I just read an article about a house in Salem, Oregon being purchased for mothers getting court-ordered drug treatment. The plan is to use the facility to house both the mothers doing drug rehab and their children so the kids won’t have to go to a foster home.

Although this seems like a great idea, it could actually be a drawback. Anyone who is going through drug rehab - mother or not - has to be able to focus on their treatment without the distractions and responsibilities of their normal day to day activity.

In fact, being able to concentrate on handling the issues behind your drug addiction one of the major reasons why residential, long-term drug rehab is more successful that other treatment models.

Although you definitely have to make sure kids are well taken care of, I think a different arrangement would be best all around. If mom can be given the time to get through a drug rehab program successfully, the kids will benefit from her absence in the end. 

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