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I need help with detox programs. how do you drop off your brother or sister at one?

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Dr. TRUC DAO answered

Detox: Private detox is costly, but the cost of not treatment is the loss of a life and the destruction of lives of dependents of that person. Problem, again, is whether the person acknowledges a problem to be treated then accepts treatment.

Answered 7/7/2012

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