Gordon Burditt wrote:
>> Not. The OP was simply asking a question. I think the woman has
>> misunderstood exactly what the court order is. I believe a rehab
>> center would be acceptable as they certainly are not about to serve
>> alcohol at one.
>> But then, in california, it could happen.
>
> I believe some types of rehab programs (I'm thinking particularly
> of those to quit smoking) DO use techniques like having the participant
> smoke and associating it with something unpleasant like mild electric
> shocks, or having them (once) smoke so much it makes them sick.
>
> Could an alcohol rehab program serve alcohol? I think it's possible,
> in the context of the program. I also suspect that the program will get
> a lot of customers from court-ordered rehab, so they have provisions
> to NOT do this for certain participants.
>
> Does the court order prohibit associating with known alcoholics? That's
> harder to get around.
>

The old Schick Centers used the shock treatment. Research doesn't speak
well of it. For one thing, (surprise) shocking someone can sometimes
cause some unpleasant psychological after affects.