be an alcoholic and it is so hard to break its grip. It can be done, but the alcoholic has to decide they don't want to live like that anymore, and that only they can do it.

Thank you for your responses. I have done a lot of praying and he knows I'm behind him. It's just frustrating not knowing what he's going through and how I can help. Fortunately there are only 39 more days to deal with all this. Thank again....Terri