There are many reasons why chemically dependent persons are referred or make a decision to enter an intermediate care facility. It may be that there is little alternative or nowhere else to go.
Some clients have legal difficulties, family discord or employment and financial complications.
It may be for reasons of social adjustment or to relocate and avoid returning to a dangerous environment. Often there have been past attempts at treatment or sobriety. Whatever the circumstances, it is expected that recovery will correct them and set things right. However, recovery begins with developing and practicing a personal program. The life that is changed and patterned on honesty and the principles of A.A. is the one that experiences total recovery.