My stepson went into this recovery centre after years of addiction and one other stint at a different rehab facility. He made fast friends here at Inspire Change and everyone seemed to be cheering him on. The doctors, his counsellor, other staff members. He finished their 45-day program. They told his parents that they felt he did not need to go into second stage, which is a transitional stage where he rooms with other recovering addicts for additional support and guidance. Six days after he left this facility he overdosed. Unfortunately, he did not make it. I fully understand that it was up to my stepson to utilize the tools he learned and to reach out when he was floundering. He did not do that in this case and that is very sad. The issue I have with this facility is that, although they were informed of what had happened, nobody reached out. My stepson was on life support for six days. Not one staff member reached out to us. The only people that reached out and actually came by while he was in hospital were a couple of the guys that were in treatment with him. The staff were all buddy buddy with him when he was in the facility and we were paying them but now, when it is our most difficult moment in life, not one word from anyone. He had only left there 6 days before and it felt like he was forgotten already, just a number for them. So disappointing and sad that the humanity and compassion that we assumed he had there seems to have been just a facade. read more
